Today I said "Bon Voyage" to a dear friend. His name is Office Cactus, close friend of Office Plant. You remember Office Plant, right? He's the half dead plant on my window sill in my office. Well a few feet away from him sits Office Cactus. Office Cactus, much like Office Plant, has seen better days. I'm not exactly the most nurturing person when it comes to plants. It's extremely easy to just let them sit there and forget about them. And I would also like to add that I didn't bring them into this office, they were here when I got here!So, Office Cactus could use a little TLC because apparently I'm less nurturing than a desert. One of the ladies in my office had a suggestion for me: Let the plant get really dry (done!), then sit it in a paper bag under your desk and forget about it for about 2 months. Say whaaaaat? Now that I can do! I mean, I've been forgetting about that thing for months already! I can certainly put it in a bag and forget about it. Once he's done stewing about in the bag, he'll look pretty decrepit. Then you give him a show of life and he's back, better than before! But I didn't feel right just abandoning him completely. At least when he's on the window sill I look at him from time to time. So I decided that I wasn't going to just stuff him in a bag and throw him under the desk. Instead, I sent him on vacation.
Here is his "before". Not lookin' too good.
Not a bloom in sight.
Here he is in his nice little "vacation bungalow". AKA a paper bag. That's a paper fan in one hand and a tropical drink in the other.
He will remain under my desk until sometime after the 4th of July. Then he will get his independence back. Not that he's in trouble, it's just a mere coincidence.
I will miss him but I'm sure he will have a good time. It's gonna be better than sitting on that window sill looking sad. So Bon Voyage Office Cactus! See you soon!
