Thanks IKEA for inspiring me to turn my black thumb green #IKEA

Thank you IKEA for that wonderful commercial with the mom and son cooking. I LOVE the idea of family prepping food together, but do you know the entire kitchen full of plants was such a refreshing idea. This is quite unusual coming from me. I have always been the type who didn't like to fuss with plants. I felt like, what's the point they are gonna die. Yet, after moving to Pennsylvania, from the desert of Vegas, my thoughts changed.

You see, my life has always been in a rush since before I could remember. I always pushed myself to be the best and study hard. A chronic "overachiever", I always ran around in a flurry. Growing up, working, having kids, and a house, none of these things changed. Whenever I attempted to grow plants, they would get lost in the flurry of my life. I literally would have dead plants within a week. Life just seemed to be too busy for another living being to rely on me. We as a family, were caught up in the business of life.

That was until last summer when my husband got his new job. So, we packed up all the belongings we needed and moved across the country. He came by himself and I came with my mother-in-law, two kids, two cats, and soon followed by our moving truck. Once we recovered from the initial shock of adapting to the new state, and everything that was unfamiliar, we began discussing what we wanted out of this new change.

One of the major things we wanted was to not be so "busy". Now, I still work from home, and my kids still have all their activities. Lately, I have actually been researching how to qualify for grants and scholarships to go back to school. Yet, we all feel less "busy". We are able to focus and be in the moment with each other. When family time occurs, there are lots of laughs and smiles. Thanks to Judith, we have dinner every night at the table and breakfast nearly every morning. Our lives no longer run around "busy", and we have begun to say no.

So, with this realization, I realized I can do something I always wanted to do, since I'm not so busy. Have an indoor herb garden. Now, I do not cook with herbs, but I make teas and shakes. I love sweet herbs like mint. So, once I saw this commercial I consulted with my in house gardening pro, Judith, and decided I wanted our dining room to be like this... Ok, well maybe not this many herbs, but at least I can have a start.

We traveled to our local Lowe's, and began my new herb garden dream. I bought three mint plants, chocolate mint, sweet mint, and peppermint. It was quite a feeling as Judy helped me by transferring them to their plots. I talked to them and enjoyed smelling their leaves. What an amazing feeling when your patting down the dirt to secure a new life into the pot. I finally began to understand. Here's the pictures of my new herb babies


So, as I embrace my life change, I am looking forward to spring. The new growth in our new home and new life is symbolized by the beautiful growth, hopefully of my mint plants. When I am enjoying mint tea, I will share with you all. Thanks again IKEA, for inspiring me to turn my black thumb green.