I have a friend who always says about social media "not my circus, not my monkeys" It works for me.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

Excellent phrase x

@sallydeslandes7990

Ай бұрын

I love this and will adopt it!

My feelings of being overwhelmed come when I can’t do what I did when I was 50 or 60. At 77, everything goes slower. Breathing meditations give me at least a few moments of zen.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

breathing meditations are so helpful - I do five minutes every morning x

You have a gift for giving pep talks, Georgie . I tell myself when I feel as if I'm sliding into the slumps, and need a swift kick up the bum - 'It's time to buck up, buttercup!"

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

love that! x

Thanks, darling, for the therapy session. Before I "retired" to care for elderly parents we owned a business for decades. It was alternatingly rewarding and overwhelming. I STILL have nightmares of a dozen employees standing around my desk as I'm trying to print payroll checks but things keep going wrong, and I have to keep starting over, and over. Ugh. I don't find social media compelling, but I do LOVE KZread tutorials and can easily get sucked in watching other people doing videos about volcanic eruptions, tornadoes, watercolors, gardening, sewing or engineering videos about how things work. I make myself stop and pick up my quilt in progress, paint a note card to send to a friend, etc. There must be some doing along with the learning. Balance is SO important for good mental health, but being outside tidying my garden beds is the happiest place on earth for me. 💞🪴

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

yes there must be some doing along with the learning, as well as some learning along with the doing xxx

Wise woman you are! Starting the day in quiet - having time to reflect, journal, read a Psalm, have a coffee - is so helpful for the mind and spirit. Appreciation for the little things, the little moments, is key. And those sweet peas are exquisite!

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thankyou x

So agree Georgie about getting up early and having the world to yourself I love it ❤

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

glad I'm not alone x

You are amazing. I wish I had you as a friend. I live in Florida and really look forward to your videos. It is true about simple pleasures and making a list. While watching this video I was so inspired by you that I wrote my own list and cleaned our bedroom. Little pleasures like having a tea or coffee with a couple of cookies. Making our bed with clean sheets or enjoying music are all free and so rewarding.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x oh there's nothing nicer than a freshly made bed with clean sheets x

Lord how I wish I had the attitude you possess when I was younger and pulling my hair out at every turn!! As one gets older, you realize, life really is too short to worry constantly. Be anxious for nothing--as it is written. You are such a lovely down to earth person. I echo what many of your viewers have said: "Wouldn't it be wonderful to have Georgie as a friend". Well, we kind of do! Keep up the great work, the wonderful videos and the incredible way you approach life. We ALL appreciate it.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

I am the queen of worriers but am practising putting my worries in a box from time to time so I can get on with something else x

I am so glad I grew up before the social media age. I follow a few youtubers like your good self, family on facebook and that is it. It must be a treadmill you cannot escape when you run a business. Thank you for your uplifting musings. It is much appreciated. Love the sweetpeas ❤️

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

I totally agree! Glad you like the sweet peas x

I always love your videos, today's was really poignant for me. I am retired and have just moved away from the beach/sea into a town nearer to family. I have had 5 months of packing and unpacking, I have two dogs who are unhappy at the move - I am unhappy at the move and my life has become a circle of being unable to sleep and feeling overwhelmed with dogs, boxes and the complete change. I have a studio for art and crafting and feel unable to actually use it due to being overwhelmed and my brain being like spaghetti junction. I am going to use your methods of banishing the overwhelmed feelings and thank you for sharing. Oh and I adore sweet peas, even with my hay-fever I can appreciate the scent.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

good luck - five minutes at a time and you'll make the new life yours x

@whereseagullsfly8250

Ай бұрын

@@theflowerfarmer thank you so much for your message. x

I’ve been watching your videos since 2020 when I realised I could do this job. My in-laws have a small tenancy farm and as part of farm diversification I started my micro flower farm in 2022. Your videos and books were the ones that catapulted me into it with enough tools to get started. Hearing this today when this seasons start has been tough and it only gets busier (with 2 smalls to contend with as well) is just what I needed. Thank you ☺️

