My kitty Mittens.

I am SO happy to have my kitty back - this photo is what my morning consisted of.

Basically a few days ago, I came downstairs and forgot to move the flower bouquet on to a high shelf. Half an hour later my cat comes in with lilly pollen all over her face and head. Lilly's are toxic to cats- I was actually freaking out and had no idea what to do. After wiping off as much as I could, my mum called the vets and we were told to get her there as soon as possible. When we got there the vet explained that if ingested, lily pollen can cause kidney failure in cats. She said Mittens would have to stay overnight as they treated her but that it was a good sign that we got her there so quickly. I was absolutely devastated - if something happened to Mittens it would have torn me apart. The vet contacted us to say she was peeing okay and that her first blood test was clear which was good news, but we really didn't know what would happen for another day. It was probably one of the most horrible and unsettling experiences of my life- the waiting was awful. The vet took her last blood samples this morning and said everything was fine and that we could pick up the little cutie. I AM SO PLEASED TO HAVE HER HOME. <3 The fact that she didn't ingest the pollen is the biggest blessing of pure luck I've ever experienced in my life. Even though it was an accident and anyone could have done it, this was a huge wake up call for me to be especially attentive to my kitty and take the best care of her I can. I'll never take Mitts for granted, no matter if she comes downstairs with my antique ostrich feather between her teeth again, she's so important to me and is a part of the family.

In less serious news, I am thinking of growing out my fringe. Now I have said this many times before and it hasn't happened; I've caved in at the last minute and cut it! So we shall see how this goes. I've been wearing my fringe in a twisted quiff-type-thing for a few days and it's super easy to do and looks kinda cute! So we shall see.

Weather here has pretty much reverted back to cold, rainy, cloudy and drab. I am so pissed about it. We've had such a rough and long winter, and now I just wanna get out the summer dresses and shelve the winter clothes. Sigh. It better warm up soon...

 And to finish this post, some food for thought...

Love you, little Mittens.