Pet pampering: the best of ways to spoil your furry children

16. Apr, 2010 Comments Off

Some people love their pets. Other people love their pets so much they consider them as part of the family. There are also those who consider their schnauzers, tabby cats and even pit bulls as their “fur babies.” Here are some of our favorite items with which to pamper those precious pups and kittens. All of the items are from Fancy Fur on Valleydale Road in Inverness.

THREADS Don’t forget every doggy diva needs the perfect dress. This spring watermelon-themed outfit is sure to have park-goers oohing and aahing over your pooch.

BOWL Playful colors and designs liven up meals for your furry feline. This whimsical cat bowl ($15) is sure to have your animal meowing for dinner time.

FOOD Playful colors and designs liven up meals for your furry feline. This whimsical cat bowl ($15) is sure to have your animal meowing for dinner time.

PLAYTIME Let your cat bat around this bright mouse for hours. They’ll get entertainment and so will you ($3).

TREATS Celebrate your pooch’s “bark”day with his or her own candle-topped treat. Fancy Fur offers birthday cakes, yogurt-covered dog biscuits and more. Treats range from $2-$3.50.

COLLARS When Butch or Princess doesn’t quite have enough bling to go around, you can always add a bit of sparkle to his or her life with these crystal collars. Three-row crystal collar ($46.50) and two-row green crystal collar ($36).

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Powerful pockets of time

By Lisa Phillips

Those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are here along with high humidity, no school bus traffic and endless hours of sunshine. When you heap all of that together, you get long hours that need our energy in many places other than behind a desk or dishwasher. We yearn to be outside pulling weeds, pulling for the home team, or pulling skiers during an afternoon on the water. Family members demand and deserve more of our head, heart, and wallet, so it is important for you to get a grip on what can be done in “powerful pockets of time.” Here are a few ways to simplify your daily routines. Although they may sound very simple, ask yourself how many of these things did you did today.

Grocery list:

: Keep an on-going list where all family members can add to it.

Cleanup:

Load the dishes in the dishwasher as soon as you are done cooking and eating.

Laundry:

Fold each piece as it comes out of the dryer. This one tip can save you a ton on time versus heaping clean clothes in a pile to be dealt with later. Have a basket for each person and put the folded clothes in there for one trip to be put away.

Never go empty-handed:

Take something with you on your trips to the basement or up the stairs. Unload a car the same way.

Buy a Ninja:

This one appliance does everything from kneading pizza dough to making soft serve ice cream. (The infomercial is amazing!)

Mail:

Open the mail in the same spot every day, preferably over a trash can or shredder. Think iRAFT. Make a decision on each piece of paper: Deal with it Immediately (within five minutes), have a place for things you need to Read, Action (bills, RSVPs, etc.), File and Toss.

Email:

Check and respond three times a day. You will process it faster than checking it every time a message appears.

“Do it now, later is already booked.” What a great concept to remember when you are feeling like “I’ll do it later.” Work in the moment. When you take the time to do it now, you will have used those “powerful pockets of time” that you didn’t even know you had. It’s that simple.

Lisa Phillips in the owner of SimpleWorks. She can be reached at lisa_phillips@bellsouth.net or 981-7733.

Pet pampering: the best of ways to spoil your furry children

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