Growing Bonsai As A Hobby

 

Bonsai, as we all know is a form of art for plants. It first originated in China, and was later passed on to different countries. Bonsai are not just an attractive conversation piece but also has a benefit to our health for many reasons. It is a relaxing hobby that can relieve stress and as a grower, there is said to be a deep philosophy in the spiritual dimension of the art. As you trim, prune, re-pot, water and fertilize, it takes your mind elsewhere allowing you to focus on these simple tasks. The process brings a Zen state of mind. But, also remember that growing these bonsai trees would require a lot of your time and effort, as well as creativity. You need to have basic knowledge in Bonsai making before you could properly grow one at home or at the office.

The ideal way to grow a Bonsai is from a tree seed, which means you would need to start from scratch or the very beginning. Trees are normally the ones we use for Bonsai making, since you wanted a miniature of that piece. The reason why it stays miniature is because of the care that you give to the Bonsai as they grower. But, it is not just trees that we could use for Bonsai making. One that I have at home is the Rosemary Bonsai, which was just given to me by a friend of mine during our housewarming party. I have put it in our kitchen, so it would be just easy to reach whenever I need it while I'm preparing our meals. the rosemary bonsai has a very nice aromatic scent and has a lovely purple blooms which is a natural beauty in any kitchen. You will get a sense of aesthetics and learn how to maximize the beauty of the plant.
 

A bonsai will literally grow old with you with and may last well over one-hundred years with proper care and management. This only means that you will get to enjoy your very own creation for years to come.

Welcoming A New Baby At Home

 

Two months from now we will be expecting an addition to our family. We are very thankful for this wonderful blessing that God has given our family. A new life means, a new beginning. My husband and I have been planning for the baby shower. It's just a simple celebration and we have invited our closest friends and relatives to join us on this special day. We have decided to hold a baby shower for our second child because we were not able to do it with our first born. We were a bit hard up on money back then and can't afford to have even a simple baby shower. But after giving birth to our first child, we were very happy because things have totally change and a lot of blessings came pouring down for us, as well as opportunities at work.

 I was very surprise to see an advance baby shower gift when we arrived home from shopping the other day. A friend of mine left it at our patio, I called her immediately to say thank you for the advance gift. She said that she will be leaving for a business trip and couldn't come on the day of the baby shower that is the reason why she just left the gift instead. She is already on her way to the airport and will be back a day after the baby shower. It was a nice mini yellow roses in hi baby musical container. I super love her gift, an appreciated her thoughtfulness towards me and the baby. I do believe that my baby will surely enjoy the colorful yellow roses and would love to hear the Hi baby musical container play and will definitely put her off to sleep.

Every child is a gift and a blessing to their parents and to everyone around them. As parents, it is our duty to guide and protect them as well as nourish them with love and care. We should always put in mind that our children gets easily influenced by their environment and would copy whatever they see from older people. So we must always be careful in doing or saying things in front of these innocent children.

Birthdays Are Best Celebrated With Family And Friends

 

A birthday is always a special day for everyone. Just like any other special occasion, we celebrate and thank God for giving us another year in our life. A 4-year old kid may never understand why there are birthdays and why it is celebrated, but seeing their friends and classmates come to enjoy is an unexplainable feeling of happiness for them too. My son and I went to a birthday party of his classmate last Monday. It was just a simple birthday celebration that was held at their humble home. His mom cooked some of the most delicious food for the party and other members of their family helped in preparing the tables and decorations, as well as the giveaways for the kids.

What really caught our attention during the birthday party was the terrarium garden with multicolored flowers in a designer-selected glass. Although it is a birthday party for a boy, but the terrarium garden in a designer glass complements the colors of the birthday cake which was specially made by his mom too. All the kids enjoyed and laughed while playing games, even us parents enjoyed while watching them. When the clown entered and started the show, all of them jumped up for joy. They all kept quiet while eating and we went home directly after the party because my son got tired of playing and running around with his friends and classmates.

A themed birthday party for your child might be too much or too expensive for others. It might not be practical because of the many expenses that we have from day to day. But let us not forget that our child also celebrates his/her birthday just once a year. So saving up some of your money for your child's birthday themed party is a great way to be fully prepared for his or her special day.

To Love Plants Is also To love Oneself

After a long and tiring day at the office, I would always love to sit at our garden gazebo while sipping some coffee to relieve my stress. I like how, seeing the blooming flowers from my garden could calm and soothe me. They say that, being outside in a natural environment can improve memory performance and attention span. The effect of nature or plants in the home and in the workplace serves to stimulate both the senses and the mind, improving mental cognition and performance. That is the reason why, I love to surround myself even at our workplace with plants because of the many positive benefits I get in taking care of them. Natural aesthetic beauty is soothing to people, and keeping ornamental flowers around the home environment is an excellent way to lower levels of stress and anxiety.

