Jinx

Note to self:
Do NOT EVER say you are pee-free. The very next day after my last post, we had pee. And again yesterday. I totally jinxed it. Completely perplexed as to WHY. So the cats have lost access to a couple of rooms in the house. (Although Big Mo again sprayed a closet door near the entrance to the garage, and there is no way to block him from that area, but at least its a hard surface that easy to clean.)

I do love my cats (As Mama Squeaks repeatedly walks between me and the laptop, putting her butt in my face.), but I can't figure out what else to do. My guess is that it's Roxy just getting older (she is 11 this year), and since she has never liked other cats, or people for that matter, she likes to show her displeasure by peeing on my bathroom rug. And Big Mo then needs to show he is the alpha cat in the house by peeing where he can smell her pee. Its a vicious pee cycle. Roxy should probably be an only cat in a quiet household, but here we are.

Between working and cat pee, the rest of my time is split between my hobbies (reading, scrapbooking, jewelry & card making) and my volunteer work - mainly with one local animal rescue, Orphan Animal Rescue. I am their treasurer, besides being a foster home, open hours adoption counselor & general volunteer. But as the treasurer, I can't help but stress over donations. It is amazing what we do take in, but as I am the one that knows what we need to spend on medical care and facilities, I cannot help but stress. I know $80 for a kitten or $50 for a cat may seem like a lot to an adopter, but those fees do not even come close to what it costs to get them healthy, up to date on shots, fed & warm. And save for ONE paid 15-hour a week volunteer coordinator to help keep everything running, we do it ALL with volunteers. Crazy. That's 2 AM and 2 PM cleaning volunteers, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to clean the center. Foster homes to take in sick kitties, doggies, new mamas & kittens. Event volunteers. Open hours volunteers. Fundraising volunteers. Volunteers to process adoption applications. Volunteers to write thank yous. Volunteers for special projects. Oh - and volunteer board members.

If I spend too much time thinking about how all of that magically comes together, my brain hurts. In fact, I think some leaked out of my ear just now from making sure I didn't miss anyone.

So I better get back to trying how to figure out how to increase fundraising so that all the gears can keep moving smoothly. Or possibily I should eat some pie to keep my energy up. Pie always helps.

PS - if you want to donate, our website is orphananimalrescue.org and we are also on FB. So many little ways you can donate too - even just by using GoodSearch while browsing the web, or iGive when shopping online. The kitties and doggies thank you with many purrs and kisses.