Tag: Personal Essay
The Unexpected Joys of Being a Plant Parent (and No, I Don’t Mean Children)
From Black Thumb to Proud Plant Parent Let's be honest, I wasn't always this way. There was a time when my thumbs were decidedly not green – more like a... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant My Thumb Was More Charcoal Than Green Let's be honest, I'm not exactly known for my nurturing skills.... Read More
The Unexpected Joys of Being a Plant Parent (and Why I Now Speak to My Fiddle-Leaf Fig)
From Black Thumb to Proud Plant Parent Let's be honest, I wasn't always a natural nurturer. In fact, my thumbs were practically charcoal black. I'd managed to... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant From Brown Thumb to Budding Plant Parent Let's be honest, my thumbs have always been more "brown" than... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant My Brown Thumb Gets a Green Roommate Let's be honest, I'm not exactly known for my nurturing abilities.... Read More
Confessions of a Reformed Plant Killer (and Why You Should Join the Green Side)
From Black Thumb to Proud Plant Parent Let's be honest, I used to be the person who could kill a cactus by looking at it wrong. My thumbs were decidedly not... Read More
The Unexpected Joys of Being a Plant Parent (and Why You Should Join the Club)
The Unexpected Joys of Being a Plant Parent (and Why You Should Join the Club) Confessions of a Former Plant Killer Okay, I'll admit it. I used to be a... Read More
The Unspoken Rules of Being a Plant Parent
The Unspoken Rules of Being a Plant Parent My Brown Thumb Redemption Arc (Or So I Thought) Remember that time I swore off plants because I accidentally... Read More
The Unexpected Life Lessons I Learned from a Houseplant
My Brown Thumb Turns Green Let's be honest, I'm not exactly known for my nurturing instincts. I once killed a cactus. A CACTUS. So when my well-meaning friend... Read More
Is My Houseplant Judging Me? I’m Starting to Think So…
Are My Houseplants Judging Me? I Think They Might Be... We've all been there. You're sprawled on the couch in your oldest sweatpants, two days past your shower... Read More