Redheaded Jill

Hello… it’s me… the plant enabler.

Do y’all have any obsessive hobbies?

I can get obsessed with different things for a different amount of time.

I have been obsessed with crocheting, embroidery, reading, movies, tv, Korean tv, Chinese tv, politics, chickens…

My mom is obsessed with houseplants.

And I love it.

So I encourage it. I enable it. I go to plant sales with her. I have shelves and shelves of plants in my home. I started in college, I wanted to make my dorm room feel more homey. I continued after college working at the bank. I had some different plants throughout our space (until they made me get rid of them because they are the WORST.) Now they are in our homes.

I feel like it’s a harmless hobby. They beautify the home. They purify the air. (Even if it’s just a little bit it’s better than nothing.)

They don’t really cost a lot, unless you have some fancy variety that requires a certain level of humidity or care. Mostly mine are fine with tap water and a window for sunlight. (Though I admit this year for prime day I bought several plant lights off Amazon.)

We laugh because my mom has so many house plants, and we call her house a jungle… but I love it. It’s a big part of my childhood. And I enjoy her getting back into it now. We even found a plant in Texas during my sister’s wedding week.

If I were a cat, I would 100% want to live in a big beautiful greenhouse.