Even inside our garden gazebo, I have placed a garden wall lucky bamboo in our table top. The arrangement contains five stalks of lucky bamboo closely arranged in rectangular ceramic container. They say that, these garden wall lucky bamboo exhibits a sense of might and sanctuary which is actually what we need inside our gazebo. The lucky bamboo was given to us by one of our neighbor during the blessing of the gazebo. I was panning to put a flower arrangement at first because I believe that adding flowers reduces perceived stress levels and makes you feel more relaxed, secure and happy. But instead, I decided to place the lucky bamboo, since, our gazebo is just beside our flowering plants.

Let us be thankful to our Creator for giving nature to us because of the many benefits that we receive from them. And in return, it is our duty to protect and take care of them, just the way they are taking care of us.

Improving Indoor Environment With The Help Of Indoor Plants

 

Taking care of your own little potted plants at home or at your office is actually a good form of releasing stress. Because of a busy lifestyle nowadays, we get stressed by so many things easily. What we don't know is that plants have many benefits that can affect our body and mind. Research has shown that indoor plants or houseplants significantly improve a whole range of aspects of our indoor environment. These plants will help us realize that they are not just for display, they too have their good effects not only in our environment, but, to our human body as well.

I have added a basket of plants to my collection at home. It is called the pink splash dish garden, and it was given to me by a relative who also loves plants and gardening. The pink splash dish garden is compose of a bela palm, croton, dracaena, english ivy and the popular pink splash plant. It comes with a handcrafted container, that is made with wood and wicker and is perfect for our living room. This houseplant will definitely reduce stress at home or any offices while boosting creativity and indoor air quality. Since there are so many breathing bodies in one space at work, high carbon dioxide levels can cause drowsiness and headaches. These things can affect your performance and concentration. Adding indoor plants could be of a big help to solve these problems. They grab and filter polluted indoor air and releases oxygen that is needed by our body.

Let us always remember that all plants have properties that are useful for improving indoor air quality, but there are plants that are better than others for absorbing pollutants. So we must choose the right kind of indoor plants to take care of at home or at any indoor space.

Honoring The Father's In Our Lives

 

It's the time of the year again, when we celebrate and honor our fathers and the influence of fathers in the society. They say that any fool can make a baby, but it takes a man to raise a child. That is actually true especially nowadays. A daddy isn't always defined as the man who makes the child, rather a man who extends his hands and time to help raise the child and gives his heart and love to the child. Always remember that being a daddy comes from the heart and you don't need to be blood related for one to become a good dad to a child. I have always been thankful to my dad who raised and taught me everything that I should know about life. He has been my inspiration and because of his influence in my life I was able to meet a person of the same characters as his.

Today, as we celebrate Father's day, I would like to say my thank you to my Father who had raised me in the best way he can even though we are not blood related. He never see me as somebody's child, but treated me as his own. It was hard loosing him but I am still grateful that I was able to meet a man as respectful and lovable as he is. I know that he is at peace now, together with our Creator and that he is proud and happy for me and for my own family. I bought a lucky bamboo with three stalks, instead of flowers since we will be visiting his grave today. The three stalks on the lucky bamboo represents peace strength and love. I always pray that he now receives greater peace. I am thankful for receiving greatest love from my father and that he continues to pat my shoulders, giving me strength every time I needed it.

A father means a source of strength and of support right from the very start. A constant readiness to help and in a kind and thoughtful way. Now, my husband becomes that very man that I look up to everyday. He sees to it that our son's needs are taken cared of in every way that he can. A father means so many things because he is a man like you.

The Journey On Finding One's True Love

 

Finding one's true love is never that easy for some of us. Others may have found theirs easily, but there are always those who still waits for their other half to come. There are also those, who already gave up on finding their true love because of their age and just focuses on work and other things.  Lucky for those who finds theirs and is very happy right now. I actually have friends, who just gave up on waiting for the right man to come but is happy being single. It's just a bit unfortunate that they won't be able to experience the taste of true love. Looking on the bright side, at least they won't have to go through the ups and down of a real relationship.

A friend  of mine, celebrated her birthday today. Because, she is single, nobody ask her out for a dinner date to celebrate her birthday. But, that is not really important according to her. What's really important is to be able to thank God for the blessing that she receive and that she have a great family that supports her all the way. We decided to surprise her with a birthday cake and some gifts, when we visited her house. Some of our friends got her a book which teaches on how to get a man, others gave her stuffs which she truly adores. But I gave her a true love lucky bamboo bonsai instead. Feng shui says that these true love lucky bamboo plant will serve as her lucky charm in finding her one true love. We truly hope that she would be able to find that right man, because she's not getting any younger and that she needs to have her own family to take care of soon.

Life indeed is full of miracles, we may never know where the path we choose could lead us, but we sure have the capacity to create our own. Let us not waste time, waiting for something to come, but instead, let us work with what we already have to be able to create the future and success we are dreaming of.