Throwback Thursday: Posing with the paperback copy of my book #TBT

Here's me in 2013 posing with my book A FOREVER HOME FOR ATHENA. 

It's my true rescue story (with a bit of make believe thrown in).  I wrote it with Mum to help raise awareness for pet adoption and also to raise some funds for 3 of our favourite pet charities.

Originally, Mum was only going to give a portion of the royalties to charity, but for the past year or so she decided to donate all the royalties to charity. She isn't in a position to help every animal charity as she isn't a rich author. But she wants to do her bit for the animals and I'm with her all the way because I'm a cat with a mission!

Please think about purchasing my book if you haven't already. It's available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle format. 

Paperback edition

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More Wisdom Wednesday Than Wordless

Hi everyone,

Please read on because Mum has a question for you pet parents.

You see, she often gets angry when people tell her she only loves me because she has no kids. How stupid is that? 

What we wanna know is, how many of our friends in the blogosphere are parents to both fur children and human children? We are sure you love your fur babies just the same, right? And how many of you are only parents or guardians to fur children?

Mum is also not married, so she gets the crazy cat lady thing thrown at her too. I mean come on, I don't see hundreds of cats around here. She only has me. And that's the way I like it! 

The truth is Mum never wanted human babies and she is at that certain age now when she is never likely to be a mum to a tiny human. But she's fine about it. She only ever feels maternal towards pets, especially cats. And you know what? I'm glad because she is the best cat mother any rescue cat could hope for. That's why I chose her!

Remember, Animals are Family!

And sometimes the love between human and animal is simply the best. it's unconditional love all the way. 

Adopt a Pet #CharityTuesday

As a rescue kitty I want to help other rescue pets find their forever home, so each week on Charity Tuesday I will be sharing adoptable cats from Wood Green, the Animals Charity (which is where I was rescued). We are so grateful to this amazing charity because without them we would never have found each other! It's also one of the main charities we support.

We have featured Mitten before and we just don't understand why she hasn't been rehomed yet. 

Though she enjoys being the Heydon centre's mascot, she believes it is time she found her own quiet forever home in which to settle. 

This sweet lovable girl loves attention at her own whim, and at Heydon she likes to greet visitors and also enjoys playtime with feathers as well as liking the odd treat of fresh meat.

Interested in meeting this affectionate lady? Click here for more information

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There are many Wood Green pets looking for forever homes on my Mum's Pinterest Pet Rescue board, as well as other urgent homeless pets from different parts of the world.

For more cats waiting to be rehomed at Wood Green click HERE 

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All proceeds from this bag and mug will be donated to animals in need.

Athena Adopt Don't Shop Bag by CatGoddessDesigns
Create personalised canvas tote bags at zazzle.co.uk

Rescue Cats Rock Coffee Mug by CatGoddessDesigns
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Disclosure: We are not affiliated with the charities mentioned in this post in any way.  We  just want to give something back by helping animals in need. This post does however contain some affiliate links. This means if you click on the link to purchase any of the above items, I will receive an affiliate commission. Read full disclosure policy here.

Sunday Selfies: One of me and a sketch of me with Mum

HAPPY SUNDAY!

 Here's my selfie for today.

Mum is using the MySketch app a lot lately and thought she'd share this. She doesn't like the way she looks here but loves how I came out. It really looks like a sketch.

As usual we are joining our lovely friends at The Cat on My Head for their weekly Sunday Selfies Hop.

Caturday Art: My Pet Portrait

Happy Caturday!

So, do you like my new pet portrait?

It's by this fab artist called Louisa Houchen. Mum came across her work whilst browsing the web for animal artists and instantly fell in love with Louisa's beautiful pet art.

Mum wanted an illustration of me to use as my branding logo and header and she knew she wanted something unique and original. And as you can see from my portrait, she found it.

Louisa says her art is "a modern approach to pet portraiture" and believes she has a talent for capturing pets' personalities in her own quirky style. In fact, it's this uniqueness that caught my mum's eye. 

And it's not just cats and dogs Louisa will draw. She also draws horses, pet snakes and lizards, and even stick insects! Just email a photo of your pet and she will get to work on your illustration right away. You can then choose to order beautiful bespoke products featuring your pet's portrait: super cool merchandise such as t-shirts, mugs, bags, laptop covers, mobile phone cases and so much more. 

And what's more, your illustration is free until the 22nd October 2016. You only pay for your chosen product.

As you can see, Mum chose the A4 print with the black background. Doesn't it look striking?

If you want to find out more about Louisa's pet portraits and custom-made items click here to visit her website 

You can also find her on Twitter @LouisaHouchen https://twitter.com/LouisaHouchen

Disclosure: I received a free illustration of Athena and purchased the A4 print. I was not compensated financially to write this post. Full disclosure

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Wordless Wednesday #InternationalDayofPeace

It's International Day of Peace today. Definitely no words needed. 

