Cats are an Excellent Source of Happiness

The Benefits of Bonding
By CatAge Staff

Quality time with your cat is good for both pet and human alike.

Research shows that petting a cat evens out human brain waves associated with depression and increases human brain waves associated with anxiety relief and positive feelings. After a mere 5 minutes of affection, your cat will experience lower blood pressure and positive neurochemical changes, as well.

I completely agree w/ the folks @ cat age.

How could the sight of my little squirrel, soaking up the sun, not make you feel happy?

Feeling blue? Go pet a kitty :) haha

happiness exists wherever you wish to find it

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.

- Benjamin Franklin

Sometimes, I feel like I can completely relate to this woman ;)

Having & spending money is fun; but it's so easy (for me) to go a little overboard.

The initial rush of a purchase only lasts a few minutes (or, maaaybee a few hours).

But....this weekend made me realize that time spent with family and good friends is worth so much more than any little item I think I "need".

What makes you (MUCH) happier than shopping??

tilt 9/2/10

things i love thursday

1- (almost) every night i come home from work to a super yummy dinner made by Rob. (i don't get home from work till 9:30 or later so he's in charge of dinner) :)

2- Squirrel's (my cat) nightly ritual of circling around the bed w/ her seahorse toy, making very strange meows/yelps.This must be done every night prior to cuddling up with us.

3- That im in my last semeseter of school & im pretty excited about all of my classes. I can not wait to (finally) receive my diploma. :)

4-My engagement ring, it's yellow gold w/ a pear shaped diamond; exactly what i wanted. I can't believe i haven't posted a picture of it on here yet; i will have to work on that!

5-That i had the best time @ an all day wine tasting trip with all of my girlfriends last saturday, for my friendly Melissa's bachleorette party! (no skeevy strippers for us; we have class! haha)

6- I finally started reading My Dog Tulip. Krystal @ Village made me want to read it, after posting the most hysterical video about it!

7-My future mother -in -law (yess i actually like my future M-I-L, she's super fun) & her Boyfriend are coming to visit this weekend. We have tons of fun things planned; A Yankee game, picnic & wandering around the city. I need to see all of the "sights" i've never seen (even though i've lived on long island for 26 years) before our big move!

8- Thinking about our big move & all the exciting furniture we are going to buy. Yup i'm sooooooooo excited about furniture. I'm also pretty darn excited about buying gain laundry detergent; it smells sooooooooo good!! hehe. You can think i'm weird; i don't mind :).

What are some of your favorite things this thursday?

Have a lovely Day; I hope the sun is shining where ever you are!

funny mutts wednesday

OOF!! hahaha

I just KNEW that it's totally normal to talk to my cats!

I receive "Cat Age" tips from the folks at RealAge; this popped up in my inbox this morning:

Converse with Your Cat
By CatAge Staff

Talking to your cat can help show affection, control behavioral issues, and improve your relationship with your pet.
Even though you don't speak the same language, your cat can understand much of your tone of voice and body language. From single-word commands to animated speech, an upbeat intonation can help socialize, soothe, or sweet-talk your cat into becoming a better pet.

I am such a GOOD pet owner!

:)

(try to) Let Go

He who angers you conquers you.
- Elizabeth Kenny

Have you ever been SO ANGRY that you could not think about anything else?
Did you feel better after holding on to that anger for hours/days/months/ years?
I didn't think so.
I think many (or most) times anger stems from hurt.
If there is a situation that you absolutely can not change, try to accept it ( i know this is easier said than done); your only harming yourself by hanging on to it.
If you can make a change; why not get started right away?

Staying angry with someone, or something won't change anything.

Well, it might just make you more miserable & why would you choose that?

2nd BLOG GIVEAWAY!

Hello there & happy Monday :)

I'm super excited to announce that soon i will be hosting my second blog giveaway!

It will be much bigger & better than the first one!

(i haven't exactly decided what it will be yet, but believe me, it will be fab)

So, as soon as my little blog reaches 50 followers; it's giveaway time!

What would you like to win? I'm open to suggestions :)

I promise the prize will not be a gift wrapped cat (even though i would love to win that prize!).

I just think this picture is really cute.