New Fluff Nugget Snuggle Munchkins.
I need some ambulance lights for the top of my car; because driving home in rush hour with new foster babies is HORRIBLE AGONY.
SO SLOW.
GET OUT OF MY WAY.
COMING THROUGH.
I have a FLUFFLESMOOCH EMERGENCY.
CODE RED.
I NEED TO GET HOME TO SNUGGLE THESE ANIMALS.
STAT.
When Paul came home, my eyes were rolled back in my head, and I was curled up with the kitten-needle hanging out of my arm.
He said— so, I guess we are not going to look at refrigerators?
And I was like— drool, gaaahhhh, loooookkkkatttheeebaaabbiiiieeeesss.
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What I’m reading: What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love,
I own this book. I’ve read it a few times. It’s good! But the reason I picked it up again is because I learned that Carole Radziwill is on a reality show (source: trash magazine in grocery line)… which confused me!!
Her writing is smart and thoughtful and understated… essentially the antithesis of reality tv; unless the real housewives sit around, sharing literary critique? In which case I have horribly misjudged them and I apologize.
Of course, now I am curious about the show she is on; but I cannot watch it because I know I would love it and I would melt my brain, and then I would be furious with myself for wasting time that would be better spent doing LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE.
I know this, because I watched the beginning of the New Jersey version of this show… and I am embarrassed, to tell you this: it was amazing.
In the most horrific way.
The ways that people RUSH to embarrass themselves to be on television are terrifying; I’m so sad that no one has offered me the opportunity to voluntarily humiliate myself!
After four episodes, I prohibited myself from ever watching it again, because IT WAS ALL I WANTED TO DO. And that made me really mad at myself… I mean, these people are being PAID to act like lunatics… but NO ONE IS PAYING ME to waste my brain cells on them.
Anyway. Now I have to go because I am very busy:*
I have someone coming to look at my wares.
I am purchasing a new item of magnificence, so am selling everything I own… again.
I do a special type of math in my head: if I sell things I already own, and put the money towards NEW things; in my mind, the new things magically cost nothing because I did not have to go to the bank to get cash… (the fact that I still have cash to give is irrelevant.)
Sold so far:
This mirror
This petite clawfoot barrister bookcase
‘K bye.
*as evidenced by my time spent writing about reality television.
Alexandra Welch-Zerba
December 7, 2017 @ 3:33 pm
Victoria, You are the absolutely BEST!!! Best style, best person, with the best humor. Keep up all your amazing work for the animals. Purrs!
Patricia
December 7, 2017 @ 3:50 pm
I read Victoria all the time because she’s funny and she has lots of kitten photos (does there need to be another reason … KITTENS!) I never see any annoying pop ups … just teensy ads for very classy stores and products. Nothing the Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey wouldn’t approve. I’d like to claim that’s due to my superior browser history but it’s probably VEB. She has a secret passage to Downton Abbey already.
Sandy B
December 7, 2017 @ 4:03 pm
What Remains was a beautiful read.
I implore you to join me on the dark side and cave in my friends!! Think of watching RHONY as a societal study and, in general, a way to make you feel better about your own crazy – because it CANNOT match their crazy.
A binge of 10 seasons may be in order allowing an excuse for kitty snuggles for weeks to come!!
Ann Marie
December 7, 2017 @ 4:42 pm
How adorable! I don’t know how you do it… I would want to keep all of them. Once they come into my house, I am not letting them go…. I have been diagnosed with ‘Crazy cat lady’ tendencies….
I stopped watching the reality shows; especially the RHONJ… My Italian family would slap me from here through next Tuesday if I acted like that….. I know they get paid to act like that, but whatever happened to self-respect?
Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittens
December 7, 2017 @ 5:25 pm
I have been fostering for 15 years and had to take a break because I just moved, and I haven’t had kittens in months and it is killing me. Give those babies and extra snuggle for me
becky up a hill
December 7, 2017 @ 6:54 pm
This way of thinking in my family is called “the pug dog was free”, a line from the old movie Life With Father. When my adult children starting to repeat this, I knew we had raised two wonderful guys.
Donna Gibson
December 7, 2017 @ 7:35 pm
So glad there was a cat update! Confession: I hate cats! But you made me fall in love with Elvis and now I love tuxedo cats. Only tuxedo cats! They’re clearly the best cats!
I’m horribly allergic, like scratch my face off and want to die allergic to cats so I’ve always been a dog person. And then Elvis…
There should be a house blog and a kitten blog. I love all the blogs!
Don’t go down the Real Housewives rabbit hole. Carole is a great writer and an incurable drama queen whose hobby is pot stirring.
Mary
December 7, 2017 @ 9:42 pm
I usually get one pop up per view. I just close them. Your blog is worth all the pop ups in the world to me! Those kittens are precious and you are remarkable.
Jeanne Desy
December 7, 2017 @ 9:48 pm
I just love Greylin II – the gray one with white nose, like my sweet Greylin of long ago. I am only allowed one kitty here, so please save him until Tashi dies, which may be 10 years or so.
Lisa D.
December 7, 2017 @ 9:57 pm
OMG, Victoria. Your kittens are precious!
Maggie
December 7, 2017 @ 9:59 pm
As Real Housewives shows go, you can’t go wrong with New York. DEFINITELY a different crowd than New Jersey (I watch both, obviously) and Carole is for sure an intellectual and one of the more level headed of the gang. Give it a try. Come on, just one taste. 😜
Lisa D.
December 7, 2017 @ 10:00 pm
I only recently discovered your fun and amusing blog, and for the life of me, I can’t remember how I stumbled upon you, but I wouldn’t give you up for a few pesky ads. (How does one get rid of them, anyway? As you can probably tell, I am of the technologically challenged.)
Joni
December 7, 2017 @ 11:17 pm
She is Jackie Kennedy’s sister!
Joni
December 7, 2017 @ 11:19 pm
Her Mom, Lee, is Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ sister!
Angel
December 8, 2017 @ 4:07 am
Beautiful babies! I restrict myself to donating to rescues as I would be too weak to let go when forever home time comes…
On a side note – are you selling through craigslist? I’d love to see what’s available!
Thanks!
donna luisa
December 8, 2017 @ 12:28 pm
OMG!
I can smell the kitten breath from here…
MissFifi
December 8, 2017 @ 3:12 pm
KITTTTTTTEHS!!!!!
Oh my gosh, I just want to curl up with them!
Marlena
December 9, 2017 @ 6:26 am
The kitten videos made my day on instagram yesterday so was glad to have time this morning to read the post! Have caught a glimpse of TRHW of BH on occasion and it is mildly entertaining, but I have got well and truly sucked in to Southern Charm! Cause who can resist those houses in old Charleston? Plus, there is not the same level of crazy….that is a rabbit hole I can spend hours in, which I justify by folding and ironing at the same time. LOL
My wise teenage daughter calls it “scraping the barrel” TV. Not even the bottom of the barrel, just the actual barrel! : )
Wendy Mathews
December 10, 2017 @ 9:31 pm
The kittens…..how do you resist keeping them forever??? You are a stronger person than I am! It was nice to watch your video about the mirror and see Elvis. She sure was a one in a million kitty. ❤️