This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of The J.M. Smucker Company. The opinions and text are all mine. Do your cats love to play? This DIY cat toy, fabric kick stick is an easy project that your cats will love to kick and throw! Are your indoor cats super active? Our two cats, Frosty and Bella certainly are. Even though they are well out of the kitten stage at almost 2 years old, they still certainly love to play. In fact, I know that if I don't provide them with enough toys, they get a little mischievous and make toys out of my things - like hair ties and socks! That's one reason I decided they were definitely in need of some new cat toys. While I was shopping around I didn't expect to find such a variety of kick sticks for cats, especially with some higher price tags. That's when I decided to get crafty … [Read more...]
TOTAL Makeover! Make Your Own Cat Litter Box Furniture with This Easy Tutorial
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CatsLoveNutrish #CollectiveBias Are you looking for a way to hide your cat's litter box? DIY from an old cabinet to make this cat litter box furniture on any budget! When we decided to adopt a new cat just a few days after Christmas in 2015, I never knew we'd be driving away with TWO! As far as I knew, they were all spoken for and we were heading to adopt only one of them. When we arrived, however, one of the little ones ended up not having a forever home. So we brought both home and now couldn't imagine having just one of them! Frosty and Bella made themselves right at home from that very first day... and still do as you can see. Frosty ALWAYS wants to be in the middle of everything, including DIY home projects. While I've … [Read more...]
Checklist for Bringing New Kitten Home [Free Printable]
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It can seem overwhelming when you're bringing new kitten home - what all do you need? This FREE printable checklist will help you gather everything! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine. This post may contain affiliate links. A kitten can be such a wonderful addition to your home, but you do need to do some planning before you bringing your new kitten home. But don't let all the work hold you back. Whether you're getting a kitten for your child or for yourself, it's well worth the effort, especially when you have this handy Bringing Home a Kitten Checklist to keep you on track. When we adopted our kittens over 3 months ago, we actually went with all intentions of just adopting one. A friend from high school had posted that her cat was having kittens and she was in … [Read more...]
Finding the Right Cat Food for Your Cat Using Cat Food Reviews
Today’s post is sponsored by Purina Pro Plan but my cats' love for Shredded Blend is all their own, although I was inspired to buy it because of the fabulous cat food reviews! As you probably have seen by now, we recently adopted two kittens into our home. Well, those kittens are growing [seriously how fast they grow] and they have quite the appetite! As it's time to transition them from the kitten food that they've been eating to a regular cat food, I was a bit concerned at how I would choose a food. Then it hit me, why not read cat food reviews to help!? I base almost all of my purchases on reviews these days - from online reviews to word-of-mouth so it only made sense to do the same for a cat food! I was overwhelmed with the amazing reviews of Purina's Pro Plan Shredded Blend when I started browsing cat food reviews. Then, … [Read more...]
Cat Gifts Basket for New Pet Owners
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #IAMSCat #CollectiveBias Creating a Cat Gifts Basket is the perfect gift for new pet parents as it helps them ready their home for the new furry arrival! When we decided to bring in a new pet a few months ago, I researched and googled everything I could because I had completely forgot what it was like to have a kitten in the house. Our cat, Roxy, passed away from health complications in November and at the age of 14, she was nothing at all like a kitten. It had been 14 years since I brought a new kitten home so I definitely needed to read up on the subject. Luckily, I was prepared from my research because when we went to pick up the kitten that we had decided on from a friend's surprise litter... we ended up coming home … [Read more...]