 

Remember Me Thursday #CharityTuesday

Be a Part of the Remember Me Thursday® Awareness Movement

From the Remember Me Thursday® website

Remember Me Thursday® is a global awareness campaign uniting individuals and pet adoption organizations around the world as an unstoppable, integrated voice advocating for orphan pets to live in forever homes, not die waiting for them. 

On September 22, 2016, let’s get the entire world talking about pet adoption, so the world can shine a light on all orphan pets waiting in shelters and rescues right now. 

Each year, over 3.4 million orphan shelter pets lose their lives without finding their forever home. (Source HSUS)  

Orphan pets should live in forever homes, not die waiting for them. Get everyone you know on social media to talk about pet adoption on Thursday, September 22, 2016, so the world can shine a light on all orphan pets waiting in shelters and rescues right now. 

This year, you could win life-saving funds or food for a rescue or shelter of your choice! Submit a photo and share the importance of orphan pets on the #RememberTheRescue Photo Wall to be entered into the challenge!

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Check out my Mum's Pinterest Pet Rescue board for animals needing homes

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All proceeds from this bag and mug will be donated to animals in need.

Athena Adopt Don't Shop Bag by CatGoddessDesigns
Create personalised canvas tote bags at zazzle.co.uk

Rescue Cats Rock Coffee Mug by CatGoddessDesigns
Customize mugs online at Zazzle.

Disclosure: We are not affiliated with the charities mentioned in this post in any way.  We  just want to give something back by helping animals in need. This post does however contain some Zazzle affiliate links. This means if you click on the link to purchase any of the above items from my store, I will receive an affiliate commission. Read full disclosure policy here.

Talk Like A Pirate Day (or meow!)

We always miss Talk Like a Pirate Day and I asked my mum why that is. She just said she forgets as she is busy writing posts for two blogs. Well, I told her we have to post something pirate related at least. So Mum thought of  the Pirates of the Caribbean theme music by Hans Zimmer because it's one of her favourite movie soundtracks. She also loves the Dutch band Epica and so if you read to the end of this post you'll see that we've shared a video of the band performing a live version of it from YouTube as well as a live video of Hans Zimmer performing a medley from Pirates of the Caribbean.

I also asked Mum to make me into a pirate and so here I am! 

Sunday Selfie: #WetnoseDay

Happy Sunday!

This was taken this morning when I was in bed with Mum. I love morning snuggles with my mum! 

Today we want to reblog this Sunday Selfie post from exactly a year ago. Really can't believe it's been that long, but anyway, as you can see Mum is wearing a funny wetnose and looking quite daft (silly).

Continue reading this post from last year to find out why!

(Originally posted in September 2015)

Today's selfie is of the two of us, and as you can see, Mum is wearing her Wetnose Day nose for National Wetnose Day. 

Sorry if I look a bit grumpy here, but Mum woke me up to pose for this selfie.

What is National Wetnose Day?

This is an annual event, organised by Wetnose Animal Aid, a non-profit organisation set up in 2000 to support the smaller animal rescue centres in the UK. On Friday 25th September 2015 30th September 2016 everyone is invited to join in the fun to help raise funds and awareness for this very important cause.

Pose With a Nose

A fun way to show your support is to buy a nose (available from the Wetnose website) and to take a photo of yourself posing with your nose (don't forget to include your pet in the picture too!). You can then raise awareness by sharing your pic on social media.

Some celebrity supporters of Wetnose, posing with a nose

To find out more about Wetnose Day, and to purchase a nose, click HERE  

Unfortunately, as this is a UK based charity, noses can't be delivered overseas, but you can still help this fab cause by promoting it on social media.  

This is such a fun way to raise funds and awareness for smaller animal charities. And as a rescue cat myself I really want to help all the other rescue animals out there.

Why not purchase your wetnose today and pose with your pet all over the Internet. Don't forget to spread the word!

Sunday Selfies Blog Hop is hosted by The Cat On My Head

Caturday Art: Not Long Till Halloween!

HAPPY CATURDAY! 

It's been a scorcher of a week in London with temperatures reaching as high as 33 degrees, which doesn't please Mum at all because she longs for autumn, and frankly we don't have autumn anymore.  But I'm not here to moan about the crazy weather. Instead I want to remind you that Halloween is not too far away. Hard to believe, but it's coming so amazingly fast and we need to start thinking about it now, even though some of you may be reading this on the beach! 

So here we have some Halloween inspired Caturday Art for you.

Are you looking forward to Halloween?