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

you're very welcome x

It’s at this time of the year when the Texas panhandle is 100 degrees everyday that I think about tearing out flower beds and grass and having only two pots of plants. I get very tired of watering just to keep things alive and the mosquitoes add greatly to the unpleasantness of gardening. Then it cools off for a day into the high 80’s and I can breath again and the roses pop open and bees buzz the Russian sage and I am reminded why I raise flowers.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

you are a poet x

You are so refreshing I always feel lifted after watching you Thank you!

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

You really are my favourite channel you really do make me believe that one day I can achieve my dream of flower farming ❤

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

Go for it x

Thanks, you are so right, I'm not a flower farmer but find myself overwhelmed generally day to day. Making a daily list definately helps me. As for social media, I have scaled down what I watch, leaving, quite innocent comments to some KZread channels and then having completely over the top nasty replys was actually making me feel very low, so I've stopped. My sweetpea stems are not as long as yours. ❤🇬🇧

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

you are wise - and sometimes people do make odd comments don't they - glad you weren't scared to comment on this - my sweet pea stems are my pride and joy #seaweedsolutionrocks x

We will all float in the lake if we are full of wind. We really need time to digest before being so rash. Ha ha!! Have a great day. Be well, be blessed, and rest up to be better again and then enjoy good health , your friends, family, and the 💐 flowers.❤

@theflowerfarmer

7 күн бұрын

thank you x

Good advice for anyone. Hope the hay fever is better

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

Thankyou x

As someone who does everything a hundred miles an hour I got terribly low and overwhelmed during my last pregnancy, as it was so physically challenging and painful. The advice I heard at that time was "go slow, don't stop" and it made everything possible. Tackling the mess of the house or garden took 3x as long but repeating "go slow, don't stop" got me through. I still use it now when my to do list seems insurmountable 📃

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

very very good advice xxx

Just watching this from West Cork,Ireland at 5.45 am before a very busy day of seed sowing and I feel much more relaxed now ,Thank You Georgie ,you always brighten my day !

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

my pleasure x

Wonderful, and much needed for different reasons, but thank you. Most needed. X

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome x

Again another honest endearingly direct advice..taken as usual , I also have hayfever and before embarking on tending what has survived the weather.. weird as it has been take a antihystamine before soldiering forth! You are a valuable asset on You-tube amongst all the absolute rubbish on-line and Best wishes and Thank-you.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x the hay fever this year has been monstrous! *takes another antihistamine* x

Listened to this whilst weeding my peonies after a very stressful week where I did feel overwhelmed doing both my main job and also having a big week selling flowers - all your tips resonated! Thinking I’m going to start a journal to jot stuff down and stop the random scrolling!

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

excellent - I highly recommend the journaling x

My poor dear you are run down and you are very busy because you have a very good product that no one else has and most of all you have great experience that no one else has God Bless

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

ah thank you - feeling better now with a quieter week x

Excellent video as always. A tip that I was given about social media is to move the apps off your Home Screen on your phone so that they aren’t in front of you every time you turn your phone on.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

brilliant tip for social media x

When the Beast From The East hit Norfolk a few winters ago we had to send the team home, cancel orders, stop producing and baking. It all seemed huge and wrong. Derek was on the back lane behind HQ digging someone out and Candi, who is a chutney maker in another barn, was shutting up shop to go home too. She said to Derek “It’s only f****ing chutney!”. Since then if we are getting things out of perspective and forget that we’re making pork pies, not doing brain surgery or running the United Nations, we say “It’s only f****ing chutney”. It always makes us laugh and then makes it much easier to see rational ways forward through that day’s particular challenge.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

the place you work must smell out of this world - totally brilliant saying and I will adopt 'it's only f*****g chutney!' x

