When I welcomed my very first green gurl into my home, I knew I was beginning a new exploration of my own self-care, and, gurl, my mind, bawdy, and spirit were ready for a new journey! Prior to my being a plant parent, I often relied only on community care to reenergize my heart and soul. She’s a gregarious extrovert, so I often found my younger self relying on the presence of others to be energized, spiritually full. If there was an opportunity to be social, gurl, I was there and my spirit was happy, cuz those moments did and will always provide space for community building, friendships, connections, growth, love, dialogue, and the creation of beautiful memories with folks I love and cherish. But balance is key, dahling, and this kween did not have any. I subconsciously desired space to explore what it meant to truly enjoy my own company. To learn to create more moments for quality time with me, myself, and I. My journeying into plant parenthood was a manifestation of that desire and dahling, while this exploration took time, today the garden that is quality time with myself is plentiful and lush 💚 Spending this early Monday morn enjoying my company, enjoying the garden I’ve curated for my own comfort, and diving into routines that soothe my spirit cuz she’s fittin’ to strut into this week with a fierceness 💃🏽🌿🪴🌱