Back to the basics...

Does anyone else struggle with how much stimulus we have in our world right now? I don’t know about you but, for me, constantly clicking and scrolling and typing, and and and…it gets to me! I’m old school, like pen and paper old school. So this past summer, when the BC wildfires were burning all around us, Covid and the circus that came along with it was putting on a show, and among other media-heightened hot topics, I cracked! I closed my instagram account for OA along with four years of time and effort. I deleted my Facebook, shut off the news, and gave my soul some room the breathe. Well would you believe it, nothing happened! The sun kept shining, the flowers kept growing, and all of you beautiful humans kept buying my flowers. The minutes in my day slowed down, I had room for more, more of the things that I needed. Like sleeping, taking uninterrupted walks, reading books, talking to friends, gardening (like the way our grandmas used to do it, like fully present, no phone, no anxiety, crazy hey?!) all without my phone beeping at me. I became a flower farmer for a handful of reasons, and becoming tied to my devices was sure not one of them. This is the battle a business owner faces these days. Can I succeed without all the noise? Will my products sell without having a social media presence? I don’t really know those answers yet but I decided I was willing to find out. I took the plunge. Ok, full disclosure…I then caved a few months later and opened a new OA instagram account. So I exist again (oh thank goodness!), but you won’t really see me on there. I love my website and I love meeting new people face to face and I love the slow organic build that my business gets to experience this time around. My soul is happier now for it and I think the flowers are happier too. So if you’re feeling overwhelmed or anxious today, I highly recommend taking the plunge. The world is waiting for you xoxo.