Thank you for the pep talk, strategies, and inspirations! It helps to know that I am not alone and a reminder to celebrate small everyday things. Cheers 💚🍏

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome! x

Totally agree. Thank you. One word I would add that you didn’t use, but illustrates the bridge between feeling overwhelmed and becoming newly productive, is reset. People need time and space to reset, draw a line under what has been full on, change down from 6th gear, go into neutral and then start again in 1st gear. I’ve always managed my stress by aligning my energy output akin to driving a car. ❤❤❤ Hope you have a lovely weekend Georgie.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

That’s such a good description re the gear change x

Sage advice in one hand and coffee in the other ❤ love it….and how right you are😌

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

Glad you agree x

"At this time of year, I would agree with you." Lol. I feel your pain.

@MsYingyang2

Ай бұрын

I laughed out loud when you said you hate flower farming. You are so entertaining and brutally honest.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

Hang in there.Take time out to refresh.We are all only human.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

true! x

Like the ”5 minroule”😊

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

Yes! X

Brilliant down to earth advice for everyone.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

I feel like we would be great friends! As a retired reading teacher I too love to write with a pencil, make lists and am always looking for some small lovely gift of nature. Today it was a single lavender poppy that managed to bloom in this oppressive heat in Maryland . Another pleasure tonight is this video and your beautiful white blouse 😊!!

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

the poppy sounds beautiful x

Thank you for your candid clip on being overwhelmed. I found it so helpful and cathartic I hope you did too. Thank you. 😌😌💐💐

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

Your channel is a breath of fresh air, thanks for being so real, I hope you do realise that from where I’m standing your life does look pretty perfect.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

lol - it's not perfect, but it's worth the effort I think x

Be aware of all your tiny triumphs, recognise when you’re getting overwhelmed - shoulders back and down, count to one hundred, deep breath … first used this after my stroke eleven years ago and still going strong… thanks Georgie, my sweet peas were a disaster this year😢

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

a lot of disastrous sweet peas this year including my outdoor crop x

Well done Georgie it's always best deep breathing and taking it steady everything you say is so true. Especially getting up early when you have a lot to do x

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

yes get up early enough to give yourself time to worth methodically instead of rushing - I never like feeling rushed x

Loved this Georgie, love a list! Life is busy & its just making time for yourself & prioritising what needs to be done & when first. Delegating jobs maybe haha easy said than done. I've not long started out in floristry & it can feel overwhelming especially juggling day job, school runs, pick ups, running a home as mums we take on so much.. must put phone down! End up scrolling endlessly for no real reason 🤦‍♀️ Love your videos, learn something new everyday! Thank you ❤️

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

yes we all need to put our phones down a lot more xxx

Oh Georgie, thank you so much for this video❤ I really needed this! Not a flower farmer but in such a busy season of my life, and trying to keep in perspective that it *is* only a season. I too like to start my days with journalling and a list, and I'm trying to do a bit of yoga first because it's another thing that stops my mind racing around everywhere. Absolutely with you on throwing on yesterday's clothes and just getting going. Allowing myself 1 social media thing per day at the moment - so glad this was today's. Onwards and upwards! Xx

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

My pleasure xxx

I love the Psalms. What a better way to get grounded. Bravo!

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

yes a little reading every morning sets one up x

Loved this Georgie, it makes total sense. By the way I'm in your "using and sharpening pencils" club! I use them all the time for my garden journal and writing general lists. Love the sound of pencil on paper xx

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

me too x

You are a gem!

