Fresh Start!

It's a new year, January is winding down - and I'm just getting around to making this blog live...but first I want to get a few blogs written so I can stay on schedule with a hopefully bi-weekly post! Deciding what to write about - there's so many things I want to write about. Picking where to start is hard!

I'm afraid of failure - which is why I keep dragging my feet to kick this off. I'm afraid that I will have missed something on the back end to make the website work how I want, that I'll miss posting a blog - cause life happens. People are judgey and cruel all the time. By doing this bog I'm opening myself up to all of the judgey, cruel, mean people...is my skin thick enough to handle it? I'd like to think it is. So 2024 is the year - a late start, but it's the year I make this happen for real!

What's been simmering on the back burner the last few months?

Building up my Etsy site (https://lovecatseverything.etsy.com) Which takes a considerable amount of time. I've partnered up with someone to sell some of her crafted items. I have the time consuming job of taking the pictures, pricing and listing them. Additionally I am working on my own crafts to list and sell. My schedule doesn't allow for as much craft time as I'd like so that's a little slow going.

In addition to Etsy - I have an online bookstore at Pango: (https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/melanie-c). Another great little side gig - I sell my books once I have read them. When I'm looking for a new book I can support other bookworms by buying here as well. Pango replaced half.com for me which technically no longer exists. I much prefer Pango for selling my books. When someone buys a book, I don't even have to leave my house to send it out! Pango sends the pre-paid shipping label to my email so I can print and mail in my PJ's!

Meanwhile, I'm running two meet up groups the first a Child Free Couples Group https://www.meetup.com/childfree-couples/, the second a Crafters Group https://meetup.com/annville-artists. I truly love meeting new people so these groups allow me to do that! They are still small groups, but that's alright. Coming up with ideas/places to meet/crafts/activities can be challenging. In addition to the meetup I run a facebook book club, and do weekly live readings! I'm not sure who enjoys the live readings more - me, the cats or the people who join the live reading. I do it on video so everyone gets to see the cats.

On a personal level I have once again decided to read more this year, be more active and spend 1000 hours outside. All of which was my goal for last year and I failed on all but the reading challenge (just barely made that!) I only spent about 350 hours outside last year. So shocking cause I feel like I spent a decent amount of time outside. This year I've spent less than 10 hours - so I gotta step it up if I'm going to surpass last years hours!

Till Our Tails Cross Again

Mel

Unveiling the Pawsome Path Ahead: My Cat-Filled Journey and Exciting Adventures to Come

Here I am, only 4 years later starting the blog I said I wanted to do! Who knows if I'll be successful, only time will tell. In my mind I'm gonna have a million followers - but honestly, I'm a crazy cat lady and there's only so many times people want to hear about my cats right?!

A little about me: Currently I have 12 cats, one husband, one room-mate, and a dog that loves me, even though he's not mine. Happily married for 1 year and 3 months (at the time of me writing this) - that was 20 years in the making. I'm a super social person, always looking for an adventure, trying to bring in more pets, and toeing the line of boundaries. I'll be writing more about the wedding, the husband, how we ended up with a room mate, where the 12 cats came from and everything in between.

I have my own business doing bookkeeping for small companies, plus a side hustle working at a dress shop, and a second side hustle pet sitting. Really - I'm just a Jill of all trades. I love being busy, hate the corporate work life so I made the decision to just do me and do what I feel like. While I'm making way less than I was 15 years ago - I'm living a happier, fulfilling life. Which is worth the pay cut (most days)!

Writing this blog, is gonna be a huge learning experience for me. I hope you'll stick with me till I get it figured out! Just getting it started, I had to enlist my husband to help. He's the super techy guy, I'm the super non-techy girl. He wants me to do this on my own, figure it out and learn - but I get frustrated when things don't work the way I think they should. I'm thankful he took some of his vacation time to sit with me and get me set up. Theoretically it should be clear sailing from here....

Till Our Tails Cross Again,

Mel

Coming soon!

On your mark, get your pets, and settle in for a brand new blog! First blog comes out on Monday January 22,2024! New blog posts to drop on a weekly basis! Be sure to send us questions, comments, things you want to read about! The team of blog writers includes myself and 12 cats all ranging in age from 18 years down to 2 1 /2! Plenty of stories to come as they run the house and I run the streets.

Till Our Tails Cross Again,

Mel