New York Renovator

Livvy has been bored as a chestnut lately. I’m too busy to take her outside, and it seems the only thing she likes to do is watch the birds at the feeder (when they come near). Thank you for your cat-blogging advice on some toys for Livvy! Great advice, people! I LOVE Marg’s idea of taping empty toilet rolls into a pyramid and placing treats inside… but I haven’t enough toilet rolls yet. However, we have six people in the house and I’m sure we’ll get to that soon… Duni suggested a leather string because cats love leather… I will try that when I can get some leather. I’m sure Livvy would love that, she does like strings.

Lin and Sparkle suggested a big box with holes. Seeing that we ALWAYS have boxes scattered around here (I save them, you just never know when you’re going to need one!), that’s what we tried this week.

She loved it!!

for about three hours…

now, she’s back to staring at the birds. Here’s hoping we never run out of birds!

Anyway, I snapped a photo of her, hiding in the box. Can you find the kitty? Can you see her laser eye?

Thanks for playing. Here’s hoping we can keep her occupied before she drives us all nuts, lol.

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Yeehaw. And I thought I was busy BEFORE I started working full-time.

Just in case you didn’t know, WAHM means “Work at Home Mom.” That’s me. Besides pro-blogging, I’ve also got a freelancing gig that keeps me hopping. Not to mention the laundry that goes on to ad infinitum, the dishes, the cooking, oh yeah HOUSECLEANING, the kids’ education, all these consumer reviews I have to do.. and spring planting… and OH YEAH I have a kitchen to gut and renovate in a few months! Gotta plan that, make a Home Depot shopping list for comparing cabinets and Franke sinks and all that… whew! I’m so busy I could drop!

WHAT is a WAHM to do?!

Well, fooling around with the cat, Paint Shop Pro, and blogging is always fun! Here’s what my work station looks like right now… I cringe to see it!

Feel free to click for a larger view.

I think I need a vacation… lol. It’s a good thing I just love what I do– I really wouldn’t have it any other way. Because it keeps me going. But I sure would like to spend just a week or two in the Bahamas right about now… Heck, I’d be happy to see Ohio….

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Well, where COULD she BE? She’s not as good at hiding any more, because she’s such a big girl now. And I think Pumpkin Spice has got her beat. But she still sometimes thinks she’s invisible, lol.

But she’s a bored kitty. She desperately needs some new toys. She is usually in front of her hiding place, either staring at me or licking the screen, YUK! I have no idea what to get her, as she is easily bored. Suggestions are always welcome.

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