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

You said in your comments that every profession has stress. You are working with beauty so there are compensations. Continue the good work.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

true x

I love watching your videos! First of all your English accent is beautiful. I am a New Zealand living in Queensland Australia. I trained as a florist in 2015 but was never able to get a job at a florist. Now I deliver flowers for a delivery company. It is overwhelming at times as the traffic here is a nightmare. It isn’t a relaxing job at all. I often feel stressed and rushed because I just want to get the jobs done and get off the road! I watch your videos and wish that I could do what you do. Unfortunately we rent our house so that is a problem. Oh well, maybe when the Lord calls us home, maybe He will have a bountiful field of flowers for me to attend to🌸😍

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

in the short term do you have room for some annuals in your yard? it must be seed sowing time nearly for you guys x

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

I knew I wouldn't be alone with this x

You have a wonderful manner and this was a particularly helpful vlog. Enjoy your week

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

you're welcome x

Thanks for the wise words. I too have similar pressure in my business and feel very reassured that my strategy for coping is very similar to yours. Good to know if works for you too. Great that you share your experience. I thoroughly enjoy your videos as part of my down time. Please keep making them.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

Glad I’m not the only one xxx

❤ Thank you, love your videos and humour ❤

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

Listening to you brings a smile! Love the sweet peas.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

‘On we go!’ I find myself saying this a lot now 😂

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

yes, on we go x

very valuable content ! thank you

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you x

I could not agree more on showering. 👌🏻😂

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

glad I'm not the only one x

Love this- thankyou. It’s a lonely place running a business but your insights are gold. ❤ Looking for the “glimmers” ✨ of joy everyday is sometimes hard but always works.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

true! x

Lovely thank you 😊

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

my pleasure x

This was perfect timing for me, thank you very much.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

you're welcome x

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. They were very helpful.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

you're welcome x

Hope your hayfever is better Georgie. I seem to be struggling with hayfever more as the years go by. I’ve found nettle tea actually does help. I’m sure you just have tried it but just incase you haven’t I thought I’d mention it. Lovely video, thanks for sharing your tips. ❤

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

on your recommendation I made some delish nettle tea and added thyme, fennel, rosemary and marjoram - delicious! x

Very thoughtful, thank you.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

you're welcome x

@tanarehbein7768

Ай бұрын

@@theflowerfarmer I could never be an influencer because I don't like hanging out on the electronic devices all the time. I want to live life not record it.

Georgie may I make a suggestion, personally 😊I would bath or shower but don’t dordal then put my clothes 😅and family clothing straight into the machine, turn it on then it’s ready to go out for drying the next morning, when you get up ! Your sweet peas are truly stunning, the scent of them, I like a little talc after bathing and have a sweet pea scented type . Oddly enough we grow ours at the same time as you do in Britain, as it’s our winter here.Zimbabwe. Enjoy your pearls of wisdom ! Especially on the saturation of social media.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

entre nous i really am a clean shirt once a week girl - my kids do their own laundry so I really only have to once a week put a load on - phew! less to do x

This is a very overwhelming time of year with all the chores in the yard and garden. I’m learning to slow down and realize that it will or will not get done. LOL. As for the phone, ack. Cell phones with zombies staring at them are everywhere. I refuse to be a phone zombie. Lol. BTW, your blouse is lovely. TeresaSue

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thanks and I agree x

Yes forgot to agree on the pencil & sepia colored biro’s !

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

ooh love the sound of a sepia coloured pen x

Georgie ,do you really run the flower farm and do all the physical work on your farm in your own ??. I know you have Fabrizio but may a garden helper lessen your load? You do seem to have a huge amount to do

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

I have the lovely Sue for ten hours a week between Feb and November - don’t worry things calm down from now and I get good time off in the winter xx

Georgie. When you provide, say 15 buckets for a wedding. Do you have a set stem count per bucket and do you discuss this with the client?

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

yes x

Have you tried nettle tea and stinging yourself for the hay fever? I love breathing and guided meditation, it is very relaxing.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

I'm often stung but not on purpose - and oddly eat quite a lot of nettles not in tea but like spinach stirred into risotto and things - I'll make myself some nettle tea now - good idea x

I’d love to meet your relative Ly-in.

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

lol! X

Writing in pencil it's the law!!!

@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

I love it x

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@theflowerfarmer

Ай бұрын

thank you for your tips - I'll have a look xx