{Pets} All About Pets: Pet Month

Most homes have some kind of Animal, Dog, Cat, Bunny Fish there are so many I could list. 

I feel like a Pet completes a home. But with having pets along comes a lot of work. caring for them and cleaning up after them. They can be a lot of maintenance, and can make it to were you need to dust, vacuum and Mop more. so I thought what would be better then Focusing This Month on Our Home's With Pets!

In the Next coming weeks you will see Post On:

• Cleaning  Pet's
• Keeping them Clean
• Caring for Pets
• Ideas for pet's
• Homemade Food for Pet's
• Cleaning and Keeping the Home Clean with Pet's

And so much more.

A lot of work has gone into putting this series of post together and I hope you enjoy them.

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Do you have any Questions about Pet's?

Do you have any Tip's or Ideas?

Is there anything you would like me to cover in this series?

{PETS} End of All About Pets Series!

Well it's been a good month, I have had so much fun reading all your Comments and emails on are Pet Series. I'm so happy that you all enjoyed it so much, As I put a lot of work, test and prep into the series. Because you guys enjoyed it so much and I have lots more Ideas, Recipe's and tips to share it seems I will defiantly will be making a part II of the pet series in coming months.

I Also Have enjoyed seeing all the Photos of your guys pets, From are February Pet Photo Contest!You all have such cute pets. 

The Winners Have all be sent emails and will Shortly be receiving there gifts. 

As for you who did not receive a winner email I want to give you a big Thanks! I  hope you will be entering are Giveaways again. To Keep up to date on are up coming Post and Giveaways Subscribe to are Email list.

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Here is a list of all the post in The, All About Pet Series!

• All About Pet's! (Click Here to Read)

• Pumpkin and Peanut Butter Dog Treats! (Click Here to Read) 
  

• February Pet Photo Contest! (Click Here)
• February Pet Photo Contest! (Click Here)
• Removing Pet Hair From Around The Home! (Click Here)
• February Pet Photo Contest! (Click Here)
• Grooming Your Cat! (Click Here)
• Grooming Your Dog! (Click Here)
• Keep Your Home Pet Odor Free! (Click Here)
• Selling a Home When You Have Pet's! (Click Here)

Please Comment Below!

What did you think of this series?

Do you have anything you want us to cover in Part II?

{Pet's}- Selling a Home when you have Pets!

Whether you own a dog, cat, bunny, or guinea pig you need to take a few extra steps before you are ready to show your home. Nothing kills a buyers interest in a home faster than pet odor, damage or stains so here's what you can do to get your home Sell Ready!

Pet Hair

Remove pet hair from furniture and floors. Read (here) for how to.

Clean Carpets

Deep clean carpets and hardwood floors. Spot treat any pet stains and then either rent a carpet cleaner (Home Depot and Lowes rent them), or hire a professional to deep clean your carpets. 

Before a Showing

Before a showing, remove or hide any pet-related items in your home such as pet toys, pet beds, cages, and litter boxes. Some potential buyers will relate these items with stains, damage, and odors and become over-alert and start looking for pet problems. so its best to just put them away until they leave.

Pet Odors

Make sure pet odors are gone before showing the home. Often a home owner is desensitized to there home and pets smell, so have an honest friend or your Realtor check. if a odor is there use a air purifier and high-quality pet odor neutralizer. I like using Febreze Carpet Powder.

Pick up the Yard

There is nothing worse then walking into a backyard that smells like dog poo, well it cold get worse they could step in it. You don't want you potential Buyer to go walking in the grass looking around then squish poo on his foot nasty! so get the shovel and trash can and pick up the yard.

*pinterest photo 

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Damage

Have a big whole in the sofa put a pillow over it. Arm on your Lazy Boy all scratched up from the cat Nicely drape a throw Blanket over the arm of the chair. Fix up any damaged baseboards, table legs etc. 

Remove your Pet

Before the showing remove your pet from the home. Before you get all worked up and start saying "but its there house" or "I'm not going to do that" just bare with me and think about these reasons why it would be a good idea to remove your pet when showing the home. 

1.) The Person who is being show the home could be allergic and that really would not be good for a sell.

2.) They could be scared of dogs or cats.

So its just best to take them out for a little drop them off at family's or a friends house for a little, or take them on a walk or to the dog park.

I hope these tips help you, and your home selling goes smoothly!

Please Comment Below!

Are you a Pet Owner?

What are your Selling Tips?

How do you Keep your Home Show Ready?

Have any Questions?

For Mom's - Sick Day's!

It's So hard Being a Mom and Getting sick! What Do you do?

When you are sick  its easy for everything to get out of control, the wash and dishes get left and start to pile up. Dose this sound about right?

Well when your sick and just need some time to rest and get yourself back to good health how do you keep your home from looking like this...

Or Maybe you have a very Nice hubby or Older Child to help you out when your sick, Lucky! 

But for those of us who are on our own and the wash and dish have to wait tell you can pick yourself up and clean.  It can be over whelming once you feel better, how out of control the home got. 