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Sweet Little Kitty Goddess Who Helps Her Mum Chill Out #ThrowbackThursday

It's still really hot in London and I just want to sleep all the time. I think Mum is the same, but she has a lot to do so can't nap as long as I can. She has to write posts for this blog as well as look after me. Plus, she needs to moan a lot about the heat and how much it should be autumn now and cooler. Yes, she is a moany human. Do your humans moan and complain a lot? It seems humans are really weak in this respect. I think humans are never happy unless they have something to moan about.

Wise cats know that complaining just isn't worth it. Best to focus on the moment, eat, drink, play a little hunting game, and then nap. Just nap the heat away and it'll pass.

Mum was up early doing her artsy thing for Caturday Art. She wakes up early (or rather I wake her) so she can work before it gets too hot and noisy. She'll drink a lot of coffee to stay awake and to help with the creative process. Then at around 1pm I'll make her take a nap with me for at least an hour or two. 

Hope you're all having a nice day wherever you are, and  that your humans aren't busy complaining about their rotten lot. Here's a cute photo of me to make them smile from 5 years ago. What a cute tabby kitten I was!

Wednesday Wisdom: The Smallest Feline is a Masterpiece

Just in case you're wondering - Mum edited my photo with the My Sketch app. Looks so realistic, doesn't it? 

Sunday Selfie From Instagram

Happy Sunday! 

Thought I'd share one of my Instagram photos for today's Sunday Selfie. 

Mum is really in love with this photo. She took it the other night when we were getting ready for sleeping. I was gazing at her as she was trying to fall asleep. I stare at her like this, watching her as she tries to doze off, but I know she can feel me looking and she keeps opening her eyes to stare back. We slow-blink to each other (she always keeps a night light on, so she can see me). Her iPhone was by the bed and she hadn't turned it off so she quickly took this snap and posted it to Instagram. 

If you sleep with your human, what is your routine before nodding off to dreamland?

Goodnight from London🐾🐾🐱💕#catsoftwitter #tabbiesofinstagram #sleepyhead #catlife #snuggles #bedtime #felinelove #furbaby #instapet #snuggleswithmum #besttimeoftheday

A photo posted by Athena (@athenawisekitty) on Sep 8, 2016 at 4:07pm PDT

Caturday Art: Posterized Bathtime

Happy Caturday!

Even a goddess has to wash herself and here I am doing just that - made all arty with iPiccy. I've been posterized and then colour-boosted.

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Throwback Thursday: #AnimalRemembranceMonth #TBT

A special Throwback Thursday post for World Animal Remembrance Month.

Mum's other special soulmate cat Suzy (1985-98)

Mum regrets not having better quality photos than these but they were taken back in the olden days before everything went digital. She would have loved to capture the true beauty of Suzy's eyes, and the super soul within this beloved feline friend, companion and fur-child that came before me. A very long time before me.

Rest In Peace, Sweet Suzy xx

You can read about Suzy in the following books from Mum:  

THE SNOWFLAKE PENDANT
THE CAT YEARS: HOW MY CAT SOULMATES SAVED ME

Wordless Wednesday: Vocal Exercises

Thought I'd stretch the old vocal cords today and do some singing with Mum. Don't worry though, there's no video recording of this so your ears won't bleed!

Adopt a Cat #CharityTuesday

As a rescue kitty I want to help other rescue cats find their forever home, so each week on Charity Tuesday I will be sharing adoptable cats from Wood Green, the Animals Charity (which is where I was rescued). We are so grateful to this amazing charity because without them we would never have found each other! It's also one of the main charities we support.

Teddy is confident and handsome and really loves the outdoors. He is also an affectionate lap cat and loves company. However, he would prefer to be the only cat in your home and would be best with older children. He is also very loyal and would love to be your friend for life. 

Teddy is at the London centre. Click here to find out more about him or check out his YouTube video to see him in action! 


 

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There are many Wood Green cats looking for forever homes on my Mum's Pinterest Pet Rescue board, as well as other homeless pets from different parts of the world.

For more cats waiting to be rehomed at Wood Green click HERE 

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All proceeds from this bag and mug will be donated to animals in need.

Athena Adopt Don't Shop Bag by CatGoddessDesigns
Create personalised canvas tote bags at zazzle.co.uk

Rescue Cats Rock Coffee Mug by CatGoddessDesigns
Customize mugs online at Zazzle.

Disclosure: We are not affiliated with the charities mentioned in this post in any way.  We  just want to give something back by helping animals in need. This post does however contain some affiliate links. This means if you click on the link to purchase any of the above items, I will receive an affiliate commission. Read full disclosure policy here.

Black and White Sunday Selfies

HAPPY SUNDAY! 

Time for some selfies of me and Mum. As you can see, at first I wasn't in the mood. I just wasn't too pleased that Mum had the audacity to interrupt my nap time just to take a selfie.

But then I felt the love and gave in just for a few snaps. When Mum said it's for the blog, I couldn't resist. After all, how could I disappoint my fans?