Anyway, a year ago, I had the bright idea to start a blog. Why, you ask? Well, the cat pictures and stories I was always sharing on my personal Facebook page always seemed to be a hit. I had just started feeding a raw diet, and thought that if I detailed my journey down the raw diet highway, that I might be able to help someone else who wanted to do the same. I also had a special needs kitty (Sophie) and wanted to raise awareness for her condition and lend a helping hand to anyone else with a CH kitty. Why not combine all of these things into one location – a blog! Thus began the Kitty Cat Chronicles (shout out to my mom for helping me with the name!).
Not only have we experience family growth in the past year, we have experienced readership growth! When I started the blog, I had an audience of 3 – my mom, my husband, and the occasional friend who would click on the blog posts I shared on my Facebook. These guys were my only audience for a long time. Then in January of this year, I discovered BlogPaws. I can’t even remember how I found it, but when I did, I was ecstatic. I remember going on and on about it to my husband, and I’m sure he was thinking I had lost it for sure. I had no idea there was such a large pet-blogging world! I have been a member of the BlogPaws community for about 4 months now, and what an amazing 4 months it has been. I have made SO many great new friends and learned so much about so many things.
Other milestones of the year:
- Sophie being featured on 3 other blogs (here, here, and here), and a 4th time in the works
- Sampson joining Cat Scouts AND getting a girlfriend (Astrid)
- Sassy getting a psychic reading
- Getting Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube accounts dedicated solely to Kitty Cat Chronicles
- Being contacted to do product reviews
- Being contacted to do a book review and giveaway (coming later in the year)
- Spreading the word about adoptable cats through COFAS
- Raising awareness for Cerebellar Hypoplasia and FIV
This has truly been an amazing year, and I am so glad that I had the bright idea to start a blog. It has been an incredible ride, and I can’t wait to see what else is on down the road for us!
Sampson modeling the bow tie
As a thank you to everyone, we are hosting our first giveaway! Remember the crochet bow tie I made for Sampson? I will be giving one away! If you win, you will be able to choose the color(s) and I will ship it to you! Collar not included – these slip over a preexisting collar. For cats AND dogs!
(U.S. residents only. I apologize to any international friends.)
I don’t currently have any fluffy friends, but as soon as I do, I’ll definitely be coming to you for a fabulous bow-tie to make my furbaby as dapper/glamorous as can be!
Happy one year to Kitty Cat Chronicles!
Meez kuldn’t wesist weplyin’ tu yous. Meez mommys name is Audra tu and is so unusual meez just had tu say meow.
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses ♥♥♥
Dezi
yay kitties! happy blogoversary!
Thank you!
How long have I been blogging? 12 years..
Wow, 12 years! That’s a long time! Concatulations.
Happy Blogoversary!
Glad you started this blog. I’ve learned many new things here, I especially enjoyed CH kitty series.
Thank you, Tamago and family. We are glad to have you as a furiend. We greatly enjoy your blog as well!
Happy first year of blogging! We love blogging too and have met so many wonderful like-minded animal lovers as a result of blogging! Hears to many more years of blogging for all of you. Tell your Mama we hope to meet her next year at Blog Paws too! 🙂
the critters in the cottage xo
Thank you! Blogging really has been such a wonderful experience. We love all of the new furiends we have made, including you! Can’t wait to meet you at BlogPaws next year!
Yay Kitties! I miss my nieces and nephews!
They miss you too!
We are so in love with Sophie! Happy 1st blogoversary! We’ve been blogging since 2005.
Thank you! Wow, that’s nine years you’ve been blogging. Very cool.
ConCatulations on your 1st Blogoversary! We’ve been blogging since 7/5/2008!
The Florida Furkids
6 years – very impressive!! And thank you 🙂
HAPPY HAPPY FIRST BLOGOVERSARY!!! We didn’t realize you have been blogging for a year! It will be five years for us this fall (if we make it) MOL!! xoxo
Well, things didn’t take off until we joined BlogPaws back in January. Before then, we blogged for pretty much nobody. So glad we found this wonderful community!
How cool is this. An Anniversary Give Away!
We are IN
Woohoo!! Good luck!
Happy blogaversary! We have had this blog since 2011, though the head peep was previously blogging since around 2007 or so at another site.
Thank you! And very neat!
