Let's talk house plants

Plants are a triple threat - used to brighten up a dull room, make you feel better and clean the air around you.  I feel like they're not really spoken about enough. 

Two years ago I moved into my student accommodation with a candle and some fairy lights, hoping to pull of a Grand Designs-esque makeover on the bare room.  As you can probably guess, the room felt cold and empty.  A couple of weeks later I bought a couple of plants from a local sale and instantly the room not only looked, but felt better.  

If I'm honest, I thought the plants would die from lack of sunlight in my small room, or I would forget to water them, but if you get a plant like a cactus they need little attention and can be left when you go home for the weekend.  

My friend propagated a spider plant for me, so my current project is trying to grow it... it's not dead yet so that's a good sign.  

Also in my plant 'collection' I have a cheese plant, which I've managed to keep alive for over a year now, many, many cacti and an aloe plant. Aloe leaves can be carefully selected and cut from the main growth to help with skincare.  The gel inside of the aloe plant can be massaged into the skin and its properties help soothe burns, cuts, and dry or sore skin.  I've tried it before, and its not the nicest texture, but it did leave my skin feeling really soft.  Another function of house plants is they naturally purify the air - this is what I mean when I say you can get use from your house plants.

I'll stop rambling now but my advice: go and buy a house plant, even if it's just one.