Hi Kirsten, I am lucky enough to have my office in my home, so one of my four cats and dogs is almost always in the room with me, sometimes all of them!! Butter just walks around on the desk and surrounding surfaces, chewing paper, if he's bored. Sometimes he just sits on the table by the window and watches the backyard for me. Mimi, on the other hand, either wants to sit on the paper that is right in front of me, or better, she curls up in my lap while I'm working, and goes to sleep.

But, I know what you mean about leaving them. Because when I leave, it usually means that I will be gone overnight, and then I really miss them.