Happy New and Mew Year!

 Hi everyone,

I can't believe it's 2022, can you? So goes pandemic life, where all sense of time is approximate and abstract. I hope this message finds you happy, healthy, safe, and surrounded by family and friends. 

As I've been promising, this will be a transformative year for Melissa's Kitties – with a new name, look, and platform, but the same old wonderful Kitties. The Kitties have been nagging me for years about getting this refreshing makeover! They itch to get out, see more of the world, and make new friends – and the pandemic only amplified their determination. 

Considering my lack of discipline here, I need your help as we move along this path – from deciding on a logo, colors, and designs to drawing ideas, potential products, and more. If you haven't already, please follow me on Instagram, too – @themotherkitty – where I plan to also share any latest developments. Stay tuned for all my questions, and thank you in advance for your advice and encouragement! 

In the meantime, the Kitties and I wish you a happy, exciting new year! 

After I drew this illustration (with The Mother Kitty's and Gordon's helpful pitch), I found out that January 2 is actually Mew Year's Day for cats. I'm not making this up! Upon learning this, two questions came to mind: 

1. Is there really a holiday for anything and everything? 

2. Shouldn't we celebrate cats every day?

The answer to both questions is yes. 

Mew Year's Day – created by Tom and Ruth Roy of wellcat.com – can serve as a reminder to appreciate our fantastic feline friends. Here are some things you can do to celebrate: 

• To help less fortunate kitties, consider giving to an animal charity, like the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The Humane Society of the United States, or your local animal shelter. 

• If you don't share your home with a cat yet, you can pick one up at that local animal shelter. Don't worry,  you will know which one wants to live with you when you meet. (It's no pressure since the cat always decides.)

• If you already have cats, give each a special holiday treat. They are waiting....

• Above all, give your cats grateful hugs today and every day because they deserve it. 

Here's to continued curiosity and vivid imaginations. May 2022 bring us all creative, joyful days and fulfilling, fun adventures with family, friends, and the Kitties.

Love,