The top five things that I should do when I have free time:

1. Write.
2. Work out.
3. Spend time with my family.
4. Read a classic novel that is on my Top 100 Books scratch off poster, such as Madame Bovary or Ulysses. 
5. Scrub my kitchen floors.

In reality, the top five things that I do when I have free time:

1. Snuggle with my cats while watching a murder show. (Typically, something of the Dateline or 48 Hours variety.)
2. Snuggle with my cats while eating chips and queso.
3. Snuggle with my cats while working on a subversive cross stitch...while a murder show plays in the background.
4. Snuggle with my cats while reading a fluff book. (Currently, Megan Miranda is my go-to author for quick, brainless reading.)
5. Scoop out a litter box.

So. Am I blaming my cats for my lack of productive behavior when I have free time? Well...no. My cats just mean that I have no free time. As wrongly attributed as a quote from one Sigmund Freud but, regardless of who said it, still holds true: Time spent with cats is never wasted.