Hitting Send

This being a particularly challenging week, I knew that taking time for myself, my inner child and creativity was more important than ever. I chose to venture out into an unexplored arena by making my Herb Pots! After all, the Universe had so kindly provided the pots, so it was meant to be! Plus, having access to fresh herbs for cooking was going to be so wonderful!

With my sights set upon the purchase of dirt and herbs, I headed for my local home store. The staff was eager to assist in helping me find what I needed. His first question surprised me, “Do you want it to be organic?” Well, yes! Of course! And, truth be told, I am in a place in my life where I am looking for toxic free solutions, whether it be in what I use to clean my house, or my face, I just don’t see the point of allowing poisons into the home and environment. However, as I listened to this man explain all of the problems I would have by going organic, I found myself giving in and purchasing the regular potting soil he highly recommended. Their herb selection left must to be desired, but I picked out some basil, oregano, sage and rosemary and headed home. Man! Did that basil smell good!

When I got home, I thoroughly washed my pots and prepared them for planting. Somehow I got the dirt from my trunk to the pots and began preparations. Golly! The smell was intense! Which had me asking myself, “What is in this dirt?” It felt great to have my hands in earth again, but I found myself questioning the slightly toxic smell. After all, this was the foundation for something I would be ingesting.

Once the herbs were properly planted, I stood back and admired my herb pots. I would be doing a great deal of research to learn what is actually in my potting soil, but the sheer act of taking time for myself, my creativity, and reconnecting with nature was a beautiful gift to give myself and I felt recharged by this loving act. And, my herb pots are lovely! I cannot wait to watch them grow and be able to enhance my everyday meals with the blessings of home grown herbs.