Botanical Buddies

Hello dear readers. :)
   I hope you've had a wonderful week. I hope someone was kind to you, and that you were kind to someone else. I hope that you're enjoying your week and that you're looking forward to the next one and the exciting opportunities it will bring.
    This week I thought I'd blog about some of my "botanical buddies", as the title suggests. In the past few months, I've really gotten into houseplants. I feel like they can really brighten a space up, and there's just something about nurturing something and watching it grow that makes me feel so happy. But due to my current living situation, I didn't really know how a houseplant would fare. And by current living situation, I mean I live in my parent's basement and I have a itty-bitty teeny-tiny window that doesn't even provide enough sunlight to keep my whole room lit.
   But my grandma was moving from her old house and wanted to get rid of (what I believe, though I'm not sure. I'm not a plant specialist, okay?) is a ficus plant. So I accepted it. And took the plunge.
   Sounds dramatic, but it really just means that I bought some plants.

Aren't they purty? 

So let's talk about these little guys. Remember that post I did awhile back about flowers and playing in the rain and coffee? The one where I showed you my one teeny-tiny shamrock growing?? Remember that one??? Well, this is how they're doing! I'm actually really surprised and quite impressed that they're doing this well with me as a caretaker. :P

And here we have the succulent from WalMart that has no name. Seriously, I have no idea what kind of succulent this is. It had no label or anything. But it's doing great, so... *shrugs*. I really love this one, though. It such pretty. If you any of you all know what this is, feel free to let me know.

Hello, my supposed-ficus.  Is this a ficus?? I don't know. It's not really vine-y, soooo.... I have no idea. Again, if you know, let me know! Please. :)

Oh, dis one is maybe my best plant fren. It sits by my desk and keeps me company, It's so pretty and it's growing well, in spite of the nearly complete lack of sunshine it receives this far from my tiny window. I believe it's a pink vein fittonia. And I. Love. It. 

And finally, a bit of an extra. I picked some sweet pea flowers the other day, so they're also keeping me company. They are also very pretty. :)















That is the extent of my collection at the moment. I have some supplies that I want to use to make a moss terrarium, but I have no clue how to make one of those. One day soon that will happen.
   Hope you enjoyed this post. Do you have any plants? Do you also live in the basement? Do you have any tips for growing moss terrariums? What the heck are all of these plants called? Feel free to comment and share your advice/knowledge. Thanks for reading, my frens. See you next time.

MR

Thought Process: Decisions

I let people's decisions affect me far too much. 

   People are always, always going to make bad decisions. They have from the beginning of time, and they will continue to do so until the world ends. People will always be inconsiderate, people will always be ignorant, people will always be selfish. No matter how much I wish I could stop it, no matter how hard I try to stop it, they always will. 

   There is nothing I can do. 

   And I'm trying to accept that. 

   But I'm done letting those bad decisions affect me. I'm done letting people's inability to deal with their own emotions, their ignorance, their constant wallowing in the mire to drag me down with them. Even if those people are unable, excuse me, unwilling to rise above their struggles, rise above their darkness, get themselves out of the mud and be the best person they can be, I'm not going to be affected by it anymore. 

   I'm done. 

   No more. 

   I am going to be the one who is willing, who wants to face up to my fears, my darkness. I am going to be the one to fight what's inside me, to fight the voices who want me to stay in the mud. I am going to grab hold of the rope of salvation, and I am not going to wallow anymore. I will not bury my fears and darkness, I will not be content to push my emotions, my sins, my struggles aside, bury them beneath something else, pretend they don't exist. Even if other people, people who are close to me are doing the same thing I'm trying not to do, even if things are taken away that make it harder to fight, i will fight. I am not going to make decisions I regret anymore. I am not going to be angry and bitter, I will not look back on my life and wish I had let myself live more, wish I had been a better adversary to my evil, to my darkness, to the evil and darkness in the world. God help me, I am going to stand up, rise above the mud everyone else seems to love so much in spite of how they complain about it, and I am going to be the person He wants me to be.  The person He made me to be. Even if it is harder than anything I have ever done and all of my darkness and fears are going to fight me with everything they have.  Even if no one else is willing, I am. 

   I'm sick of it. 

   I'm sick of not being who I'm supposed to be, I'm sick of not helping people how I want to, sick of not being who I know I'm supposed to be, sick of others chaining me down with their bad decisions. 

