found.loved.bloomed. (meow) Hardcover

Every cat has a story. Theirs just happens to include you.found. loved. bloomed. is an interactive memory book designed to help you tell the story of life with your cat from both sides of the relationship.Each page gives you something to respond to, remember, laugh about, or photograph. Some prompts are written in your cat's voice, inviting you to imagine their version of events. Other spaces, marked "from my person," are yours to fill with what you remember. Because while you can't actually read your cat's mind, anyone who has loved one knows they're remarkably good at letting you know exactly what they think.Start with the beginning: the ride home, the first inspection of the house, the name on the paperwork and the one they actually answer to. Add the people they claimed, the other animals they learned to live with, favorite hiding places, daily patrols, slow blinks, head butts, vet visits, bath-day betrayal, things they chase, places they perch, catnip adventures, cardboard boxes, sunbeams, zoomies, and all the wonderfully strange little things that make your cat unmistakably yours.There are check-off lists for the things that make them purr, disappear, chase, or cause trouble; writing prompts for the stories only you know; spaces to record the routines and rituals you've developed together; and plenty of places for photographs.And those hundreds of cat photos sitting on your phone? Print them. Give the best ones a home alongside the stories behind them, the ridiculous picture that still makes you laugh, the quiet moment you almost forgot, the people and animals who became part of their world, and the ordinary days that turned out not to be ordinary at all.As the book continues, open "my life" pages give you room to keep going with more photographs, stories, milestones, adventures, and whatever comes next. There's no right way to complete it. Write a little or a lot. Skip around. Come back later. Fill it out over a weekend or add to it over the years.This isn't a book about having the perfect cat or taking the perfect photograph. It's a place for the real story ,personality, attitude, mischief, routines, memories, laughter, quiet moments, and the relationship that somehow became part of your family.Nine lives. Endless opinions. One story that belongs to both of you.