It’s a rainy day here today, so I’ve pulled some rainy poetry and zen plants for you to enjoy. Just take a moment to relax and breathe, and maybe see what floats to the surface of your mind.
Plants and Poetry: A Moment of Zen
Month: October 2019
Theme of the Week: Motivation
How do you find your motivation? What keeps you coming back to the practice room, or for that matter back to the gym or class or work? What gets you out of bed in the morning? Why do you keep doing anything?
Practicing Tricks and Treats
By rights I should be posting my philosophical musings on practicing first, but I’m not. Instead, in the spirit (get it??) of the season, here are some of my favorite practicing tricks and treats! Your Toolbox I believe that, in order to practice most effectively […]
Plant Profile: Guinevere the Echeveria
Meet Guinevere, the Echeveria “Perle von Nürnburg”! This is a series of plant profiles based on the houseplants in my collection. For each, I’ll take you through some basic plant facts and care information (jump to) based on my research and personal experience! The Science […]
Theme of the Week: Fear
Continuing on my self-care kick, I want to talk about fear. I like keeping things fun and light-hearted, you know? Hopefully you can bear with me through another frivolous frolic through the fields of fantastic fun and… what else starts with F?… oh yeah, FEAR. […]
How to Practice
This week, for Music Monday, let’s learn how to practice! I’ve commissioned Mr. Butters to help demonstrate; he’s a great meowdel!
Plant Profile: Esmeralda the Dracaena
Meet Esmeralda, a Dracaena White Jewel! This is a series of plant profiles based on the houseplants in my collection. For each, I’ll take you through some basic plant facts and care information based on my research and personal experience!
Theme of the Week: Isolation
To continue from last week’s Intro to Self-Care, I want to talk about isolation for this week’s theme of the week. It might not seem like the most logical progression, but I think that to actually talk about self-care, we first have to look under the hood and think about some of the underlying factors.
Day of a (Kind of) Professional Musician
A day in the life. Totally for real.
Plant Profile: Callie the Calathea “Freddie”
Meet Callie, a Calathea “Freddie”! This is a series of plant profiles based on the houseplants in my collection. For each, I’ll take you through some basic plant facts and care information based on my research and personal experience!