Raw feeding is all the rage these days and for good reason. I (Kayla of RCB) first discovered the wonders of feeding your dog raw food when I went to the BlogPaws conference in Nashville, TN. No sooner did I start researching raw food for dogs than a customer approached our booth at the Franklin Farmers Market in need bison meat for their dog. She … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye to Star
Eighteen years ago, I impulsively bought a kitten with $89 I did not have to spare. I had no plans to buy a kitten. My son, Keegan and I often stopped to visit kittens at the pet store just for fun, but this kitten was different. She was fearless and exceptionally loving. When she let my 3 year old son hold her like a baby I was sold. He didn’t … [Read more...]
On Demand Branding
In my book How to Self-Publish: The Author-preneur's Guide to Publishing I talked about using other On Demand products to market your books. My daughters and I are writing a book series called Gogo Naughty Paws and are currently in the process of building the platform for this series. We searched dozens of On Demand companies and picked Create Your … [Read more...]
VOTE for Puffy & Blue Book Cover
Help me chose a cover for my next book Puffy & Blue. I think I'm leaning towards one of them, but I would love to hear your opinion. And don't worry about whether or not you like the font -- this is just a mock up and I will have someone professionally do the book cover. I would love any input you have for a subtitle. Do you like Puffy … [Read more...]
Cats Don’t Have Germs
Our cat Gogo is well known as a troublemaking, food stealing, mischievous character. He is ever present in our house. Where we go, he goes. His involvement in our day starts at the crack of dawn until he safely puts us to bed having supervised our every move. We have all learned to carefully guard our food, vitamins and drinks from Gogo. … [Read more...]
Our Dreams are only Limited by Our Belief
My childhood cat Puffy was a great hunter. She was a medium sized sleek black cat that was a half Siamese mixed breed, but she believed she was a black panther. We feed her well and yet daily she went out hunting to bring home a prize for the family. Often my childhood homes were perched at the edge of a forest or fields that provided ample … [Read more...]
The Dangers of Being Complacent Doing the Mundane
Getting complacent doing mundane tasks can sometimes add an unanticipated crisis to your day. Mistakes get made because the routine tasks are often approached with an attitude of complacency rather than attention to detail. Last year while starting to work my laundry pile I experienced the backlash of this reality. At that point in life I had … [Read more...]
Perseverance Lived Out
Perseverance (dictionary definition): steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. Perseverance (my examples): my husband, my mom and my childhood cat Puffy. As a young child my cat taught me the first lesson of perseverance that I was able to understand. My … [Read more...]
