Self-Gratifying Flowers

Disclaimer: This post may err more on the side of self-gratification than usual. You’ll have to forgive me. It’s been a rough couple days and I needed these flowers to cheer me up. I had a major slight in comparison digital crisis on Thursday. While updating and syncing my phone, an error occurred and a great deal of my iPhone data was lost (don’t ask me how… it’s very complicated). All the while being fully aware of the insignificance and comparative smallness of my troubles, I was feeling none the less irritated, frustrated, at points pissed, and eventually just plain bummed. A trip out of the house the next day helped me with perspective, a girl’s night in on Valentine’s Day lifted my spirits, and finally, a few minutes spent editing some lovely flower photos pulled me out of the remainder of my funk. It’s amazing what a good dose of perspective and flowers can do for the soul! The photos are from a flower arranging demo I attended while “reporting” for this D Home blog post earlier in the week. It was hosted at the Mockingbird Station West Elm in Dallas and taught by my florist friends Adam and Alicia (...)