How to Prepare a Cantry for New Cat Parents

How to Prepare a Cantry for New Cat Parents

  Creating a cat friendly cantry has never been easier! Stock up on your favorite brands like the one pictured below! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FortunaForAll #collectivebias #cbias If my cat were to keep a diary, I would imagine that the morning entry would go something like this: Listen for sounds of human waking up If door does not open within ample time, scratch at door If door still does not open, meow and scratch at door Race the human down the stairs Meow as the human still seems to think the liquid in the pot is more important Continue meowing until the human produces the can of food Wait for the…

How to Hold on to Hope When It Seems Hopeless

How to Hold on to Hope When It Seems Hopeless

This post is sponsored by Sony and FindYourInfluence but all opinions and personal stories are mine alone. Have you ever had a moment in your life when you wanted to give up? I mean, you knew that you still had to go on existing. Because it was just how it had to be. But with everything else, you were just ready to give up? I’ve been there. Many times over. It was one of the reasons why the song Tin Man by Miranda Lambert really struck a chord with me. I’m a huge fan of the movie, The Wizard of Oz. There are so many themes and I love the music. It’s been a long time favorite movie of mine for many years. In so…

The Ultimate Guide to Hairstyles and Dresses for Your Flower Girl

The Ultimate Guide to Hairstyles and Dresses for Your Flower Girl

Kyle and I are not yet engaged but that hasn’t stopped me from thinking about the wedding. Of course we now that we don’t want something extravagant. It doesn’t fit our lifestyle. We do, of course, want something memorable. And we also want something that will include all of our family. Squeaker, we’re thinking, along with two of her cousins will be our flower girls. That’s why I wanted to start some advanced wedding planning and compiled this ultimate guide to dresses and hairstyles for flower girls. This post makes use of affiliate links, by making a purchase you are helping to support my site! Preparing for your wedding is often an exhilarating task. You must decide on what type of flowers to use, wedding…

Spreading Joy For All During the Holidays

Spreading Joy For All During the Holidays

This post was sponsored by Hasbro’s Joy For All brand  as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own Did you have pets growing up? We always had at least one dog as my mom and I are both allergic to long haired cats. For that matter, too much dog fur can do quite a number on my indoor allergies now. Regardless though, having a dog was one of my favorite things about my childhood. I loved having a dog and cannot wait until we can add a dog to our current household. But until then, we’ll make do with a Hasbro Joy For All Pet Pup. How Having a Family Pet Benefits Children Animal lovers…

The Importance of Having an All Asian Cast in Mulan

The Importance of Having an All Asian Cast in Mulan

When I first started this blog, I had vowed to myself that I wouldn’t touch a few topics. Those topics are: religion, gender, politics, and race. As this blog has evolved and I’ve taken it in it’s current direction, I’ve managed to mostly keep politics, gender, and race out of it. Religion was something that I felt I could incorporate naturally and gradually.  However, as my children are getting older (and in particular Squeaker), I’ve come to realize that I cannot ignore gender and race completely. Politics, on the other hand, I refuse to touch. So why then, after so many months with this blog, am I breaking away from my stance against posting about gender and race? Well, that has to do with a…

What to Watch on ABC this Christmas Season

What to Watch on ABC this Christmas Season

Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. I’m sure that many will say the same and for any number of reasons. I look forward to this time of the year and I am eager to start new traditions and share old traditions with my family. One of the many things that I like to do when it comes to celebrating Christmas, is watching old (and new) movies and television specials. I am one of those people who will watch a movie on TV, even if I already have it on DVD. Did you know that ABC has already announced their 2016 Christmas season line-up? It all kicks off on Black Friday! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” – In the perennial favorite…