All posts tagged: diy

Loving Your Garden in a Drought

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Sometimes it can seem impossible to get what you want while following your personal code of ethics. I’m from the Pacific Northwest, where rain is an everyday occurrence. I’m accustomed to lush, thriving gardens and forests. The move to LA was a big jump from the climate I was used to and I had to adapt in many ways, especially when it came to taking water for granted. I’ve never been a gardener. Actually, I have quite a “black thumb.” I’m terrible at caring for flowers, herbs, and basically any living plant I come in contact with. I’ll forget to water it,  or water it too much, I’ll keep it indoors when it should be outside, the list goes on. I still have dreams of growing my food someday, and I’m passively planning a garden, in the meantime though I have made an important discovery succulents! In a dry climate succulents are a great option. Succulents roots are very near the soils surface, this allows them to be able to retain water from small showers …

Craftwork

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As a fan of decor and design, at the beginning of every Holiday season I vow to decorate my home in festive colors, host dinner parties, and find merriment everywhere I can. Unfortunately, every year I fail at this attempt. I might catch a hay ride or some hot cocoa, but dreams of handmade gifts and centerpieces go right out the window due to a heavy workload and very little time. This year I’m committed! I run a busy restaurant in Downtown LA, so I’m consistently under pressure to deliver decor to a place where people congregate. Guests don’t just want their squash and pumpkin dishes, they want the decor too! This is especially important living in LA, because without the decoration you might just think it was still summer! In the past I’ve done vases with fresh flowers at each table, but oftentimes guests move the vases out of their way as they tend to stand a little tall and obstruct their view of the rest of their table. Another issue is the fact that …