Quote Originally Posted by IBrakeforPastry View Post
As long as there isn't a cat walking across my face, insisting that it's play time, I try to take a deep abdominal breath, exhale, and think "sleeeeeep" along with the exhale. I also try to gently roll my eyes upward to give them a little nudge in the right direction. If that doesn't work, I just get up and go to the bathroom By then, the cat knows I'm up, and a whole new battle begins.
At least your cat is mobile. Ours becomes this solid little concrete weight, sleeping sprawled on top of whichever of us most desperately needs to get up. When she sleeps, she almost goes into a coma. (This cat doesn't do anything by half)