Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What I'm Loving Wednesdays!


I'm loving so many things today!

Don't forget to link up at Jamie's blog

First off, I'm absolutely head-over-heels loving this little guy, the newest addition to our family:


His name is Mars and he is a 9.5 week-old German Shepherd and just the cutest thing ever!!


The cats aren't sure what to make of him yet. He's been so good with them too - just sniffs them, and clearly wants to play!


Venus finally venturing out after 2 days of hiding! She'll go up to him when he's either asleep or in his crate. I have a feeling it's gonna take awhile for her to get used to him!

Ok, I could go on and on and on about the puppy, but I'll leave that for another post!

Here's what else I'm loving today:


I always seem to eat better in the summer - probably because there's more fresh produce available! I found this salad dressing last year and it's definitely one of my summer favorites! A little goes a long way, so I try to only use the serving size. It really is delicious on peaches, too!!

They make a bunch of flavors, but the Poppyseed is the only one I've ever tasted. I have a bottle of Ranch in my pantry but I gotta use up my Hidden Valley one first.


I love Sephora - especially their "impulse buy section." You know, where all the fun trial/travel sizes are. I could literally spend hours just checking out all the bins of stuff near the registers. And that's exactly how I found the product above. Ok, well I wasn't browsing around the trial sizes for hours, but you know what I  mean.  I got this 2.5 oz size for $5 and I am in love with the scent!! It's coconut and vanilla, but it also reminds me of fresh baked goods - yum! Granted, that's not everyone's cup of tea, but for me, it works!  It's super moisturizing and I love that it's paraben-free and made with organic products. When this stuff runs out, I will definitely be snagging the larger size and maybe even the perfume roll on. 

Here's a link to the whole product line (Pacifica) at Sephora

The last thing I'm loving today is the iPhone app, Fooducate. 



I actually discovered the app before I knew there was a blog by the same name.  I use this app everytime I go food shopping to be sure I'm making the healthiest decisions.  I love that you can compare items, get alternatives and that it saves your history so you can go back and review an item from your last shopping trip. I feel as though I'm becoming an informed consumer and learning a lot about the additives in food.  It's amazing sometimes to scan what you think is a "healthy" food choice, only to find out it's loaded with artificial sweeteners or ingredients on the FDA "toxic list." So now my grocery trips are about twice as long, because I'm scanning nearly everything that goes into my cart, but it's fun and I feel better knowing I'm spending my money wisely instead of on processed crap!

That's what I'm loving today! Happy Wednesday!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Product Rave!

We have 2 cats, Venus and Luna. Venus is all black and Luna is black and white, so you can imagine the lovely cat hair they leave behind on furniture/clothes/etc.

They rarely cuddle together, but when they do it's always camera-worthy!

So anywho, on Sunday we were at Petco getting them a nail clipper (their talons were out.of.control) and spotted this:


It's the FURminator!! Brandon's mom (who has 2 long-haired cats) raves about it! It was a bit pricey (on-sale for $37 instead of $45) but lordy, does this thing WORK! (Oh and here's the link, via Petco: FURminator - we got the one for short haired cats and even tho our 2 are technically still kittens, Brandon said his Mom tried the FURminator for kittens and it didn't work as well, so we opted for the "Large Cat" version)

I spent about a half hour grooming the 2 of them and I should have taken a picture of all the fur I had piled up when I was done. It was amazing!

The cats also loooove the feeling of the metal comb agains their fun/skin because it's like you're petting them, times 1000. Even our skittish one, Venus, stood still and let me groom her for about 10 minutes. Believe it or not, their tails were one area that was loaded with extra fur.

Venus is currently sitting on me while I type this and I'm wearing a khaki colored sweater. I have maybe a total of 5 hairs on me when normally I would have about 50!!

Furminator, you may just be my new best friend :)

Friday, July 2, 2010

I've been a very bad blogger!

I have been neglecting my blogging duties lately and I apologize! We're still settling into the house, unpacking boxes and adjusting to our new living quarters.

We've also been making plans to add some new additions to our family - kittens!

A recent visit to our local animal shelter brought us face to face with these 2 cuties:



They are 8 week old sisters and lovey-dovey to boot! We're filling out paperwork to adopt them this weekend but won't bring them home for a few weeks because we'll be away on vacation (a much needed vacation!)

I should have more house updates in the next few weeks too!