The busiest seasons on the homestead when you live in a place that actually has 4 seasons will always be spring and fall. Winter is coming, when you homestead that's just as scary of a phrase as it was in Game of Thrones. We might not have white walkers, but we do have a whole lot of stuff to get done before the snow starts flying. We did have snow flurries the other day, but ...
Pets
Keeping your pets warm and busy on snow days!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #proplanprobiotic #CollectiveBias This week was so cold that almost every business in our state was closed for at least a day and a half, schools were closed, libraries were closed, and mail wasn't delivered. It ended up being in the negative 20's for almost 2 days, and ...
Weekend Getaway Checklist
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreeandCleanLiving #CollectiveBias We love getting away for the weekend, whether it's for one of our jobs or to get a break from our jobs. There's always work to do before you leave your home, so treat your weekend getaway like you would treat an ordinary ...
DIY Cedar Wood Cat Tower
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NutrishForCats, #NutrishPets #CollectiveBias Our pets are our family, and therefore they're incredibly spoiled. I left Aliceana and AJ alone for an hour or so when I was getting my hair done, and I came home to design plans for cat towers. Speaking of spoiling, our ...
Thank Goodness for Thundershirts
This post contains affiliate links to help keep our site running. They say dogs take after their owners, and I have to say that Trio definitely takes after me. He's absolutely gorgeous, food motivated, loves napping more than anything, and he has crippling anxiety. My dog, a German Shorthaired Pointer, is a hot mess, we're working with our vet because not only does he ...
DIY Personalized Cat Feeding Stations
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MeowMixatMeijer #CollectiveBias Our cats love anything that has to do with fish, whenever AJ makes anything with tuna he has two cats yowling at his feet asking for handouts. So we decided to give them the kitty alternative, Meow Mix Simple Servings. ...
Painted Cat Door DIY
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NutrishFureverHome #CollectiveBias Lucy our little kitten found our way into our hearts this past Easter. Aliceana asked for a cat for Easter, and we said, "No, absolutely not. You already have a dog and a cat." Then Lucy showed up in our driveway the ...
DIY Yarn Cat Toys
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CatsloveNutrish #CollectiveBias My whole life I've been a dog person, but as I sit on the couch with a cat on either side of me, I'm thinking I'm a cat person too. I'm always looking for new cat toys and Princess loves toys on strings, and we all know cats love ...
Meet Lucy
It all started a few weeks before Easter when Aliceana said that she wanted a cat for Easter. It was a strange request coming from the dog loving almost five year old, so we naturally said, "Nope, you have a dog and a cat already." Then the Thursday before Easter, after a particularly crappy day of running errands, we came home and as we were unpacking our groceries this ...
DIY Cat Tent
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LitterOdorRevolution #CollectiveBias It turns out I'm not really a dog person. I'm not really a cat person. I'm more of a that-animal-needs-a-home-and-hey-we-already-have-2-pets-what's-another? type of person. AJ says I'm like the little girl in the old cartoons that the ...
Meet Trio!
I'm not sure what made us decide that we wanted another addition to our family, I think Aliceana's love for dogs was a big factor. Also, the fact that my mom's neighbors bought a dog from the breeders we've been wanting a dog from for years. It definitely stirred up some conversation in our house. Then it happened. Yesterday we stopped by to see the puppies they had for ...