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Advice! On Autumn Burrowing Urges

We are heading into autumn now, and the burrowing urges are STRONG. I'm sure my other skunk therian friends will agree on this. Your hands are supposed to be digging through the rich soil. Your eyes should be searching for the best shelter- the seasons are changing, and this autumn I plan to share some ways I indulge in burrowing urges;

Gardening is a great way to feed into your burrowing habits. Don't be afraid to embrace getting your hands dirty! Dig your hands deep into the soil, bare palmed even! You don't even have to be planting anything, if you can just embrace being so close to the earth, you will satisfy these instincts, I can guarantee you.

Feeling the need to hide your body in a closely confined space? Need to feel like you're taking shelter, that the very walls of your burrow are holding you together? Well, I got the perfect remedy! Gather all of your blankets, your pillows, your Miku Hatsune body pillow- everything is going with you. Where are you going, you ask? You're going to that one space in the house that you feel safest. You know, the space in the back of your closet.

Under your bed, with your beloved pet cat.

That little nook near the windowsill.

In that dug out space under the house. It's all going there, because you're going to deck it out and make it your very own burrow. Get creative with it too, drag all the stuff (and people) you love into one cramped space because it's not  a house, it's a HOME. Remember, one of the main perks of having a burrow is having a place to hide. They'll never find you, until you want them to find you 💛

Lastly, and this one may seem a tad odd, is that if you throw the blanket up over your head while in bed, it can help you feel as if you're covered, that you are safe. It's the same feelings you would get if you had dug yourself a nice burrow near some shrubs. Most importantly, it takes nearly no effort. I've been doing it since I was a child, laying facedown in bed with the blankets over my head. I recommend it, for sure

These are little things that may help you feel more comfortable this fall, and through the winter, especially when we start feeling topor coming on. If you have any other helpful suggestions on how you deal with burrowing urges, feel free to share! I know I would absolutely love some pointers 💛

It’s not a normal day

Jamie awakes to the snarls of the approaching zombies. From a distance, he can tell they’re in the hallway of his floor.

“The alarm is blaring. I am late for work,” he tells himself, stuttering each syllable. He hastily slips into his pants, fumbling with the zipper.

“OW!” His zipper has caught the dong.

"Get out of here. They heard you." Jamie mutters.

In a strident bang the door of his apartment slams onto the ground, as zombies swarm the room gnashing their teeth.  

He grabs his Bug-Out bag, throws the window open.

The zombies face the creak of the window hinge. Then they scramble over, knocking furniture over.

“I need to get my car.” He hops out of the window. Just as the zombies throw themselves at him.

Jamie grasps a pipe. Watching the zombies toss themselves three stories below. “There is no gasoline in the cars anymore.”

Jamie swings his free hand onto another pipe. He climbs to the roof. He looks down to see zombies climbing after him. He kicks one in the face. Another snaps at his ankles. Jamie hoists himself over the anti-suicide railing.

As his blood races, he tells himself. “I am in a mad rush in traffic. It is a Monday.”

Jamie dashes towards the ledge of the roof and leaps. He lands and rolls. He gets onto his feet and continues sprinting. The zombies are a few yards behind him.

“My boss is angry,” Jamie huffs.

Jamie leaps onto another rooftop. He slides down a house’s roof and pounces onto another. He looks behind him, panting and inhaling the smokey air. Watching the zombies following his exact movements.

“Shit, they are learning how to chase.”

He continues his flight. It’s been half a year since the Covid-19 mysteriously mutated into the zombie virus.

Jamie has spent six-months burrowing in his apartment as chaos erupted around the world.

Jamie leaps over an alley. Then he plummets. He clings onto the side of the roof as the zombies bare their black teeth behind him. Jamie’s heart pounds in his chest as the zombies disappear from view. He looks upwards.

A zombie roars into his face. Jamie slips. “I am at my office talking about cat videos with that hot accountant chick.” He assures himself with his delusion as he falls.

Thump! He lands in a pile of ancient rubbish. Roaches crawl onto him. Jamie shrieks as the zombie falls towards him. A loud gunshot shakes him to his core. The corpse of the zombie, missing half of its head,  flops onto him.

He blinks, hoping everything is a nightmare and he is living out his normal life. A gloved hand reaches out to him.  Jamie clutches it, feeling the first human warmth he has felt in months. He climbs out of the stinking bin. Two people covered with blood-stained scarves, with heavy hoods obscuring their faces, stare at him.

“We are the marauders. Welcome to the gang.”

“Um… I am late to work.” He stutters in awe, looking at the first people he has seen in a long while.

People laugh. He stares down at his feet.

The person on the left says. “There is no job to go back to.” He has the gruff voice of a middle-aged man.

The other person, a girl, says in a softer tone, “Should we take him back to base?”

“No, this guy doesn’t even know where he is. We can’t add crazies into our ranks.”

“I know. I am just coping,” Jamie affirms.

Jamie thinks, “It’s about time I let go of the delusion. Things will get to normal.”

The girl cheers, “C’mon let’s get going.”

Jamie smiles as he follows them into the desolate city, one foot behind finally not alone.

Content warning: Bernard being the sweetest boy today<33

He had the zoomies today and I made a little cave in my hand and he tried to dig inbetween my fingers like he has nuzzling into me like a puppy!!! I was scared because I had to go to the beach and be away from him all day but he took it well. I got home and let him runaround, i moistened up his habitat, and let him run around more. He had a bunch if energy, I promise I'll get him a bigger habitat, I promise. When I get the money I'll make him the best habitat I can, with all the fermented plants and wood, rocks, dirt, lots of dirt he loves it so much he loves digging, I'll get him everything he needs. @grimmroach I told him, he was happy. Happy birthday to you if you see this post