Thinking About Getting a Pet?
What is the first thing we
usually think of when we think about getting a pet? Beyond the cute
factor; hopefully, it’s something along the lines of what can we
offer the pet in return when it’s giving us love. Consider the cost
and upkeep of getting a furry friend.
Is your household one that is
more than ready to put in a lot of time playing with an animal? Maybe
a dog is a good fit. A household that wants a bit of extra company,
but can’t handle much responsibility, might be better looking into
getting a cat.
Cats and dogs are more
prevalent, but many people enjoy the company of mice, rabbits, and
even snakes or lizards or birds. All of which have different types
and levels of care to maintain. Can your household afford the upkeep
of a pet of any kind? Is your housing set up to handle a dog?
Dogs need lots of room to romp
and jump around. Not having a yard for a dog is not a lose-lose,
closed-case in owning a dog. It just means you have to get more
creative on how to make sure the dog has plenty of ways to get
exercise and play.
If you live in a rental, it’ll
depend on what the specific rules are as far as having any kinds of
pets go. Getting a pet will include a deposit if it has the potential
to destroy things. Rules like this won't apply as much to animals
kept in an enclosed area for parts of the day.
Owning your place takes some
of the guesswork out of deposit fees. Renting doesn’t close the
door on having a furry new member of the household. It does mean you
have to work with your landlord or manager on having a pet, depending
on what you want.
Covering
Up the Gray Naturally
Sure, it has become a bit of a
trend to sport gray streaks in hair professionally styled by a
stylist. The same goes for people who like purple, red and other
colors of the rainbow in their hair. But if you are not open to
embracing naturally gray hair or having gray in your hair at all, you
can also take care of that.
Before processed hair color
was a thing, hair color was extracted from plants naturally staining
the hair. This natural hair color has been around for a long time.
It’s just that with the impatient, gotta have it done now culture,
a lot of gray haired people don’t have the patience it takes to let
this natural hair color do its thing.
It’s called Henna, and it
stains your hair instead of coating your hair. You have to mix it
with water and let it sit in your hair for a long time. Numerous
people with gray hair have successfully covered up unwanted gray
hair. Hair tends to look healthier than before they stained it.
One of the best parts of henna
is it naturally conditions the hair as it stains it with color. The
unpleasant part is it’s incredibly messy, and it takes a while to
have the mix “set” to attain the best color. Mix the plant powder
with warm water and stir to create an almost pudding-like
consistency. Apply it to hair to get a base stain that gives your
hair reddish to dark brown to black color.
Go
heavy on the indigo henna if you want to go back to your natural
black hair color. For hair more on the dark brown side, you combine
indigo and regular henna. Mixing and playing around with the powder
will not only chase the grays away; but give your hair an added
depth.
