Friendly Fill-Ins and Eddy's Festive Wait

Hello, friends! We're ready for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, and we'd love for you to join us. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two fill-in statements, and I came up with the second two.

1. My November to do list includes _________ and _________.

2. I find the song _________ annoying.

3. Currently, I'm ahead on _________ but behind on _________.

4. I'm unbeatable at _________.


My answers are below in bold.

1. My November to do list includes pumpkin baking and Christmas art.
(I bake lots of pumpkin goodies in November. Who doesn't? I always at the very least make pumpkin pie and pumpkin cookies, usually more than once. I also often scribble up lots of Christmas drawings this month. See more on that in #3 below.)

2. I find the song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" annoying.
(I didn't used to dislike this song, especially some of the covers I used to enjoy. But now it's just, well, everywhere. And there are so many online jokes of it being played early to kick Halloween out of the lineup, and that just makes me sad. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and Christmas music, but I'm more into the true classics that aren't forced on you well before Halloween.)

3. Currently, I'm ahead on Christmas shopping but behind on Christmas drawings.

(I'm over halfway done with Christmas shopping and plan to be done in the next week or two. But, I haven't even started my drawing for our Christmas card, let alone any other festive doodles I want to get ahead on. I really hope to get started on those this weekend.)

4. I'm unbeatable at overthinking.

(I'm probably not actually unbeatable at this, as I know lots of people overthink and dwell. After all, it's a very human thing. But, sometimes my mind makes me feel like I'm overthinking beyond what's normal. I'm probably not, but what's overthinking for if not to make you feel like a weirdo.)

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We talked about Christmas above, and Eddy's ready for her year-round Christmas tree to finally be lit up with lights again. And for it to have that giant red ribbon on top that she likes to rip off and shred a little more each year. Right now, though, her tree is still bland and boring. See it all naked back behind Eddy in this photo?

We always try to give Thanksgiving its time in our house, but we decorate for Christmas starting on Thanksgiving night and have everything up by the end of Black Friday. So, you only have to wait a bit longer for your tree to be good and festive, Eddy.

Happy Friday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

This time of year always feels so jumbled with holidays. I love Halloween and always celebrate it into early November, but then soon after I'm in the mood for Christmas, but you can't forget about Thanksgiving here in the USA, so then I end up scribbling up confused doodles like this:

Happy Hallowthanksmas!

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Tip of the Day

We're not finished with our Pet Cancer Awareness Month tips just yet. Today we want to remind you all that, just like us humans, it is possible for our furbabies to be affected by cigarette smoke, and cancer could potentially develop as a result. For this reason, if you smoke, avoid doing this in the home or around your kitty or pup. In addition, when out in public, do your best to keep your furbabies away from areas where smoking is common. Smoking affects more than just the smoker, so for the sake of both yourself and your furbaby, do try to avoid it.