Category: Personal Essay
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant From Black Thumb to Budding Botanist: My Houseplant Journey Let’s be honest, I’m about as far from a “... Read More
The Unspoken Rules of Elevator Etiquette (And the People Who Break Them)
Riding the Express to Awkward: The Unspoken Rules of Elevator Etiquette We've all been there. Crammed shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers in a metal box,... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant My Thumb Was Anything But Green Okay, confession time : I am the queen of killing houseplants.... Read More
The Unspoken Rules of Being a Line-Stander (And Why I’m Now a Black Belt)
The Unspoken Rules of Being a Line-Stander (And Why I'm Now a Black Belt) We've all been there, haven't we? Standing in a line that seems to stretch on longer... Read More
Why I’m Convinced My Houseplant is Judging Me
Does My Houseplant Judge Me? (This Might Be a Sign) The Eyewitness Testimony of a Wilting Peace Lily Let me preface this by saying I consider myself a... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned From a Houseplant (and No, It Wasn’t About Patience)
From Black Thumb to Accidental Plant Parent Okay, confession time: I am not a plant person. In fact, I have a long and storied history of accidentally offing... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned From a Cactus
From Black Thumb to Budding Botanist (Well, Sort Of) Let's be honest, I'm about as far from a "plant person" as you can get. My idea of gardening used to... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant My Brown Thumb Gets Greener (Slightly) Let's be honest, my thumbs have always leaned more towards brown... Read More
My Monstera is Judging Me (and Honestly, It Has Every Right To)
My Monstera Is Judging Me (and Honestly, It Has Every Right To) From Houseplant Parent to Paranoid Plant Person Let me preface this by saying I love my plants.... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant We’ve all been there. Scrolling through Instagram, you’re bombarded by images of perfect homes with... Read More