I received a notification about an upcoming class that was teaching the basics of cut-flower farming. I had also moved out of town and had some land. I pursued more hours at our library and when offered more, I let the retail job go. It had its fun times but most of the time I was making copies of designs, over and over. If I'm being honest, the floral retail job was a real letdown. I was offered a job at a retail store and also picked up some hours here at our lovely LPL. I wasn’t sure how much longer the downturn would last so I decided to look at jobs closer to home. Staff were being cut because the rich folks were holding onto their money. Years later, my job was affected by the recession. For years, I got to be around incredibly talented designers, used gorgeous, exotic flowers, and filled budgets that to this day I can’t wrap my head around. I had long, late hours and super stressful event set ups, but I loved it. I attended a floral design school and quickly (boy, if only I would have known) got a top of the line job at a high end, super intense floral company.
I greatly appreciate what he told me in my 4th year, short and sweet, “You won’t be doing anything like this after college, many do not.” I took this extensive knowledge of design and color and paired it with my seemingly innate knowledge of gardening and pursued my dream job: florist. I attended KU years ago, I changed my major 3 times, and finally with the guidance of my awesome directed studies teacher settled on a painting major.
It’s Spring and my side gig is heating up, just like the weather.
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