The Christmas tree will be climbed — As the days grow colder and the nights get longer, the holiday season will soon be upon us. This intrepid reporter has done a ton of research, examining yuletide seasons of yore, and I’ve discovered some things your cat wants you to know. Following her guidance will make this festive…

You need it more than you think — We are a society of stressed-out people. There’s no doubt about it. Granted, a global pandemic hasn’t helped our stress levels. As a society, we put in a ton of hours at work and often come home exhausted. And we’ve spent over a year working from home, stressing out about…

We never painted by the numbers, baby / but we were making it count — The name Taylor Swift conjures up all different emotions. At times, she’s been known for who she’s dating as much as her music. Taylor’s been in and out of the news in recent years. She rose to popularity as a teenage country star, and at the height of that popularity…

And what I did to fix them — In January, I adopted a blind kitten. I had gone with a friend to yoga at a kitty café. I hadn’t planned to adopt that day. We attended so my friend could scope out the kitties and perhaps find some kittens she might be interested in adopting. Instead, I fell…

Navigating separation anxiety and cat mom guilt — After five years of working from home, I took a position that had me working onsite. I’m not going to lie; it was an adjustment. When I worked from home, I liked the freedom I had in deciding when to work, where to work, and even who to work for. …

Intuition is everything when it comes to your pet — Last week, things were going along swimmingly. I was preparing for an upcoming sale I was planning to have on ETSY, and had finally made a decision about my professional future. On Tuesday afternoon, I noticed Scout wasn’t acting like her usual exuberant self. The change was subtle. She was…

When your cat is the boss of the house… — I have three cats. I like to think I’m the top cat of our clowder. I may be wrong. At the very least, I’m a well-respected member of the clowder and dare I say — cat lover and cat mom. It’s come to my attention that I am not the…

Famous people and the cats they loved — “If a man aspired towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals,” said Sir Albert Einstein. Einstein clearly loved animals. He favored a feline friend named Tiger. He had other pets as well, but it was Tiger, a tabby cat, that held a special…

Discerning how our feline friends think of us. — I have a variety of nicknames for each of my three cats. The nicknames are used in different situations and change depending on the situation. When Hermione Granger, my Maine coon mix, is particularly playful or frisky, I usually call her Fluffy McFlufferstein. Harper Lee, Hermione’s tabby sister, is often…