Plant Parenthood

Now that the weather in Boston has finally realized it's Spring, I've finally started working to grow my plant collection. My current favorite place to shop for plants is at the local plant shop, Niche. However I have purchased from a variety of places including Amazon and big box stores! 

I've had trouble keeping plants alive in the past, but this time I've opted for all fairly easy going plants, most of which are pet friendly (so they can be in locations where they won't be forgotten). I've also started growing my tool box which now includes a gallon watering can, a mister, pruning shears and a soil moisture meter.

Check out what is currently growing and where I purchased below!

The Hanging Beauties

Inchplant (Tradescantia zebrina) 

Home Depot

Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

Home Depot

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Home Depot

The Hoyas

Hoya carnosa

Niche

Hoya memoria

Niche

Hoya carnosa varigata

Niche

The Snakes

Rattlesnake Plant (Calathea lancifolia)

Niche

Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)

Trader Joe's

The Succulents

Wegman's

BJ's Wholesale

The Air Plants

Amazon

Amazon

Niche

The Other Foliages

Dwarf Umbrella Tree (Schefflera arboricola)

Trader Joe's

Pony Tail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

Crose Next Collective

Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

Trader Joe's

Spider Plant with babies! (Chlorophytum comosum)

Trader Joe's

Baby Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Niche

The Edible One

Pineapple Plant! (Ananas comosus)

Whole Foods

We're Engaged!

On February 21, 2019 Daniel asked me to marry him in Central Park.

We were in New York with my sister and best friend to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway which I had purchased tickets for nearly a year earlier. I had no idea when I started to plan the trip in February 2018 that I was planning my engagement trip! 

The Thursday morning started off with us going to Ess-a-Bagel where we all grabbed a large breakfast and heading back to our AirBnB to pack a lunch for a trip around Central Park. We wound up walking alround the park seeing the major attractions like the Boat House and the famous bridge, until we found ourselves on the Northern side of the lake overlooking my favorite building view from the park. My sister, friend and I were all sitting on the rock but Daniel seemed anxious. He soon asked me if I would take a picture with him in front of the lake. I asked him if I needed my camera and he said no my phone was okay.

The rest was a blur. I remember him saying "Kelly.." and then dropping down to one knee to ask me. He had his brother to catch a bus into the city to secretly capture the photos which turned out so beautifully. We celebrated by leaving the park and hitting up two bars -- one a dive and one upscale and honestly both were perfect in their own ways.

I'm so very happy to finally be marrying this man!

Thoughts on International Women's Day

In honor of International Women’s Day, I wanted to address a question that has been sitting heavy on my heart lately: is this sexist?

Whether it be a snarky joke at a woman’s expense or feeling like there’s a glass ceiling I will somehow never break through, it’s a question I find myself asking far too often.

The ultimate problem is that I have to ask the question at all. There should be nothing that causes me to think I’m being discriminated against because I’m a woman. I’ll repeat that again — I should not be consciously worried that I am being passed over or held back because of my gender. Yet here I am in 2018 and this is how I feel. 

How do you not ask this question when you hear men in management positions openly make jokes about women? How do you not ask this question when only 30% of your coworkers/classmates are women? How do you not ask this question when your own reproductive rights are seemingly always up for debate by men in boardrooms?

Today, I wear red to show my support for other women and for women in other countries who’s fight is much harder than mine. Together we will celebrate our accomplishments, mourn our losses and fight for our rights.