How exciting. Your very first blogoversary. Concatulations from all of us kitties and Mom too! We are all very proud of you and love all of you bunches. Mom remembers when we started our blog. Her only reader and commenter was her best friend’s daughter. Astrid sends extra purrs and kisses and love to Sampson. Mauricio sure hopes he wins a bow tie. He likes purple. XO, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Thank you, Kitties Blue. We have come a long way, and it sounds like you have too! We are so glad to have you all as our furiends. Sampson sends kisses and nuzzles to Astrid, and we all send our love. Good luck to Mau on the giveaway!
Happy Blogoversary! Here’s to many more years of blogging…and furiendship!
Thank you! We hope to too!
What an adorable bow tie! Con-catulations on your blogiversary.
–Purrs (and wags) from Life with Dogs and Cats.
Thank you! Good luck on the giveaway!
Oops. Please forgive us for posting a blank comment. We had such a time getting through the name/email/url, by the time it cooperated we forgot we hadn’t said anything and hit publish.
What we intended to say was Happy Blogoversary! We’re glad you’ve had a fun year at blogging and look forward to many more years of it.
No worries! We are glad you visited, and good luck in the giveaway!
OMC Happy Blogovewsawy!!!!! Meez so so soooooooooooooo happy tu be yous furiend. Meez glad yous sstawted a blog tu and meez luvs weadin’ yous postys. Hope yous day wus and is purrfect!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses ♥♥♥
Dezi
We are so happy to have you as our furiend too, Dezi! We love reading your postys too and seeing all of your adorable photos. Good luck in the giveaway!
Happy Blogoversary! It is so exciting to see all of your achievements 🙂 Cute bowtie that you are giving away too!
Thanks, Robin. Good luck in the giveaway!
Happy First Blogoversary!! We are really glad we have gotten to know you, and we hope to continue getting to know all of you for years to come!
We are so glad to know you too! You all are great furiends.
How exciting! Concats on your first Blogoversary! We started blogging in August 2011, so it’s been almost 3 years, hard to believe. When we started we didn’t know there was a whole community either or how many exciting things happen when you start connecting with other bloggers. Carl loves wearing ties, so he hopes he wins! Thanks for the giveaway, it’s a cool one!
Thank you! We are so excited to have found the pet blogging community and to have connected with so many wonderful furiends. It’s so much fun! Good luck to Carl in the giveaway!
Congratulations on your blogaversary!! Such impressive milestones. I hope to have at least a few good milestones like you at my first one. Sampson looks so darn dashing in his tie. He made quite the model! 😀
Thank you! We know you will have wonderful milestones at your first blogoversary, Winter. We love your blog! And Sampson thanks you for your sweet compliment. Good luck in the giveaway if you entered!
happee annie fursary guys….heerz two another 100 !!! we iz happee we finded yur blog, happee we iz friendz….N sampson…dood…ewe iz rockin that tie ♥
heerz two a flounder fries & fun week oh end !!
Thanks, tabbies. We are glad you found us too – because we love your blog! It’s so funny 🙂 Hope you all had a great weekend!
Happy 1st Blogiversary!! So exciting! You’ve been featured on the Pet Parade, too: http://www.rascalandrocco.com/2014/03/pet-parade-31.html. So much happening in one year! Big reasons to celebrate! We’re running way behind on some things we need to celebrate as well. Thanks for sharing on the Pet Parade!
Oh my goodness, we can’t believe we forgot to include the Pet Parade!!!!! How could we have done that?! Please forgive us. We will add that to our list. Thanks for reminding us. Thank you for hosting such a great blog hop!
Hi there!
I sympathise, I missed my 1st Blogiversary too 😛
But congrats anyway!
Lots of Woofs from Earl and I at Earl’s World!
Hi Earl! Thanks for stopping by our blog. It’s always nice to make new furiends.
Happy Blogiversary! Doesn’t time just fly by 🙂
It really does, doesn’t it?!?
Happy blogaversary!!! Shucks, i couldn’t join the giveaway. I love that tie in red. =(
Sorry, Sushi 🙁 We wish that we could have our international furiends pawticipate, but it costs so much to ship things internationally. We just can’t afford it 🙁 We really are very sorry. Maybe the next one!
Happy Blogoversary! Your kitties are adorable!!! <3
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by!
Congratulations on all of your accomplishments! I’ve been blogging since March 2013.
I’ve been blogging for a few years now 🙂