Right when I moved to Arizona I wanted to do some plant related workshops to find a community or a friend that was into plants. Obviously I can’t force a friendship but I want and need a friend. The last couple years have been rough socially, politically, and by golly some of my issues were self-inflicted. I’m slowly unlearning my wrong mindset and knowing I can’t please or make everyone happy and that’s okay. It’s okay. I have to make myself happy. I highly recommend therapy – just talking to someone really opened doors in me, and closed some.

Anyways, back to the workshops, I booked a succulent pumpkins arrangement workshop right when I moved to Arizona, and completely forgot about it until 2 weeks before the event. I was excited for it. I seriously hoped to meet people who loved plants like me.

It was such a failure. I was so bummed. The host spoke for 50 minutes and it was only scheduled for an hour. We sat and listened to the owner explain where they started at in the plant industry to

where they were at now. Poor K (Kelsey) and C (Corrie) who I met at the beginning of the workshop had to quickly do their arrangements because they had to leave right at 11 for another commitment.

One tidbit I did learn was for an aloe vera to be medicinal the flower it blooms need to be yellow. Any other color means it isn’t a medicinal aloe vera.

I guess it wasn’t for nothing and I did chitchat, although briefly, with K and C about wanting our homes to reflect like a jungle, and it got me out of my comfort zone and out of my head.

I started this blog post to whine, but in reality I have a lot to be thankful. I have a running car, spending money to do fun planty things, a job that allowed me to move, and a wonderful husband who is my best friend, and family that loves me.

I have my mind, a body that functions well with all of its physical ability and hearing. I can do my plant hobbies or go on hikes without any accommodations. I am so grateful for what I have and need to remember all of these things.

When I am always looking into the future that’s when I become discontented with my situations and with the what ifs that plague my mind and need to see the good around me in the today instead.

I have so many good things happening to me that I need to take time to be thankful and appreciate what I have and the good people around me.