   No more. 

   I will still fail. But I am going to fight with every ounce of strength I have, every ounce of strength God gives me and I am going to be who I am supposed to be. I will still try to help those people who don't want to get up, oh yes I will. But I will no longer be what I'm not supposed to be because of them, for them. I will fight, even if they won't. And I will pray that they will see that it isn't that hard to get up, if you're just willing to take a step, willing to face your darkness. I will face mine and I will light a candle for others to face theirs. 

MR

    

A Note From a Fren

Hello, my dearest, sweet readers. :)

   Let's just clarify: No I did not blog on Friday. I know, you've probably died of shock. *Insert heavy sarcasm here*

   But since I feel rather bad about bailing AGAIN, and 'cause I'm in the mood, I wanted to write a quick note to ya'll. It's not gonna be long or fancy, but it will be heartfelt. 

   I love you guys. 

   Like, I really do! I don't care if you're subscribed or not, if you follow my Pinterest board, you just check in on my blog every once in awhile or you just popped in here for the first time. I love you! You're awesome! You guys are always so nice, even when my posts are messy and weird and just probably not worth your time. You guys always brighten my day, whether I see my view count go up or one of you leave a sweet comment. You guys are just so special and sweet and I love you all so much!!!! <3<3<3<3 

   I hope I can encourage and help you guys the way you do me. Like seriously, I am totally up for blog post suggestions on things you guys might need/want some help with/thoughts on. And I am TOTALLY 100% SERIOUS when I say that if you guys ever, ever need someone to talk to, please don't be afraid to message me or shoot me an email or anything. Because I would love to talk to you guys and do the best to help you with whatever you need. SERIOUSLY. Please never feel like you can't do this, because I genuinely want to help and talk to you all. Even if you just want to talk to someone about the day you've had, whether it be awesome or terrible. I would love to be that person. :)

So yes. I love you all so very much. AND FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY AND GOOD IN THE WORLD, I WILL HAVE A BLOG POST ON FRIDAY!!!!!! And it will be a good one. SO YES. No going back now. 

I will see all of you lovely people then.

 Have a wonderful, fantastic week! :D 

MR

A New Day

Hello dear readers. :)
   Happy weekend! I hope your week has been fantastic. I hope you've tried something new, done something challenging, had a little fun, smiled a whole lot, and that you do the same in the weeks to come.
   Everyday, dear reader, you wake up. Your mind is pulled from sleep, your eyes are opened, and you have a whole new day facing you. Sometimes you don't want to wake up, sometimes you wish you had woken up sooner. But it doesn't really matter. Because whether you want it or not, whether you like it or not, here you are, the day is started.
   Seeing that this happens to us everyday, I think that we kind of lose sight of what a new day means. Maybe things were pretty sour yesterday. Maybe you messed up big time, maybe you kept making little mistakes all day, maybe someone was unkind to you, maybe something terrible happened. Or on the flip-side, maybe yesterday was great. Maybe you had lots of fun, maybe you were in a great mood all day, maybe people were nice and wonderful things happened. Those things are still fresh in your mind, but in essence, they're gone. In no way does this day have to be like yesterday.
   Everyday, you wake up and you have a choice. Am I going to repeat yesterday, or is today going to go completely different? Am I going to dwell on the bad things that happened to me yesterday? Am I going to strive to have the same positive attitude I had the day before? It's your choice.
   The fact is, though, that it can be hard sometimes. When people are still unkind to you, when things are even more of a train wreck than they were yesterday, the last thing you want to do is put a smile on your face and be thankful for this new day that you do have. Even if ignoring the unkind things and focusing on what God has done for you helps you feel better, it's hard. It's hard not to snap at people, not to totally lose it, not to cry and ask why this is happening.
   It's your choice to do with your day what you will. Sometimes you're going to have a bad day no matter what, but you attitude makes a hecka lot of difference.
   So make your choice, reader. And step forward, asking God for his strength, and live your day with a smile on your face and hope in your heart.

See you soon.
MR

(( Yes, I know, I didn't post yesterday. But at least I am here today. Although, this post wasn't what I had originally planned to post, but I had the idea and I didn't want to throw it aside. I will do my very best to have the other post up next week!!))