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Video: Narration of What Goes On In a Cat’s Mind

November 22, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Try as I might to stay away from kitty videos, I could not resist.

A bit of humor for your Friday. Enjoy.

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Filed Under: humor, Video Tagged With: animals, cats, videos humor

Video: Dog Rescued from Oklahoma Tornado

May 23, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus

Wow! After yesterday’s article, I find this. If it doesn’t bring a tear (of happiness) to your eye, nothing will.

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Filed Under: Inspiration, Video Tagged With: animals, dog rescue, happiness, mini schnauzer, oklahoma tornado

Video: Final Chapter in Elephant-Dog Friendship

November 23, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

I was a little hesitant to put this one up because it does have a sad ending and I want this site to be uplifting. However, sadness is also part of our lives and the uplifting feeling one gets from the story is worth it. (Besides, we need to work through sadness in order to be healthy.)

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Filed Under: Current Events, family, Inspiration, Video Tagged With: animals, cbs news, close relationships, elephant, elephant sanctuary, elephant world, elephants, experience emotions, friendship, sad ending, sadness, sanctuary, steve hartmann, tara

Funny, Too-Cute Video: Kitten vs. a Scary Thing

May 10, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus

OK, OK, it’s not earth-shattering! It’s probably not even important. But it is a kitten attacking a tennis ball! How bad could that be? (And it’s got a great sound track to boot!)

Take two minutes and laugh; you know you want to.

Filed Under: humor, Misc, Video Tagged With: animals, cats, cute, cute kitten, kitten, tennis ball

Making Chores Managable

May 1, 2011 by Featured Author Leave a Comment

Every morning, I stagger out of my bedroom, take a look at my living room and my heart drops.

Aside from the normal house cleaning one has to do, I’m an animal lover and have seven indoor cats that have taken to using my house as their personal playground. I love them dearly, but I don’t like how filthy my home gets. A home that smells like animals disgusts me and it’s embarrassing to have company in my home when it reeks of pet odors. Because I was raised by a self-proclaimed neat freak, I feel compelled to ensure that the rooms are as tidy as possible… but since I also work a full time job, cleaning house is never at the top of my priority list when I get home at the end of the day. I’ve checked out maid reviews, considered hiring a housecleaner,  even setting fire to the whole thing, but I have to admit;  I really do like the challenge of maintaining my house myself – despite my hatred for some of the tasks required to do so.

The question is “How do I do it all and still have a life?”

Though I have many undesirable chores, one of my least favorites has to be cleaning the litter boxes. I have one litter box for every two cats that I have. And since I have seven furry felines, I have four boxes that are constantly in need of cleaning at any given time. The best way that I have found to deal with this job is to clean the boxes every single day. As humans, we are creatures of habit. So, I believe that even though it was difficult in the beginning to train myself to be diligent about the litter boxes on a daily basis, now I feel like I’m cheating on myself if I come home and don’t address the boxes.

Most people will just scoop the litter and be done with it, but I actually take the boxes and dump them out completely. After I’ve cleaned them with an environmentally friendly spray, I dry them and put them back onto the floor. I also use a little baking soda in the litter to cut back on any excess odors. I have found that this process becomes less of a chore if I do things to make it less boring. Sometimes I challenge myself to complete the tasks in record time. On other occasions I’ll purchase a new spray or find a new scent, which makes me excited to clean the litter boxes. Personalizing new litter boxes (before they get dirty!) also gives me more pride about the little box area and motivates me to keep the area in tip top condition.

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Filed Under: Guest Author, Habits, Motivation, Overcoming Obstacles, Procrastination, Productivity, Self Talk, willpower Tagged With: animal lover, animals, chores, creatures of habit, full time job, housecleaner, indoor cats, litter box, litter boxes, neat freak, priorities

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