I've spent a lot of time on my blog and other places online talking about Ed and Fru. I was thinking about it a while ago and I realized that I rarely ever come out and talk about just Isis, even though she's a huge part of my life. In the last year or so, she's played an even bigger role in my happiness.
When I first got Ed and Isis, I remember being disappointed about how unattached I felt with them. I wrote a blog post about it here and I got a lot of great feedback about how loving pets can take time sometimes; it's not always instantaneous. Everyone who said that was right and I'm really thankful for their help. Isis is one of those kitties that took a while to warm up to me-- much longer than Ed. And in all honesty, the wait was completely worth it.
Shawn, Beth, and I noticed that there was something a little "off" about Isis when she first came to live with us. She was terrified of everything. Even for a kitty, the horror in her eyes every time someone walked past her seemed excessive. We all watched her carefully and then came to the conclusion that she was most likely abused by one of her previous owners. As far as we knew, she had at least two previous owners, but there could have been more. The way she ran away from people and ducked her head whenever anyone would make any quick movements made me feel like she had once been struck by someone-- most likely a male since she's always had a greater fear with them. I know that not all kitties are warm and cuddly (I've been around a lot of cats in my life), but the feeling I got when I saw the fear in Isis' eyes told me something extremely bad happened to her in her past. Knowing this made me determined to help her feel comfortable in her new life.
I first started noticing a change in Isis when I took her (and Ed) to the vet for a checkup about two years ago. Ed was pretty calm, but as usual, Isis was terrified. I gently picked her up and held her the entire time she was there. It was the first memory I have of her clinging to me because she felt protected and safe in my arms. I remember how I couldn't stop smiling. Shawn even mentioned that Isis and I were having a "bonding experience." Ever since that day, I've felt a deep connection with Isis.
Since then, she's been slowly becoming more loving. I took advantage of that change and started to "work" with her more often. When she was really young, she wouldn't let anyone hold her and would claw her way out of a person's arms. (I have a scar to prove it.) I decided to take baby steps with Isis to help her understand that being held was a good thing. Every day, I would slowly pick her up and take her over to a window where we could watch the streets outside. I would talk to her in a very soft, soothing voice (very non-threatening) so she knew that I was still there with her. I figured that the movements on the steets would distract her enough so she wouldn't concentrate on the fact that I was holding her. Sure enough, Isis became used to being held by me. After a while, I was able to hold her for an infinite amount of time. In fact, I'd have to say that she now gets sad when I have to put her back on the floor after holding her.
These days, Isis is very relaxed. She's still afraid of almost all strangers (like a lot of kitties are), and most men. However, her attitude and mannerisms have changed to an enourmous extent with the people she's familiar and comfortable with. Isis no longer runs away when people are walking towards her. She doesn't duck her head quickly if people around her are moving their arms or moving objects around her. When Shawn and I walk in the door after being out for a few hours, she stays asleep in her kitty bed in the main room. If anything, she might look up at us to acknowledge our presence... but she doesn't run to a hiding place.
Whenever I'm asleep and Isis sees me curled up under my comforter and another very soft blanket I always use, she hops up on top of my stomach and falls asleep there. A few days ago, I woke up and was able to get off the couch without waking her up-- she stayed in the same spot, sleeping, for over ten hours! Most of the time, she's purring happily whever she's sleeping. And if I don't cuddle with her in the morning, which has become a routine for the two of us, she comes up to me later in the day and gives me sad mews to let me know she wants some cuddles.
Having two kitties who are so different from each other is amazing. Ed is friendly with everyone and is very sociable. Isis has grown into a kitty who chooses who to love, and if you're chosen, you feel like you are the most important person in the world. That's exactly how I feel whenever I'm with her. It was difficult for a long time for me to grasp the idea of Isis being calm and loving, but seeing her so happy every day has made her overall happiness a normality. I couldn't be more grateful for her and the fact that she's overcome whatever pain she experienced in the past. Her ability to move on and be happy has made me happy.
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Happy Bday Mike and Pei!
Originally uploaded by simp?yKir
Just a special pic for my friends Mike and Pei! ( Pei I hope you like this pic even when it's a bit late ;).
Tomorrow I will be posting more pics of this girl and this new hat ;). An unique little hat for a very special girl :).It's available in the shop now!
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Rainbow bunnies for Blythe
Originally uploaded by simp?yKir
I cannot believe it's already friday! yay!