Pet Guide for Kids with Asthma
This post has been brought to you by uHoo. As much as we love those furry little ones and as much as our kids enjoy playing with them, not all of them are safe for kids with asthma or allergies. Certain pets bring higher risk to our kids in getting an asthma or allergy attack. The infographic below was created by uHoo to help us understand which pets are safer so we'll have a better idea of which ones to get our kids. The guide above is a good start in keeping us informed and helping us in our decisions. Do check out uHoo to learn more about how you can prevent yourself and your child from getting an asthma, rhinitis or allergy attack. Get a chance to win a uHoo by joining this giveaway! One Grand Prize Winner will win a uHoo, worth $300, and weekly winners get $50 Amazon Gift Cards! The giveaway ends on January 14th, so don't … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Use Vinegar When Cleaning with Pets
This post about using vinegar when cleaning with pets was inspired by a collaboration with Four Monks Cleaning Vinegar. All opinions and text are my own. I've lived with a pet in my house as long as I can remember. While I was growing up, my family always had a cat indoors, even a dog or two at times, so it's no surprise that we moved into our new home with our 14 year old cat, Roxy, and my parent's 7 year old Yorkie, Smokey. Unfortunately, my husband had never lived with pets until we got married. He wasn't quite excited about sharing a home with a feline, but he quickly got used to her being around [since she outranked him of being in my life 7 years before him]. They got along well, but he wasn't happy with the idea of the messes that she could leave behind. She always struggled with sensitive stomach issues which meant I had … [Read more...]
Have You Heard the News? Purina Muse™ Offers Natural Cat Food
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MyCatMyMuse #CollectiveBias I've shared pictures and stories about our cat, Roxy, on the blog often. She's been a part of my family for 14 years now! We found her as a stray kitten back then and she's been a part of our home ever since. She went off to college with me, welcomed a second "parent" when I got married, was patient as we brought 2 babies into her previously quiet home, and even successfully merged with another pet family and cohabits with a dog now! With that said, I thought we had already been through a lot with Roxy, but a few weeks ago, I faced one of the biggest challenges with her. Over the past two years, Roxy has been losing weight - a considerable amount of weight as she was a very big cat, but for the most … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Blending Pet Families
Over the past few months, I've shared that we moved into a new house and if you follow me on instagram, you've even seen glimpses of our new old house, built in 1920! I have big plans to show you all around the house, as soon as we get fully settled [by the way do you ever get fully settled after a big move?!]. Moving is a big change in anyone's lives, but we've been experiencing a couple of big lifestyle changes along with the regular stresses of moving. Not only did my family of four move into the new house, my parents have moved in with us! We were already living in the same town, but decided to sell both of our houses and move in together to share expenses and help my parents to be able to retire early. Plus, live-in babysitters... it's a good move, y'all! Not only did we blend our families, but we've blended pet families in … [Read more...]
Meet Roxy – Our Family’s MVP
This post has been sponsored by Lunchbox. All opinions are my own. March Madness is coming up and it's important that we all know who the real MVP is in our family, right?! Some would call basking in the sunshine through a window and sleeping for more than half the day an easy job, but in my eyes, it describes the true MVP of our family. Roxy is our tuxedo cat. She was a stray that I brought in just about 13 years ago. She was a kitten that showed up at a friend's house and my family brought her in. She's been a truly loyal cat - moving out of town with me for college, accepting Rob as a new parent over 6 years ago, and graciously helping me welcome my 2 girls into the world. She's never once complained about becoming the 3rd child and has loved her sisters more than I could have ever hoped. Even when that meant a little … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Moving with a Cat
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, Litter Genie® and Fancy Feast®, but all my opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. The cat is out of the bag... my family is moving in just 6 weeks! It's a big deal, even if the move isn't that far away. We're actually just moving to a house within a few miles, but packing up and moving everything and everyone in our house is going to be quite an ordeal. We've lived in our home for 6 years - 6 years of memories and stuff, not to mention the 2 girls [I've never moved with kids before] and our 5th family member, Roxy - my 13 year old Tuxedo Cat! This isn't Roxy's first move - she went with me to college, when I lived off campus, then back after I graduated. She's lived through quite a few big life events for our … [Read more...]
I’m Speaking My Cat’s Love Language with Fancy Feast® Broths
Today I want to formally introduce you to my cat, Roxy. We talked a little about her last week and I'm excited for you to see her a little more today! Roxy was my first baby - she was a stray that I found as a Senior in High School and she blended into my family perfectly then and still does now. However, she takes more of a back seat these days, but she's pretty happy that way. You see - Roxy is an older [I whispered so she wouldn't hear] and bigger, or shall we say fluffier, cat who doesn't get excited over much these days. Oh, but I know one thing that gets this 13 year old kitty cat excited, which just happens to be why I was thrilled at the opportunity to try out Fancy Feast® Broths. I talk a lot about how we're taking small steps to green our whole family and just how that's translating to the four-legged part of our … [Read more...]
