Thrive in Meowtuality! Feb 2025 Kitty Konnection
Happy February, yall!
All of us here at Prince Kitty Co are hoping you are feeling loved, especially loved from yourself. We hope you got the pun in the title- Meowtuality...Mutuality. :P
As February rolls through, our message has been of love- for the self, loved ones, and the community. Remember that love isn't always easy so we may have to work on it, but that work is worth it if a healthy and loving relationship is the outcome (again with others and self).
If you have been keeping up with the PrinceKittyCoLLC instagram/FB, you already know that we have been making some changes to our format. Instead of sharing local events going on in the community on the weekends, we are now going to turn our attention to activities and words of wisdom from the mouths of some intellectual and insightful kitties. You may be saying to yourself (or out loud), "but Angelica- you are the one who is talking during the videos." You are correct. There is a simple reason for that. Yin Yang, Dewart, and Galelea do not speak English, Spanish, or any other human language. I help them to share their message with those of you who choose to hear it!
Our typical weekly posting schedule looks like the following (subject to change based on content, what's going on in this world of ours, and what is going on in the lives of us here at Prince Kitty Co, LLC!):
Monday- Mutuality Mondays- quick tips and reminders for ways to be in community
Tuesday- Kitties Care Tuesdays- words of wisdom from Yin Yang, Dewart, and Galelea
Wednesday- Which Cat Wednesdays- a game where you have to guess which cat is the kitty culprit of the activity or characteristic of the week
Friday- Feline It Fridays- another pun, yes! (you know... like, feeling it, but FELINE it?!) Join us for a short video where we engage in a craft or activity and talk about self-care. We want to highlight creators in the queer community so if you have a craft you'd like to do while talking about self-care, let me know!
Sunday- Sunday CAREies- like Sunday scaries but instead its reminders about things being okay as they are!
Upcoming Collaborations:
We are incredibly excited to announce an upcoming collaboration with Circle Square salon to take place the day before the Trans Day of Visibility! Join us for affirming hair cuts, waxes, washes, and styles while exploring the spectrum of identity empowerment and self-love. Prince Kitty will be in the salon all day providing space to talk and explore the mental/emotional side of identity while Circle Square provides affirmation surrounding the physical side (of course, they all impact each other). We will host short workshops and activities throughout the day in addition to being available to chat alongside the Health Brigade and legal policy information.
Sunshine Kreations (@sunshine.kreations) and Prince Kitty Co will be collaborating for some self-care and self-love projects. We will be navigating self-care through crochet masterpieces (and cuties of course)! You can do some yourself, too!
Join us for Feline It Fridays where we color the marvelously inclusive pictures drawn by Kat Thompson (@katastrophiccreations) in their Sweet Dreams coloring book. While coloring, we will talk about self-care, inclusivity, and mental health. If you'd like to color along to the picture of that week, you can snag your own copy.
Upcoming Events
Trans Day of Visibility:
Circle Square Salon
Join us for affirming hair cuts, waxes, washes, and styles while exploring the spectrum of identity empowerment and self-love. Prince Kitty will be in the salon all day providing space to talk and explore the mental/emotional side of identity while Circle Square provides affirmation surrounding the physical side (of course, they all impact each other). We will host short workshops and activities throughout the day in addition to being available to chat alongside the Health Brigade and legal policy information.
You don't need Valentine's Day to express your love for others, so feel free to print and use these Kitty Cupid Cards on the ones who need to know how you feel about them!
And if you need some Prince Kitty Co affirmation cards/coping skills for your office space or any area you take up space, reach out and we will be happy to mail some to ya!
I know this month and the last (and the last and the last..) have been scary for folks. Please engage in community outreach and advocacy. I posted the email that I sent to VCU board leadership as a way to give an example to folks on what you can write in an advocacy letter- there are many, many ways to write them! The point is to express the importance of equality, equity, and safety in our community and its best if you share your own experience and passion. We can stand together and we can't give up when we get devastating news. Remember that it has only been recent years in the span of history that equality has been addressed with the queer, Black, Indigenous, POC, immigrant, neurodivergent, disabled, etc. communities. We have won battles to get where we are and we will not back down. They will hear us. Use your beautiful and powerful voice. Join in on calls to action, participate in surveys (like the one below), engage with community, attend protests, make art, express yourself. Be safe. Be smart. Pay attention to the modes of communication you are using with loved ones and where you share information. Not everyone can hold onto sensitive info like the Prince Kittrio!
As always, Angelica's Self Care Space (www.tinyurl.com/AngelicasSelfCareSpace ) is available for anyone to utilize different resources for free; however, if you would like a more in-depth chat about resources that can be helpful to you (and a resource list customized for you), reach out and set up an appointment with me. Resource gathering can be tough so I'd be happy to help you find what you are looking for- and provide guidance and affirmation along the way.
https://www.princekittyco.com/services
I try to keep the Collective Trauma section in Angelica's Self Care Space updated in addition to the Highlights in "Call to Action" on Instagram so keep an eye on calls to action in your area/virtually.
We are vamping up our Bluesky @princekitty.bsky.social and signal channels so keep checking in.