Friendly Fill-Ins and Eddy's Winter Window View

Hello and happy Friday, 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. I feel like _________ whenever I think about _________.

2. January is a good month to _________.

3. _________ is nonnegotiable in my life.

4. I could give up _________ as long as _________.


My answers are below in bold.

1. I feel like jumping for joy whenever I think about leaving work and going home to my furry babies.
(I had a much more melancholic answer for this, but then I decided to switch gears. So, here we are. I know I'm not the only person with the sentiment contained in my answer here. I'm a major homebody who wants nothing more than to be with my furbabies, all day, every day. So, indeed, if I'm away from home, the thought of going back home to my kitties makes me so very happy.)

2. January is a good month to plan.
(I'm not someone who only makes resolutions or plans at the start of a new year, but January is still a good time to plan out certain things for the year. It is a fresh slate. So, if you have big goals for the year, January is a perfect time to get a head start. I've been doing quite a bit of long-term planning this month, though said plans are never set in stone because life does happen.)

3. Having kitties is nonnegotiable in my life.
(As long as I'm alive and coherent, I will always have cats. That's not up for debate. I know two couples in which the husband is pretty severely allergic to cats, and so despite being animal lovers they, well, don't have cats. Every time this comes up around their wives, all I can think is, Yeah, that would have been an automatic deal breaker for me. I don't say that out loud, but I always think it. I'm not sure if that makes me a bad person, but I can't think of anything that would make me agree to not have kitties in my life. I guess it's all about compatibility, and I'm not compatible with a life without cats. I'll note that I also do wish to share my life with a dog, and at some point that will happen again.)

4. I could give up baked goods as long as I have my chocolate milk.
(I love sweets, but I admittedly don't eat them terribly often since they often don't agree with my intestines. I survive the lack of baked goods by drinking my beloved chocolate milk. I'm lactose intolerant and so I drink almond milk, but there's a dark chocolate version that I love. As long as I have that, I can go without the baked goods, and I often do just that.)

Now it's your turn!

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Like many people in the US, we're expecting snow this weekend. If that does indeed come to fruition, Eddy hopes she gets a view like this one again.

Eddy loves watching snow fall. She also loves when I toss food out for wildlife in the winter, as she can spy on all the birds and squirrels from her cat tree in that there window. It's double the fun for her when it's snowing and there's Bird TV and Squirrel TV to enjoy.

Warm wishes to all!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

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Tip of the Day

Though we're more than a tad bit late in the season to give this tip, we're going to give it nonetheless. Today's tip relates to the furnace, and we want to remind you to have a professional inspect your furnace before use every year, or as needed. An inspection could help detect any issues that might make running the furnace a risk. This in turn of course gives you the chance to have any necessary repairs or replacements made, so that neither your furbaby nor yourself are put in unnecessary danger.

Also relating to the furnace, don't forget to replace the filter regularly. A clean filter not only allows the furnace to run optimally, but also helps eliminate allergens, dust, and other such debris from the air. Ensuring ideal air quality with a clean furnace and air filter is something to especially take into consideration if your furbaby, or yourself, has asthma or other respiratory issues. The furnace plays a crucial role for your furbaby and yourself on cold winter days, so don't forget to give it the care and attention it needs.