How I deal with feeling overwhelmed in my small home based business

[@salardis8804]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

Excellent phrase x

[@sallydeslandes7990]

I love this and will adopt it!

[@6732Louise]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

glad I'm not alone x

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

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]

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

[@judyjohn2248]

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 KZbin 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]

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

[@pollywaffledoodah3057]

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]

love that! x

[@rosemarybushea3447]

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]

thankyou x

[@Laura-g1c1l]

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]

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

[@MsYingyang2]

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]

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

[@lynnej7219]

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]

I totally agree! Glad you like the sweet peas x

[@whereseagullsfly8250]

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]

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

[@whereseagullsfly8250]

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

[@naomiedwards9188]

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]

you're very welcome x

[@carololiver5315]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@Intentionally_jodie]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

Go for it x

[@denisecarter5117]

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]

you are a poet x

[@claireangier3322]

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 KZbin 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]

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

[@beckyscheller9358]

Good advice for anyone. Hope the hay fever is better

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thankyou x

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

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]

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

[@amenaking4472]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

You are so welcome x

[@elizabethash4720]

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]

thank you x

[@phoebehope6549]

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]

very very good advice xxx

[@1012chart]

Lovely to watch and hear you. You impart so much wisdom and experience

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you so much x

[@zoemackay-jq8zh]

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]

excellent - I highly recommend the journaling x

[@AliBenrose]

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]

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

[@fulfordpoint]

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]

You are so welcome! x

[@patrickdempsey9886]

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]

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

[@ravenwing8842]

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]

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

[@IsabelleSutton-m6y]

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]

my pleasure x

[@dawn7523]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

Glad you agree x

[@reneehunt906]

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]

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]

I knew I wouldn't be alone with this x

[@CountryloverCountrylover]

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]

brilliant tip for social media x

[@mtg333]

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

[@MsYingyang2]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@MicheleYoung-w5s]

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]

the poppy sounds beautiful x

[@colinalexander1507]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

true x

[@abigailsmith962]

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]

My pleasure xxx

[@susannesandin5992]

Like the ”5 minroule”😊

[@theflowerfarmer]

Yes! X

[@karenbishop477]

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]

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

[@ellenpaasch4743]

You are a gem!

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@LesleyRiley-x8o]

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]

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

[@beebenton7820]

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]

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

[@johnlane5456]

Brilliant down to earth advice for everyone.

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@rosemarieschleupen747]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

yes a little reading every morning sets one up x

[@donnaterrell938]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@jennyjohnson9012]

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]

me too x

[@PennyHard-i6t]

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]

Glad I’m not the only one xxx

[@lindamorgan3069]

❤ Thank you, love your videos and humour ❤

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@vivienneflint6521]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're welcome x

[@jaynenorris6352]

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]

true! x

[@christinemilligan9158]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

true! x

[@anitapenney4990]

very valuable content ! thank you

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@suziecarter1403]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

thank you x

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

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]

thanks and I agree x

[@NicholeElizabeth]

I could not agree more on showering. 👌🏻😂

[@theflowerfarmer]

glad I'm not the only one x

[@joburford3715]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

yes, on we go x

[@RequiemEterna]

Thank you darling xxx

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're welcome x

[@rebeccaeccles-ji3uo]

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]

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

[@rosemarieschleupen747]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're welcome x

[@fionasaunders7646]

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]

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

[@alikurpiel9545]

I don't use Instagram , but anyway I think you are wonderful. Beautiful content in your clips❤

[@theflowerfarmer]

Thank you so much! x

[@sarahyardley1923]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're welcome x

[@fionasaunders7646]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

ooh love the sound of a sepia coloured pen x

[@scottanthony6269]

What's a lay in there's no such thing with dogs. In the summer I am up at 5 but in the winter my dogs let me stay in bed until 6.30/7 but like you I'm enjoying my job as a gardener 👍🎃

[@theflowerfarmer]

lol - I dream of a lie in and then when I have one I get bored and get up and get on x

[@hannahbest2274]

Lovely thank you 😊

[@theflowerfarmer]

my pleasure x

[@tanarehbein7768]

Very thoughtful, thank you.

[@theflowerfarmer]

you're welcome x

[@tanarehbein7768]

@@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.

[@hindolbittern]

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]

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

[@samanthaw1419]

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

[@theflowerfarmer]

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

[@Rootcraft_UK]

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]

yes x

[@chrisdavies6473]

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]

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

[@sandradonofrio413]

I’d love to meet your relative Ly-in.

[@theflowerfarmer]

lol! X

[@elizabethsmyth7769]

Writing in pencil it's the law!!!

[@theflowerfarmer]

I love it x