Light Up Your Life Get the Most Out of Each Lightbulb
A great pet toy is especially useful during the winter months while your pet is spending all hours of the day indoors. That’s right — pet toys are a wonderful, healthy household gift all year round! Here are a couple unique products you’ll find at Petersen Pet Hospital you can grab on your next visit.
Hidden Treat Puzzles
Pets love treats, and the best way to mentally stimulate them is to hide their favorite snacks in pet-friendly puzzles! Their noses will definitely sniff them out, and we could watch them play with these toys for hours — it’s a lot of fun for everyone. Mazes, towers, and even handheld toys will all challenge your pet to figure out how to grab their snack (or even their entire meal themselves), and you’ll have fun watching it happen.
We’ve all stood in front of the lightbulb section at the home improvement store. There are so many to choose from. But most of the time, we just grab the one we know will fit in any given spot. We don’t always consider things like color temperature, brightness, wattage (outside of compatibility with lamps or sockets). However, the bulb you choose does matter. The type
Slow-Eating Food Bowls
of light it puts out can dramatically change a room— and not just in appearance, but functionality, too. Consider the following:
If your dog or cat eats their food too fast, you can buy a food bowl that looks similar to a labyrinth — it has notches and curves to help your pet slow down while eating, which aids their digestive system. If your pet regurgitates from eating too fast, this potentially makes for less vomit in the house, too! Check out our store for even more fun products and accessories to make your pet happier and healthier. Thanks for joining me! Hope your summer is going great, gang!
Working Spaces (Kitchen and Bathrooms)
These rooms, more or less, are utility rooms. They serve specific functions. In the kitchen, you prepare meals and cook. Kids may do homework in the kitchen. In the bathroom, you get
ready for work. You may choose outfits, put on makeup, groom yourself, and so on. In these rooms, you need to see detail.
INGREDIENTS • 1 large egg • 4 oz wet cat food •
As such, brighter lightbulbs are essential. These bulbs give off 5,000–10,000 lumens and have a
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2 tbsp water
1 cup brown rice flour 1/2 cup rice, cooked
bright or cool white color temperature (the packaging may say 4,100 kelvins). Day lightbulbs are a good option as well (5,000–6,000 kelvins). The type of bulb (incandescent, compact fluorescent, LED, halogen, etc.) isn’t as important as the first two features. A bright bulb that emits cool light will open up the room, allowing you to clearly see the job at hand. Living Spaces (Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Bedrooms, Reading Areas) These rooms are more casual than the utility spaces and don’t require as much light as in the kitchen or bathroom. These are rooms where you may be relaxing or need to be less energetic. Bright, white light is more of an “awake” light, but it’s not ideal when you’re just chilling out (or even working behind a computer screen in a home office). You want bulbs in the 2,000–6,000 lumen range that give off softer, warmer light around 2,700 kelvins. This type of light is just as the naming suggests —warmer. It gives the room a more inviting feeling. It’s easier on the eyes and looks more natural in these types of rooms. In the home office, warmer light helps balance the light emitted by monitors, which can be harder on the eyes. Softer, warmer light reduces eye strain. This is also why it’s ideal for reading areas!
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
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2 tsp olive oil
DIRECTIONS 1.
Preheat the oven to 325 F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine egg, cat food, parsley, olive oil, and water.
3. Add flour and rice, stirring to blend the mixture together.
4. On a prepared baking sheet, spread the mixture evenly, about 1/3-inch thick. Bake for 12–15 minutes.
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Let cool, then slice treats into bite-size pieces.
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Bake for an additional 8 minutes.
7. Allow treats to cool completely and store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Inspired by JoyTheBaker.com
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