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Arrangements, walks & etcetera

April 20, 2017

Succulent Arrangements

If you already didn’t know, I absolutely love succulents. I dropped by the Dollar Tree store a while back and came across these pots. Paired with my difficulty to prevent myself from impulsively purchasing items for the garden, I bought five pots. I finally had the time to sit down on the front porch and dabbled in flower, or rather, succulent arrangements!

Afternoon Walks & Food

The other day, Chris and I decided to go for an afternoon walk since the basketball games on TV were a bit of a drag. It’s currently the NBA Playoffs, so games are usually more exciting than regular season games, but this one didn’t seem interesting at all. I tracked the walk through my watch and we managed to walk 1.33 miles in 35 minutes. It’s not much but I’ve gained a few pounds this past year and I’m trying my best to shred them off. I love to hike but I hate the idea of exercising and this walk was more of an exercise than a hike, but hey, it’s something right?

We ended up stopping by Fins & Tails and Flame Broiler to buy some dinner and walked home. Chris refuses to eat raw fish, so poke was out of the question for him. Good thing, both food places were right next to each other.

Etcetera. etcetera

A few months ago, I had written an entry about working with dementia, and how my chapter was ending in that workplace; however, months later, I find myself still in working with the dementia AND psych population. I do have more psych patients now. It gets crazy at times especially when everyone lines up for their meds and their voices sound louder than my own thoughts, but so far it’s been a fun experience. I am currently running on 8 hours sleep in the past 40 hours so I am drained.

The past few days, I noticed more than half of my Instagram feed post about the new unicorn frappuccino at Starbucks. Out of curiosity, I tried it this morning as I was headed to the Apple store. They had ran out of the blue syrup so my drink was less unicorn-y than everyone else’s. Truthfully, I didn’t like the drink. It was too sweet for me and I don’t quite understand the fad over unicorns or this drink – it’s sugar that’s displayed in pretty blue and pink swirls. Pretty sure I got diabetes after one sip.

I’m working four more days until I turn my vacation switch on and catch up on my sleep. Until then, keep on hustlin’, my dear readers.

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Comments

  1. Tannya Aditya says

    April 20, 2017 at 5:51 PM

    eenaaaaa i love your photo with chris <3 live happy, you both <3 i also loooovvveee succulents. i think they are pretty and easier to maintain. the red cacti is so cute and i love your arrangements!

    i can only imagine how difficult it is to arrange them D:

  2. Nancy says

    April 20, 2017 at 6:14 PM

    I love how you arranged your succulents in the pot! It's always cool to see the plants growing because they catch you by surprise XD. I've always wanted a terrarium but never found time to make one @___@. I've only exercised recently because I needed to maintain my body size. Once you get into it, it feels natural XD.

    I went to Fins or Tails last month! Their house sauce is pretty good!

    Even though you've been working hard lately, glad to hear that you're having a fun experience. At the end of the day, you're helping your patients for the better :).

    The unicorn frappuccino has been popping up everywhere lately! I've heard mixed stories about its flavor but haven't tried it myself. It looks a lot to commit to. At least it looks great on Instagram ;).

  3. Kasi Kelley says

    April 21, 2017 at 1:18 AM

    Ah I love succulents but I struggle to keep them alive. I've killed every single one that I've had by watering too much lol. Maybe one of these days I will attempt to get one again. I've been seeing so much drama about the unicorn frap, seriously it's just as bad as all of the other fraps. I haven't tried it but it's good to know that it's not that good 😛

  4. Marielle Anne says

    April 21, 2017 at 2:38 AM

    Love those succulents, I actually want to try arranging and collecting some but I'm afraid I won't be able to manage them well. I've been seeing that unicorn drink as well but I'm not sure if we already have that here in the Philippines, tho no plan (yet) on trying that if it comes here haha! Hope you can finally relax and have more free time on your vacation! 🙂

    marielle was here

  5. Nichie E. says

    April 21, 2017 at 5:31 AM

    "Pretty sure I got diabetes after one sip" HAHA That totally convinces me now that that goddamned Unicorn drink is not worth trying. I am not a fan of sweet things, but sometimes curiosity gets the better of me. Marketing is really gross -like if you really think about it, it allows for people to willing consume things they have no idea the composition of merely because it's themed trendily.

