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  • I Plan(t), the Universe Laughs

    Let’s play my favorite game: How much can possibly go wrong for me within 24 hours? My cat’s water fountain got mold and stopped working, our kitchen sink is completely backed up (after I spent tons of time yesterday fixing our bathroom sink), I put a useless hole in the wall trying to hang my… Read more

  • Exciting Plant Updates & Hope for a Hot Plant Mom Summer

    (Sorry for the silly tiktok meme hot girl summer reference, my energy’s off today) But seriously, we have some exciting indoor urban garden updates over here! New Seedlings! For maybe two months now I’ve been attempting to grow strawberries from seed in the only adequately-sized vessel I had at the time of planting – a… Read more

  • Things (other than money) you can get from a Job

    I love getting reminded that people make more money than me. [sarcasm] So here are some things I think about to cushion that blow, even just a bit. Benefits This one should go without saying. Health benefits are fantastic, and if you’re lucky enough to get them through your job that’s awesome. Of course, the… Read more

  • Planting Updates

    Jade Propagation Three days into drying out, my jade mother leaf looks like it’s ready for some watering! It’s been sitting on soil drying out in an old Oui yogurt container; today I water it for the first time! I read that to water a propagate mother leaf like this, you simply wet the soil… Read more

  • New Plants & A New Week

    New Plants & A New Week

    Neanthe Bella Palm (lovingly named Adora) I saw this palm in the gift shop at a botanical garden and fell in love. Luckily, it’s pet safe – and also luckily, I have a bunch of extra planting pots to stick her in as I bought her on a whim and didn’t buy anything to plant… Read more

  • Stepping Back from Conflict: Assertion & Compassion, and the Aftermath

    This isn’t the post I meant to add today, but life has inspired this conversation lately. I like conflict, and I don’t like conflict. I like conflict because it opens up the door for me to assert myself; I don’t like it because I feel guilty about asserting myself afterward, even if I did my… Read more