Melancholy & Missing Lighters

  (Disclaimer: I am neither a medical professional, nor a certified botanist. I am simply an amateur self-taught botanist sharing my own experiences. I do not encourage anyone to ingest or touch plants) I've been considering making posts discussing individual plants and how I've used them. I figured, since I've already missed so many opportunities to take photos and discuss my own personal experience with plants I might as well not bother starting now. However, I'm housed up and have the spare time to actually think to take photos and record what I've recently done so, fuck it. ... Oxalis stricta , more commonly known as yellow woodsorrel or lemon clover, is probably one of the more recognizable "weeds", at least in North America where it is native. The plant consists of small five-petaled yellow flowers, and leaves comprised of three heart shaped leaflets creating the classic shamrock shape. Oxalis stricta can often be found growing in disturbed areas wi...

  If you were to ask me what is my favourite feature of my body, no matter what age, I'd probably be quick to answer with "My hair." Honestly, genetics play a big part in the appearance and resilience of my hair. Nonetheless, I am still diligent in how I care for it. Starting probably around my tween years is when I started researching into hair and skincare. I was starting to develop acne, and my hair felt like nothing more than a big knot. Proactive didn't help with the zits, and only left me itching to peel my skin off. Aussie wasn't making it any easier to brush out my hair, and it felt stupid dry on top of that. Long story short, I'd compiled research and did my own trials to eventually come up with routines and products that actually produced results that made me comfortable and happier. -This is about my hair, but I'd mentioned my skin because, goddamn, that Proactive and Neutrogena shit was garbage (not to mention, I was a teen full of raging hor...