  6. Kim says

    April 21, 2017 at 7:01 AM

    Omg I love the succulents!! Yours are so colorful (mine are just green). I am obsessed with them, but they keep dying on me. Might have the New England Winter to blame for that… You and Chris are ADORABLE! And I've been curious about the Unicorn Drink too!

    Kim | Simply Lovebirds

  7. Valerie Price says

    April 21, 2017 at 10:36 AM

    I love the cute succulents…you arranged them beautifully! Also I haven't tried the new Starbuck's drink, but it does seem way too sweet…though it does look pretty! 🙂

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  8. Xeph Hipolito says

    April 21, 2017 at 7:21 PM

    Hi Eena! Arranging succulent looks like a stress-reliever. Too bad, I don't think I can arrange as good as you do. My aunt will surely love it so I'll make sure to mention it to her. Have a great day!

    Xeph | engineerxeph.com

  9. Kandice says

    April 22, 2017 at 3:44 AM

    so.. you are one of those people who tried unicorn frapp huh? nice! Unicorn frapp looks sweet, yeah. Not sure if I'm even willing to try it 🙁 I'm glad you did though.

  10. Jane says

    April 22, 2017 at 3:51 AM

    The succulent arrangements are so cute! Man I heard about the unicorn frappuccino – it sounds way too sweet to be honest!

  11. Audrey Lin says

    April 22, 2017 at 8:33 AM

    Exercise is grossssss. haha jk. I can never bring myself to exercise because the idea is so unappealing, but I always feel so much better after exercising! Hikes sound like a fun way to exercise though! As long as it's not in the gym, I'm all for it ;P // I think most people don't like how the unicorn frappe tastes, but people get it for the gram haha -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's

  12. STYLE CURATOR says

    April 22, 2017 at 9:57 PM

    I just love succulents too! If you're interested, I have a couple of easy DIYs to display succulents in creative ways like a DIY concrete pot and a DIY hanging moss ball that you might like to check out.

    Have a lovely day, Gina x
    http://stylecurator.com.au/

  13. Wandering Ella says

    April 23, 2017 at 6:34 PM

    Those succulents are so cute! I have one and I'm on the verge of crying because I can see wilted leaves already! I don't know how to properly take care of them. Though I followed the instructions written on its tag. LOL. I don't know where I went wrong HAHAHA

    And I heard negative reviews about the Starbucks unicorn drink too. I got attracted with its pretty colors but it never came to a point that I wanted to buy one. Good thing I've read reviews about it already. HAHA

    xo, Wandering Ella

  14. Eight Shores says

    April 24, 2017 at 9:24 PM

    Ooh so pretty! I am obsessed with succulents too, and always managed to come home with a new batch every time I stopped by a nursery haha 🙂

  15. Christine loves to Travel says

    April 25, 2017 at 8:31 AM

    I'm sure most people buy the unicorn drink so they can take a photo of it. It doesn't look appetizing.

  16. The Fashann Monster says

    April 25, 2017 at 6:36 PM

    Those succulents look really nice, you’re really good at putting them together! I also can’t help myself when it comes to plants hahaha & how can someone not like raw fish! I wish there were poke bowl places around near where I am & as for that unicorn drink, it looks sickly sweet just from the colour haha I guess people like them because they can take pretty photos? Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Vivian Yuen says

    April 25, 2017 at 8:52 PM

    Love the succulent arrangements <3

    Vivian | LIVE . IN . LOVE

    ~

  18. Gillan Ropero says

    April 26, 2017 at 4:33 AM

    I LOVE YOUR SUCCULENTS! AND THAT CHUBBY CACTUS. I'm no green thumb so I am in awe at how you keep these lovelies thriving. Good job!
    I also don't get much exercise these days except walking but they're very effective!
    My IG feed was also full of those unicorn drinks but the funny thing is, my Facebook feed was full of articles about how baristas hate making that drink lmao.

    xo, Gillan

  19. Amber Baker says

    April 26, 2017 at 5:54 PM

    I love arranging succulents. It becomes an addiction, I swear. Enjoy your vacation!

    Amber – amberelb.com

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