Pets

A Puppy Mill Survivor: This is Emma’s Story

May 10, 2012

This week is Puppy Mill Action Week at the Humane Society of the United States. I wrote this post as part of my role at Charitable Influence and as a big believer in the work of the HSUS. I didn’t set out to save a puppy mill dog. In fact, had I known all of [...]

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Top 10 Things NOT Worth Paying For

April 2, 2012

Last week, I decided to come up with a random list of things I think are worth paying for. Not that I wouldn’t actually pay for something. It’s simply that I would pay more, out of pocket, for those ten things. And then you added your favorites and I realized I missed a lot. Like [...]

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Top 10 Things Worth Paying For

March 26, 2012

Everything is worth something, right? If something isn’t worth paying for, I’m certainly not suggesting you steal. I’m just saying there are some things that are well worth the money and conversely, there are plenty of other things that you scrimp on. Frugal is not my middle name. Value is. I’m not cheap. I just [...]

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Stream of Consciousness Sunday: Saying Goodbye to my Carpet

February 5, 2012

I love my house but I’ve needed new carpet for several years. It’s not that we don’t take care of the carpet. It’s that I’ve had many geriatric pets over the years who have had their share of “accidents.” So when we finally took the financial plunge to get the carpet replaced so we can [...]

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Talking Cats and Slow News

February 3, 2012

I find that Friday is one of the slowest days on the internet (second only to Saturday because hopefully people are enjoying some fresh air – you know, OUTSIDE). My email slows down. My Twitter stream slows down. Most people are done writing and promoting for the week and gearing up for the weekend. I [...]

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Pets Love Christmas Too

December 21, 2011

I don’t think I’ve ever spent a Christmas without pets. If I happened to have a lull in my life where I didn’t have pets (which would have been a dark and lonely time), I always had family to call on at the holidays and their pets to snuggle. When I finally got my very-own-all-by-myself-and-no-roommates [...]

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That Darn Cat

November 14, 2011

Cats. You either love ‘em or your hate ‘em. Personally, I love them but I bet you already knew that. And I know I’m far from alone. I actually had the good fortune of speaking at BlogPaws this summer. It’s a conference designed specifically for pet bloggers. If you aren’t part of that community, I’m [...]

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When Business Has a Face: The Story Behind SEED

April 5, 2011

I “met” Rebecca Gournay in the most natural of ways. Well, natural for these days. We started tweeting. Rebecca is one of the founders of Graine de Vie, a private company producing SEED bodycare. They are touted as eco-friendly products with 100% natural ingredients. I know about the company because sometime last year, before I even [...]

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Goodbye, my friend

February 20, 2011

We last saw you alive eight days ago. Your hearing wasn’t what it used to be. Your vision was nearly gone due to age-related cataracts. Your body was failing you. But I was still hoping it wasn’t your time. We wanted to go on vacation. With new jobs and moves impending, we knew this would be [...]

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The Scar That Defines Me

November 12, 2010

It’s not an emotional scar (thank God). It’s not my c-section scar, which I affectionately called “the mail slot.” It’s the scar on my lip. And just above my lip. It’s from my forever dog, Holden. I wrote long and hard about my precious Lhasa Apso, Holden, who will forever stay in my heart. But [...]

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