I hope you had a great week and you are ready for an exciting weekend, because I was working on a lot of new stuff and there lots of new listings these days ;).Thank you everyone who have been so supportive of my work (:. I am finishing the last 2 orders from October and hoping to finish those by next week so that I may start on the MidNovember/December commission list.
It was so fun to work on the rainbow bunny hats for Blythes, and to work on some more momo hats too. I will make some momo hats for Blythe for the Xmas collection for sure. Thank you very much for ordering them. I will be contacting everyone who placed Blythe orders very soon. ;)
It's shipping date today! Shipping notices will be sent over the weekend. Payments received BEFORE 6PM TUES 10 NOV will go out today==> all orders thereafter will promptly ship out on MON 16 NOV.
Have a great weekend and expect more news from simplyKir very soon!
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simplyKir's special girl
Originally uploaded by simp?yKir
1. Marie, 2. Marie, 3. Marie, 4. Marie, 5. Marie, 6. Marie, 7. Marie, 8. Marie, 9. Marie, 10. Marie, 11. Marie, 12. Marie, 13. Marie, 14. Marie, 15. Marie, 16. Marie, 17. Marie, 18. Marie, 19. Marie, 20. Marie
I am very happy to introduce one of the latest girls at simplyKir's.
She arrived a while ago but I didn't have time to upload all the pics I took of her. These are the first photos of Marie, taken the same day of her arrival.
You might know her already, ;). Sorry her first pics are not as good as the lovely makers took but I will do my best to show you her soul ;).
Marie is a little french girl who lived in Paris in the 18th century. Thanks to Ravendolls and Marblehands, she is now with us again and she can tell us in her perfect french all kind of interesting stories.
I hope you enjoy all the pics.
Doll: OOAK DollsTown Mari in a 7year body
Faceup and Blushing: RavenDolls 2oo9'
Outfit: OOAK Marblehands outfit made specially for this doll
Wig in the photos: TinyBear
Eyes: Brown
[More photos of her with her awesome outfit will be posted very soon ^^]
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Helped by lots of faeries and pixies
Originally uploaded by simp?yKir
kir is needing lots of faerie and pixie helpers these days ;). She is very busy in the studio creating lot of xmas stuff for you ;).
If you emailed us, and you're waiting for a response, we're including you--we're a bit behind on emails and we'll get back to you soon.Thank you very much.
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Elfdoll LE Yumi
Originally uploaded by simp?yKir
We're very BUSY in the studio working on lots of stuff for Xmas for you and your lovely dollies.
There are a lot of stuff for your LatiDolls, pukiFees, PD Mini Riz, RealPuki, Pocket Fairy, LittleFee, Blythe... and lots more.Keep a lookout!
We'll be randomly listing throughout November at different times so everyone should be able to get something if they want to. (We will be listing stuff on our esty and directly at our Boutique ;))
There will be lots of pics coming on our flickr ;).
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Happy Halloween!
Originally uploaded by simp?yKir
We're back!
wow we had a great 4 day-weekend and that's all what kir and her little helpers needed ;).She came back with lots of new designs ;).
We hope you had a happy and very safe Halloween!
Lots of sneak peeks and wips coming today...
A lot of Blythe people are doing their dolls' favorite fifteen items on Flickr. I decided to do a photo for Plum! She has so many favorite things... It was difficult to fit even just fifteen of them into one shot. o_O
And actually, all the items in this photo are Plum's favorite clothes and accessories, not just the fifteen that are tagged on my Flickr. I cheated a little! But I only tagged fifteen of the items, haha. ^__^
I can't wait to take more photos of Plum in the outfit she's wearing right now. She's totally dressed for autumn and winter. I dressed her and Jinkies the other day and they look so cute next to each other. It's been super cloudy and rainy every day this week so there haven't really been any opportunities for me to go outside and get good lighting for photos. I was lucky I got a chance to jump outside for this quick photo today. In fact, I almost didn't get any shots in because the tiny dresses started getting blown away. x_____x Shawn stood outside with me and made sure it all stayed in order, tee hee.
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Gone batty! First Halloween Set
Originally uploaded by melissa - Best Dressed Doll
Our 2nd Must-Have-Halloween item is gorgeous costume hand made by Melissa from Bestdresseddoll.
Melissa is a very talented girl who not only made tiny outfits for our latidoll girls but for a lot of more dolls such as Blythe, Unoa.... We had to get one of these Gone Batty outfits for our dolls so expect one of the simplyKir girls wearing them very soon.
More info about this Halloween costume HERE.
Be sure to visit her flickr, she has always lots of beautiful things to look at ;).
Happy early Halloween SK Friends!
