I love cats, but they do have the tendency to trip up, and this can be a deadly habit. I have a friend who was heading down basement stairs with the clasic basket of laundry and her cat played the "I'm-going-to-run-ahead-and-rub-against-your-legs-from-the-step-belo-" trick. Result: One dead cat, three crushed vertebrae, one friend with severe chronic pain issues.

Anger comes often on the heels of fear. If the cat, sweetie that she is, throws you off balance, you will feel angry. There's been some really good advice here, both for you and the kitty. Is there a way that you can secure a kitty free space so that you can move around without having to be afraid of kitty underfoot somewhere? She sounds lovely, but i can understand needing to have someplac where you feel you can move around without having to feel nervous of where to put your feet. HUGGGS to you and the fuzzball!