Our environment affects our mental health. Even living in an apartment that is not ideal we can improve our emotional state with a simple habit like buying fresh flowers.

I’ve taken to buying flowers on the regular to keep in a vase on the dining table. Fresh blooms give off a positive vibration. The cost to replenish a wilted bunch every week is worth it if you ask me. Often a food market will sell bunches cheaper than a florist would.

Even on a limited income I make the case for cutting down in another area to spend on flowers.

The blooms don’t have to match or go with the table decor either. Pick the flowers whose colors cheer you up that you’re drawn to. And I think it’s okay that a bouquet lasts only 4 days.

You can write down in a notebook the names of each flower and how long they stayed fresh. Should you not be able to remember this.

In the coming blog entries I will talk about the new recipes I’ve created and post photos of the food.