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For some time now, I have been wrestling with a bit of a conundrum. I’m wondering if self-awareness is enough to mitigate the plain facts, or if I am just trying to comfort myself from the inevitable.

Here it is. Can one become a crazy cat lady if one is aware and concerned of the possibility? Do crazy cat ladies know that’s what they are? And if they are aware, do they even care?

I’m an animal lover through and through. But this cat situation might just be out of control. And, of course, nothing is going to change.

Yesterday, one of my biggest fears came to light right out in the open, under the fluorescent bulbs at King Kullen. I saw a lady at the grocery store buying nothing but large quantities of canned cat food, skim milk and Lean Cuisine. Am I going to turn into that woman? Have I already?

Bless her for loving animals, but I don’t necessarily want to live the rest of my days with only furry, four-legged companions and frozen diet food.

In addition to my two girls, I’ve been taking care of this sweet feral family of four—a mama cat and her three babies. And for the past few days, I’ve been tending to my friend’s cat, Jack, while she’s away. That makes seven so far.

So, help me. I think I’m going to have to start throwing random guy things in my cart at the supermarket—like Hungry-Man dinners and Speed Stick deodorant—just so people don’t look at me and start “tsk-tsking.”

Now on to a more serious matters; enough of my folly for this week.

Since October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Firm Fitness on Montauk Highway in Speonk will offer massage specials in an effort to raise funds and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.

From Thursday, October 1, through Wednesday, October 14, The firm will offer 30-minute massages for $40, and will donate $10 per session to local organizations that help fight breast cancer. To learn more, or to make an appointment, call 325-9600.

The Remsenburg Academy Association will begin a new free fall lecture series on Sunday, October 4, at 4 p.m., with a talk by Jim Fogarty. He will lead a discussion titled “Transitioning to Retirement: Life is Simply a Crepe.”

The series will continue on Sunday, October 25, with “Global Economics and Market Update” by Rocco Carraro.

Two classes are scheduled for November. “The Power of Placement: Feng Shui” by Gayle Wyroba, design consultant for The Hamptons and Beyond, will be offered on Sunday, November 8. And a discussion titled “Wills and Estates,” offered by the honorable John M. Czygier Jr., surrogate of Suffolk County, is scheduled for Sunday, November 15.

All lectures begin at 4 p.m. The entire series is free and open to all. All talks will be held at the Remsenburg Academy on South Country Road, across from the Remsenburg Post Office.

The Westhampton Beach School District’s Adult Continuing Education fall semester begins on Tuesday, October 13. Class registration is now open. For a complete listing of classes and workshops being offered, visit whbschools.org. For additional information, e-mail Maria Tracy at tracym@whbschools.org.

Tickets are now being sold at local shops for the Food Pantry Dinner, which will be held on Saturday, November 7, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Quiogue. Additionally, the fund-raiser committee is still looking for donations of prizes and gifts to be raffled off during the dinner.

The dinner is a joint fund-raiser sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, Knights of Columbus and the Westhampton Rotary Club. The food pantry serves the greater Westhampton Beach area. For additional information, e-mail Roy Daleo at rdaleo2944@gmail.com.