So today we are going to look a a few ways to help us through this hard time so that its not so over whelming once we start to feel better. So we will not just want to go crawling back in bed and never come out.

 1 Plan Ahead:

You never know when your going to be sick, it can hit you at any time. So here are somethings you can do ahead of time, to help you when your sick.

• Stock your medicine cabinet
• Stock some tissues in you cabinet

I always have some kind of frozen meals in my freezer, homemade or from the store. I Always have it on hand for those times that I just don't have time to cook, or I'm just to lazy. This is also a good idea for if/when you get sick.

• Stock easy go to meals in your freezer/pantry
• Have healthy pre-made snacks on hand and were the kids can get to then easy by themselves. 

2 Keep on Top of The Laundry

When were sick we sometimes have that little window of time about 10-15min that we feel a little better then were down again. Most of the time this comes after taking a shower or bath.

Use this OK Feeling time 10-15min to do a load of laundry. Try to at least fold, but if your to sick then lay each peace flat on top of the dryer so it will not get wrinkly then the next time you feel a little OK fold it. 

don't bother with trying to put it away if your to sick. but at least try your best to do the above.

3 Switch Things Out

How to help keep the Germs in check!

• Change your pillow case

It would be ideal if you had the energy when your sick to change all you bedding but then again your sick so of course you don't, However changing to just a fresh clean pillowcase can make such a big difference. you should do this for your kids when there sick as well.

• Change or Clean You Toothbrush

Each Time after brushing your teeth run you toothbrush under Hot water for 2 min. Then once you done being sick toss that toothbrush out and get a new one! 

If you have a Electric Toothbrush with a LED lite. (Photo to right) to kill germs every night put it in and press start. Once you are All over being sick get a new head.


4 Dirty Dishes

I hate if after I'm sick i walk into the Kitchen and the sink is piled with dirty dishes. Nothing more then that makes me what to just be sick again... (Not really but you get my point)

This is a good job to give to your kids when your sick, But if that's not possible. Try to find at least 10 min to wash even just a few dishes. if you have a dishwasher this will be much easier. But not all of us do so if you don't then wash them and just let them air dry. You can put them away later. its better then having dirty dish's around. But again if you feel up to it then put them away.

5 Be Kind To Your Body

last but not least the most important part, Be Kind to your Body. When Can't always be super Wife or Mom and do Everything, and trying to when your sick is just going to make you worse or make you sick for longer.

So when your sick try and take some down time and get some sleep and take a hot bath, what ever your body needs.

Don't Not ask for help, sometimes our partners can be a little blind to our needs so don't not ask when you need some help. all you need to say most of the time is please.

example: "Honey I've washed the dishes would you mined putting them away for me please."

Finance$- What Bills to Pay First?

There are 3 main bills you should pay right away!

1.) Mortgage or Rent and Property Taxes. Having a roof over you and your family's head should be your number one priority. 

2.) Utilities. No I'm not talking TV, Netflix etc... I'm talking Water & Heat Maybe even Internet if that's how you make your living. Search for the energy saver guide at energy.gov for ways to save.

3.) Car Payment. You need a way to get to work. So don't miss this one, you could lose your car, and have to pay a lot of money to get it back. 

On This Day... 5 Years Ago

On This Day...

May, 10, 2008 5 years Ago...

I Married The Man of My Dreams!

After Many years of being Around each other, 1 years Of being good Friends to slowly Turning into Best Friends for another year.

Then... to Dating for 1 year and being engaged for 1 year the day had finely come The Big Day! The Day I would Become Mrs. Barnett. 

The Day was Finely Here...

We had a morning wedding. 

I started my morning at 3:am Taking a Bubble Bath and having Tea...

5:AM I got my hair done, and the it was off to were there wedding was to be held and were i would finish getting Dressed witch was 45 min away.

When we arrived we had music playing and drinks waiting in the room I would dress in.

Everything with the Wedding when Smoothly. Everything went as Planed... i was very happy about that

also because it was a out door wedding and it rained the hole week before.

Here are some Photos from Are Big Day...

Trav's To cousins The Best-Man & Groom's men 

Trav & I

A Photo of us When he asked me to be his wife there for our guests to sign. 

Our Photo for Our Guest to Sign

My Daddy's and My Dance

A Group Photo of His & My Family they Zoomed In on us...

Us Kissing

My Family, Dad, Mom, Me, Trav, Sister Det'a, Brother-in-law Brandon
& there Kids Tanner & Brooklyn

My Beautiful Mother-in Law Sherry

 

Our First Kiss As Husband & Wife

Trav & His Best Man

 

Trav

 

My Sister, Me & My Cousin

My Sister, Me & My Cousin   

Trav & His Men

My Sister & Her Hubby

 

Our First Dance

Our First Dance

 

Trav's Grammy

Trav's Dad

 

 

Trav's Mom and Her Daddy!

I Wanted to do My own Make up For My wedding.

My Hubby and His Best-Man

Marring This Man Is The Best This I Could OF Ever Done I love Him Will All My Heart And I look Forward To Many More Years As Mrs. Barnett. Thanks For Letting be share my Look Back!