I go by a lot of names—wife, mom, preservationist, entrepreneur,
Julie…just to name a few. The one that sticks out the most though is
Professional Flower Killer. I didn’t come up with that name. It was more
my daughter’s idea. Of course, she didn’t say I was a killer, but close
enough!
She was talking to one of her friends from school and her friend asked
where I work. At first, she said, “my mom works at home.†And I was
taken aback—I am not a stay at home mom, not that there is anything
wrong with that. I do make my own hours and am home when my girls are
home. This is the benefit of having a home-based business.
Unfortunately, sometimes it is confusing for my girls since they also
like to barge into my office daily while I’m working! How am I supposed
to get any work done or talk to my clients?
So how does a 6 year old explain floral preservation? She tells her
friends that I kill flowers of course! It made perfect sense. I do kill
flowers, albeit, in more technical adult speak, I dry flowers with a
freeze dryer and that process gives a beautiful end result. A near
perfect dried flower that resembles the original fresh flower. The
flower will not mold or turn an ugly brown. It lasts for years. I
purposely take fresh flowers and dry them for my clients to give them a
memento from their most special memories.
Hence, I am now known in certain elementary circles as the Professional Flower Killer.
-FlowerKillerPro
