And then the pressure is starting to build in my head, along with the lists on my desk. We're working hard at L*K to ship a new product release next week, so things are in high gear around here. At the same time, these nagging messages flooding my brain...need to decorate house for Christmas, need to shop, need to make sure everyone has the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!!
When I feel overwhelmed, I indulge in a little plant therapy!! Lots of gals like to shop for clothes. Me, I like to shop for plants! I brought home the first 2 poinsettias yesterday (I'm sure there will be more) and my kitchen instantly brightened.
I bought a new baby fern for my desktop terrarium. It's a lot of happy for $2.99. I bought this terrarium a couple years ago when I was in Franklin, Tennessee for our annual February market. I hope to snag another one at the same cute store next year. It's low maintenance, no worry, happy desk material! Just keep the lid on and leave it...all that photosynthesis stuff you learned in 7th grade biology!
For some inexplicable reason, my Christmas cactus from last year is gorgeous...again. I tucked it outside this summer and nearly forgot about it until we had freezing temps at night. When I found it, there were flower buds forming. Who knew such bad care was just what it needed for a beautiful show of fuchsia flowers? And nestled next to the cactus is my shamrock plant from last St. Pat's day...also putting on an unseasonal show of snowy white flowers.
My upstairs studio/office has windows on four sides, so it's quite a greenhouse effect in here. I LOVE sunlight! In addition to my plant menagerie, I'm babysitting a dozen plans for a friend who is working in Haiti. I'm determined to keep her plants alive, as we eagerly anticipate her return. And I just brought in a batch of outdoor plants to winter inside, so it's positively GREEN in here!
I hope all of you have a very merry, green holiday season!
Pooh I love the terrarium idea for my desk at work! I have limited window space since we moved to Maine, so I have three house plants at home and one at work. I love the wee hours on the weekend when every one else is still asleep and I chat with my plants when I tend to them. My mom always talked to her plants too. :-)
ReplyDeleteWell that's one way to cure the winter blues! Love the terrarium.
ReplyDeleteApparently the green thumb is not genetic. I realized this week that I totally forgot about watering my (one!!) plant for the last two weeks. It officially croaked over the weekend. Oops.
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