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I get asked a lot of questions about starting a pet blog, and I’m always happy to share what I’ve learned over the (almost nine!!!) years. But, when I put all those questions together–excluding detail questions like which platform to use (WordPress) or what comment spam plugin to install (Akismet)–there are a few absolutes for …
Alright, y’all. Happy 2017! A new year can only mean one thing… It’s time for the annual Pet Blogger Challenge hosted by our friends at GoPetFriendly.com. For all you non-pet-bloggers, this is a chance for us to step back and evaluate our site and goals. Plus, the best part of the challenge is the linkup so …
This post is {technically} the 1,000th post on my little blog! I say {technically} because, well, technically there were a whole bunch more before I had a backup system in place. And, as usually happens when there’s no backup system in place, I lost a whole bunch of posts–some in draft form, some published–during a bizarre …
Where does the time go? Somehow it’s time for the SIXTH annual pet blogger challenge, hosted by the wonderful people (plus Ty and Buster!) at GoPetFriendly.com. Hard to believe, but I participated in 2011 (baby Cooper appeared in that one!), 2013, 2014, and 2015. (I missed 2012 because it was the same day as one of …
It sounds like such a cliche. Well, actually, it is a cliche. But here it is: Cancer changes you. Maybe it’s something about facing your own mortality (because, really, don’t we all feel invincible?) or maybe it’s just the perspective you gain from sorting important from trival. But something changes. Now that I’m feeling like myself …
Earlier this week, my blog crashed. When I realized what was going on, cold, icy panic took over. I submitted help tickets, waited on hold for customer service, and – of course – tweeted my anxiety. The only thought that kept reverberating was: What if all my content is gone? Obviously it all worked out. …
