April In The Burbs

There have always been at least a couple of house plants where I have lived, as far back as I can remember. My mom had this infamous Golden Pothos Ivy that she kept in my childhood living-room, stuck behind the big gray chain in the corner.  I always thought it was an odd place to keep a houseplant, behind a big chair like that. Once I got older, I realized that it was one of the only places that had a window and therefore sunlight, in our small 3 window apartment.  As I grew older, our family plant collection grew a bit, but it was mainly my father who took care of them when my mother or myself brought one home with no Earthly idea how to actually care for it.  I didn\"t really get into plants until Covid19 hit, like many people. Probably also like many people, I was dealing with a ton of really complicated situations and emotions of my own even before Covid was in the US.  A lot has changed over the past year, and one of these things is that plants have become a much larger part

 Part of my journey of growing older, is realizing that not everything that I've accrued over my 37 years, are things that I need to keep around.  I was able to connect with a local vintage shop called LoFi ATX , and Hannah was sweet enough to take the most popular themed keychains off my hands. Think Mickey Mouse, Garfield and vintage Tamagotchi goodness. On the way to the shop, I was slightly worried that I would regret or even miss these small keepsakes from my childhood. Would I feel the somewhat familiar tinge of regret that I had felt so many times before?  Sometimes it's harder than you'd think to sell an amazing vintage piece that no longer sparks the joy deep inside my heart, but also slightly didn't want to let go of yet. I collect and sell vintage for a reason; I love it! 💖 One thing helped this almost indescribable feeling. While I was waiting for Hannah to go through my collection at the shop, I was browsing all of the amazing vintage they had there and f

 Does anyone else find it 100% unacceptable, that the things from our youth are now what's considered vintage? AKA I'm feeling old, y'all.  I'm only 37.  I'm almost a fully developed adult, who still has a long fucking way to go. But the fact that these things that I loved as a child, are now considered vintage and retro and dare I even say...cool? It freaks me out a little, I really have to admit. It's not that my childhood was so particularly amazing, nor does it feel like just yesterday - by any stretch of the imagination. But somehow, somewhere, in my tiny little brain, it really does fuck me up in a 2% way. Father Time got me sprung, yo! And not in a good way.  I recently thought of my childhood keychain collection because I saw a cool vending machine concept that sells local art but also small vintage goodies. Could you think of a better combination? Didn't think so!  My childhood keychain collection has been in some type of storage, in this case the g

  It really is amazing what a year of slow, intentional therapy and changes can make.  My therapist suggested writing a positive coping mechanism, so here we are.  Yet again.  I'm pretty sure every teenager in the world sits in their room, alone, listening to music and writing shitty poetry.  Blogs are basically that, but for grown ass adults who think it's easier to sit down at a computer and tell the world their issues. We refuse to take 10 minutes with pen and paper, alone, to feel our shit and write it down and maybe, finally, move on.  It's weird, right? I'm sure there's something in there about needing to be validated and accepted for who we truly all are, great and fantastic yet complicated works in progress.  I've actually tried quite a few hobbies in the last year, trying to keep sane, trying to find more than myself and my own issues to deal with. Plants have been an active part of my life since August of 2020. I never considered myself much of a plant

Get your make on!  All of the items seen in this video can be purchased at your local Walmart in the craft isle. The zip-ties I believe came from either Dollar Tree or the Target One Spot, and are smaller than typical zip-ties.  This is great for fine motor skills and learning how to spell names and short words for your little ones, also!  The video explains the steps pretty simply, but if anyone needs help, holler at your girl!  I decided to do friend and family names and also used Google to search for popular sayings of the youths of the day. 👵 **This post is in no way sponsored or endorsed - I just want to show you all a fun and easy craft.**