new year's resolutions

A new year means new resolutions.  I always have the best of intentions when January comes around, but gosh, isn't it hard to be the amazing, Insta-version of yourself every single day?  Sigh.  In an attempt not to overcommit this new year, I'm hoping to start small by returning to my long forgotten but much loved blog.  She's Come Unheeled started as a fashion blog but has changed countless times since, as my life has changed.  This year, I'm hoping my precious Unheeled can be less of a to-do list item and more of a guilty pleasure for me, a creative outlet, for body, mind, and spirit.

So, to start the new year off right, I thought why not accomplish one of the Pin-spirations I've been meaning to get around to basically forever.  I even bought the few supplies I needed...in September.  So hello (!) to a new year, a newer me, and a new home for the amazing succulent plant that even a black thumb like me has kept alive--for like three years.  May wonders never cease.

I found this sweet idea on Pinterest, of course: a how-to guide for planting kitchen succulents in the most adorable containers, like tea cups, vintage tins, or any other Anthopologie-esque containers your aesthetic little heart desires.  I actually already own a pair of the yellow floral teacups featured in this post so my first inclination was to use one.  Then I thought, how will I have a proper English tea  for two without my proper teacups?  Because even though I don't have a lot of proper grown-up time to sip tea, it's important to dream.  But I digress.

My little succulent, as it turns out, is too big for a teacup anyway.  I instead used one of my favorite mugs, a simple yet serene light blue ceramic one.  The project took a total of five minutes to complete, yet already my kitchen aesthetic has improved--and perhaps only in a tiny way, but improvement is improvement, n'est-ce pas?  I even added a few little seashells that we collected during our trip to the Outer Banks last summer.

Cheers to a greener kitchen and a happier body, mind, spirit--and perhaps even to-do list--in this beautiful new year.  xo