i've loved orchids for years. always thought they were hard to care for so i never got one...finally did a few years ago. i put it in the kitchen on the windowsill above the sink because that window has the light it needed. it's done wonderfully!!
it was in spanghum moss when i got it and i just kept the same stuff (and added more) when i put it in a proper orchid pot (the kind with the holes all around the sides of the pot for air circulation - which is important for orchids).
i never knew about the possibility that it might get attached to the window frame!!! actually, just recently a new root shoot started
growing up out of the moss...guess it really does like the spot it's in and wants to make sure i don't move it somewhere else
seriously, tho, i just gently guided the root back down into the moss...
oh, watering is very important. you can't let it completely dry out. and if you do eventually get an orchid pot (no need to do a transplant now...let it get well established in the new environment before you go uprooting it!) you will have to be more attentive as those holes in the sides of the pot have a down side - all that extra air circulation causes the moss to dry out a little quicker. the specialized pot has made a difference tho...lots of new growth that i wasn't seeing before (it was a really slow grower until i repotted it). also, someone gave me a couple of orchids when they moved...they didn't want to be bothered with them anymore...
they weren't in the greatest shape so i immediately transplanted them - all the roots were on top of the moss or wood chips; nothing was getting any of the water she kept putting in the pots. i put both in the orchid pots and gently reshaped the roots so that they were in the moss...they're doing beautifully now!