INDOOR PLANT DECOR: FAUX IS MY NEW REALITY

Disclaimor: I was given a silk plant from Commercial Silk, in exchange for an honest review. 

Do you take good care of your indoor plants?

You know, water them, talk to them, prune their dead leaves, give them ample sunlight?

I am the world's worst plant caregiver. 

It's not that I don't love them......It's not that I don't want to give them care.

I have good intentions........I just don't follow through.

Trust me, you don't want to ask me to take care of your plants while you're on vacation.

If I had to write a resume for a plant-care position,

"lazy" and "forgetful" might be two of the adjectives I'd use to describe myself.

Clearly, I wouldn't get the job. 

We're down to one live plant in our house. 

Over the years, I've killed them all off.

If it wasn't for Mr. Goo Shoes' attention to the last one, it would be in plant heaven, too.

In addition to my poor caregiver skills, I've given up on live plants because

there aren't a lot of rooms in my house with proper light.

 Still, greenery adds life to a room, 

and it doesn't need to have chlorophyll to accomplish that. 

When it comes to indoor plant decor, faux is my new reality. 

There are several spots in my home 
that would benefit from the addition of some faux greenery,

 so when Commercial Silk asked if wanted to review one of their silk plants, 
I heartily accepted.

As I looked through the website, there were so many options, 
such as artificial trees, plants, flowers, boxwood, topiaries, privacy screens and more.
When I landed on the Bamboo Plant page,

I knew that something with straight lines was what I was looking for.

I wanted a plant to use in either that pesky corner in the family room I told you about, 

or in a container in the living room that's been empty for about 14 years 😳. 

 

The living room won.

The tree arrived wrapped in plastic, in a long, narrow box.

It came in a plain pot, which was fine with me, 

since I wanted to put it into a container of my choosing.

The branches needed to be adjusted to give the tree some fullness.

The plant is sturdy, and the leaves and stems are a nice quality;

the touches of brown on some of the stems make it look a little more real,

although not as real as some of my former "living" plants which were entirely brown..........as in dead.

The urn that I wanted to fill was too deep for the tree,

so I added an inverted plastic container inside it, and placed the plant on top. 

Perfect!

Fourteen years later, I found the right solution.
Well, you know, I wanted to be sure.......😉

It totally looks real, right?

It's amazing how one plant can change the feel of a room.
I love it!
And, I don't have to get a case of the guilts when I walk by,
as I did around my real plants,
when I always wondered when was the last time I watered them........
Last week? Or maybe it was 2015?

I'm tempted to do my entire outdoor landscaping in faux,

since the deer and rabbits have been enjoying an
"all-they-can-eat" garden buffet on my property.

I'm going to send them an itemized bill for annuals, perennials, and shrubbery, 

plus a service charge for time spent planting, and mental anguish. 

"Dear Deer, about your diet......."

If you need some plants to brighten your indoor or exterior spaces (and your mood!),

be sure to check out Commercial Silk.  

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Thanks to Commercial Silk for sponsoring this post,

and for solving a 14-year old problem.

Now........about that problem corner in the Family Room......

 

Have You Tried Crispy Fruit?

Disclaimer: I received free samples of Crispy Fruit for product review purposes, but all opinions are 100% mine. 
This post contains affiliate links.

Are you disciplined when it comes to snacking?

For me, it's sometimes, yes, and sometimes, no.
I'm not exactly sure why I've got strong willpower one day, 
and none the next.
One thing is consistent, though.......
the hours between dinner and bedtime are when my snack-cravings are strongest. 
That's roughly a five-hour period each night during which 
my self-control mechanisms need to be in top working order. 
It's a challenge, because, as soon as dinner is finished, 
I'm already thinking about what I can eat next.
To slow myself down, I play a little game,  
and tell myself that I must wait until 8:00pm to have a snack.

Throughout the evening, there's a lot of intrapersonal communication going on,
as I try to talk myself out of raiding the fridge and pantry.
Self-bribery is often involved,  
promising rewards for avoiding temptations 
that constantly call to me from behind closed cabinet doors. 

 To curb my snacking enthusiasm, I limit myself to two small, healthy snacks a night.

My best bets are foods that come with built-in portion control,
such as small bags of nuts, or those squeezy apple sauce thingies.  

On most nights, however, at 7:59pm, you'll find me counting down the seconds

until I can tear into a single-serve bag of Crispy Fruit (affil. link).

 I discovered Crispy Fruit (affil. link) several months ago  
while I was wandering around a supermarket......STARVING.......
  desperately in search of something healthy to munch on in the car.
(Do you ever do that?)
 
The packaging of this freeze-dried "100% Pure Fruit" product caught my eye, 
but the fact that it has no added sugar, is non-GMO, all natural, low-calorie, and gluten-free,
is what prompted me to toss a bag of mango Crispy Fruit (affil. link) into my shopping cart. 
I've been buying it ever since. 

 When the Crispy Green company recently offered me some samples to write a review,
I was happy to do it, as I already knew that I loved the product,
and it gave me a chance to try other flavors.
I like them all, by the way, with mango and pineapple at the top of my list.

 

Between the satisfying crispy texture, and at less than 55 calories per bag, 

Crispy Fruit (affil. link) is one of my go-to snacks at night. 

I admit that sometimes, limiting myself to one bag is tough.

 It's tempting to open up a bunch of different flavors, 

and make a big crispy fruit salad.

Not that I've ever done that, of course.

  

 Now, if you'll excuse me, it's just about time for my 8:00pm snack. 

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