African Violet life or death

Sometimes I think that I need my head read.  I have been sucked right back in to buying African Violets.  I spent some of my birthday money on a lovely healthy plant with purple flowers.  I managed to keep it alive for three months.  That I believe is an absolute record for me.  I try to do all the things they recommend.  Don't water from the top, let the plant dry out between watering, use water that is not too cold, no water with chlorine, lots of light and some sun-light but not too much and so on and so forth.  The instructions for growing successful African Violets are pages long.  You practically need a pilot's licence to get them home from the nursery.  Needless to say I am a failure at African Violet growing.

With my recent failure in mind today I threw caution to the wind and bought myself a nice plant with lovely pink flowers.  I am tossing up trying to buy a special pot that is supposed to keep the plants delicate little feet dry enough but lets it feed on some water.  I think perhaps that buying that pot will be like throwing good money after bad.  I have to balance the whole pensioner lack of money thing with how much I want to be a success at growing the most difficult plant that exists in 'Cushie World.'  

Why you ask am I still butting my head up against a brick wall?  Why do I pick the hardest plants to keep alive and then kill them one by one?  I believe an African Violet keeps me honest.  Every time I get too big for my boots all I have to do is look at another of my plant failures and I am brought down to earth.  I must now state that if this African Violet dies I am NEVER buying another one.  This is the final plant ever.  While I say I am not buying another plant that does not stop anyone from giving me one.  However, my friends know that I am a noted 'African Violet Killer' so are more likely to report me to the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to African Violets and Other Plants.

So just this one last time I want to be able to keep my dear little plant alive, thus I have called her Sibyl.  Everyone knows it is almost impossible to kill a plant with a name.  So Sibyl it is.  God bless her and all who sail in her.  Well that is for ships but I am sure you know what I mean.  Good luck Sibyl you will need it.