Mint plants are usually tough, but from scraggly to jungle? No way. They spread like crazy once they get going, but starting from near death is wild. My surprise was a basil plant that refused to die on my fire escape.

Nice work fixing those leaks. What's your setup like for the pipes? Are they exposed to outside air, or running through a crawl space? I wrapped mine with electric heat cable last year, but it depends on how cold it gets where you are.

Honestly, I'm the opposite with plants. If it doesn't show signs of life in two weeks, I've already given up and bought a new one. My peace lily is the only survivor because it thrives on my terrible gardener neglect.

Reading this and I mean, it's so true how we turn self-improvement into a high-stakes game. Idk, maybe it's just me but I once color-coded my sleep schedule so intensely it gave me anxiety. Switching to shading sounds genius, like acknowledging that some days you're running on caffeine and willpower alone. Honestly, we should all get awards for just showing up, even if it's in the faintest pencil shade. It's funny how the simplest tools can become these judgmental little monsters if we let them.