The final item I had wanted to get for my future doggo friend (adoption soon!), the Porch Potty, has arrived, and I assembled it today. I did so inside, but it will eventually go out on the balcony. I need to clean and organize out there (which is why the boxes of Yule decorations are inside the kitchen as well, so I have more room to move around outside; normally they live on the balcony too, lol).

Watch on 3SpeakThis is a nail file board for dogs. You put treats in the box, and they scratch at it to try and get at the treats. It may take a little practice/training, but I saw a couple of videos of dogs using them, so hopefully my future pupper does too. :) Since a lot of dogs don't like getting their nails clipped, I thought I would try this.

Hello friends! My city has a great resource, the hard-to-recycle station, located inside an office building that houses several environmental organizations. It has been a long time since I've dropped off there, so I discovered they no longer accept pens to recycle! Drat. I'll have to see if I can find another place for those. But otherwise:

Hello friends! Let's have a chat about the little things, shall we? We all know we need to get away from single-use plastic. Most people think about disposable cups, water bottles, straws, utensils, etc. But what about pens?

Hello friends! I went on a roundabout walk today running some errands, so I found some new street art to share. 😄I should have taken a photo of the name of the artist but I think it was Napolitano Art? I really like this one. So this is the one I'm sharing for the contest.

Hello friends! I am just puttering around the apartment today. Got a little cleaning done so far. I might go for a walk later if my body will give me a bit of energy. 😭I got the last dog toy on my wishlist yesterday, so now the doggie toybox is all ready for future doggo friend: