Yikes. NOW I'm worried that I over-potted the poor thing. Eish.... Okay. Tell you what. tomorrow, when I'm a bit more... clear headed (I'm in college and it's Friday night) I will post some pictures of her. (Also: Yeah, I love Orchidworks so much that I come here after getting home from a party. Ha ha ha. My "exciting" life.) Tell you what though, tomorrow, I will upload some pictures of my Phal in its new home. I just have a bad feeling she's over-potted now. Now, I cut her root system back quite a bit, and ONE of her roots is pretty big and was touching the walls of the pot, but rest are... quite new. To say the least. I'm just hoping she's not over-potted. I was really hoping to see a spike from her next winter. [I'll be moving into an actual house (as opposed to this apartment) where she'll be able to get adequate Sun!] And even if she is over-potted, hopefully you all can let me know whether I should just go ahead and repott her again into a smaller pot or no. Or would that be too stressful on the 'chid? Being a beginner on a budget and dealing with this "learning curve" is tough. Especially knowing that no matter what advice I get... sometimes it's just not gonna work. Hopefully, you guys can keep that kind of stuff from happening! :-)

Also: I forgot to mention this, BUT! Over our Christmas break, I had something wonderful happen! Right before the break, on my way to campus, I happened to look in the window of the pharmacy that I pass just about every day, and noticed about fifty orchids crowding the windows! So, seeing as I was already worried about how I was getting my orchids cared for over the break, I wandered in, and asked about them. Needless to say, I now have a wonderful new Pharmacist, as well as an amazing new Orchidsitter for when I go away! God is Good, eh? I can only HOPE to get my orchids to the levels that hers were! :-) Now, every time I walk by, I have a strong urge to walk in and ask her about her 'chids, and tell her about mine. But I feel that would be a bit inappropriate for such a professional environment. Ha ha ha. :-)