Sarah Elder

We have had as many as 128 indoor plants at one time and currently care for around 60, Pothos, Monstera, Varigated Monstera Albo, Thai Constellation, Alocasia, Hoyas, and more spread across every room of our house. I am not a perfect plant parent. I cannot keep an orchid or a succulent alive to save my life because I will overwater them for weeks and then forget about them entirely. What I can grow are tropical plants that are forgiving, beautiful, and genuinely hard to kill when you match them to the right care style. We propagate our own plants using water, soil, aquarium substrate, and semi-hydro clay pebble methods depending on the variety. We simplified our fertilizer routine down to one product years ago and never looked back. Everything on this list is something we actually own, use, and have tested through real trial and error. This is plant care for real people with real lives. 🌿

We've been growing our own food for years and I'm not going to sugarcoat it, it takes the right tools, the right timing, and a whole lot of trial and error. Our setup includes raised beds we built ourselves, a cattle panel grape vine arch that makes our front walkway look like something out of a fairy tale, and a big in-ground section out back for herbs and peppers. We start most seeds indoors in January using the Farmers Almanac as our guide, and we don't put anything in the ground until the timing is right. This list is everything we actually use, no fluff, no guesswork. Just real tools from a real home garden. 🌱🍅

I've been obsessed with building the perfect everything shower routine for years, and trust me, once you go all in on it, a regular shower just doesn't cut it anymore. This list has everything I actually use and love: shower steamers that make your bathroom smell like a spa, the body scrubs that leave your skin actually glowing, hair masks worth the wait, filtered showerheads that changed my skin and hair, and the post-shower products that make you feel like a brand new person. Whether you're building your first everything shower routine or upgrading your self-care game, these are my tried-and-tested picks for the ultimate at-home spa experience. 🚿✨

Everything you need to stock a carnivore kitchen from scratch — cast iron skillets, non-toxic cookware, meat thermometers, vacuum sealers, bone broth tools, knife sets, and meal prep essentials for the carnivore diet and animal-based lifestyle. Whether you're a carnivore diet beginner building your first setup or a seasoned nose-to-tail eater cooking grass-fed beef, ribeye, and roasts daily, these tried-and-tested tools make every high-protein meal easier and more intentional. The ultimate carnivore kitchen gift guide for anyone living the zero-carb, meat-based life. 🥩✨

From designer Eau de Parfum worth every penny to budget-friendly dupes that smell just as luxurious, this is my honest perfume edit for women who love smelling amazing without the guilt. Whether you're hunting for your next signature scent, a long-lasting fragrance for date night, or an everyday spritz that turns heads. I've tested these, so you don't have to. Real reviews, real opinions, from a real 40+ woman who takes her fragrance seriously. 💕🖤