Flowers.

Recently, my mother received bunches of flowers for her birthday. 

This got me thinking about flowers, their importance to us, to earth. 

Would you believe…there are men who think that flowers are a waste of garden space? This, of course, gets me huffed up, jumping on to my soapbox and lecturing them about the importance of flowers to the birds, the bees and all the other insects. 

We two-legged critters need them also. Simply by being around them, they soothe us, help to reduce stress, anxiety, lower blood pressure. Can you imagine our world without the fragrance and beauty of flowers? As John Denver used to sing, their loveliness can cheer a cloudy day.

Flowers heal us physically too. They help us sleep, fight off infection; they’re good for digestion, for soothing away pain and can treat circulation problems. The anti-inflammatory properties of certain flowers are well-known in the herbal healing world. 

Hmm. See where I’m going with flowers and business? The flower industry is massive, yet there can never be enough people in this business, and the potential to earn from one niche only is huge.

Yes! The possibilities are endless! Go on, give it a try.

I’ll be sharing some ideas in the money list soon! Check back later…

SweetBabyTreats.

Imagine this:

The rain’s soaked you to the bone, you’re home now, you’ve had a warm shower, you’re in comfy clothes. It’s Friday evening and you don’t feel like going anywhere. You’ve had some hot soup with sour dough bread. 

Now, you want to curl up with a nice book. Or it’s you and Netflix.

Big happy SIGH!!

You drink hot cocoa or milky tea, or coffee, and you indulge in some sweetbabytreats which you can find on Instagram. You’ve ordered this in advance and you keep it in your fridge for a day just like this!

Baby! This is life!

See? This is what I’m talking about…you can take a skill and turn it into a small business. 

Go for it, the possibilities are endless!

You Don’t Need To Be A Writer To Sell Words!!

Hello!! On Sunday, on Substack, I was writing about the way writers are looked down upon in certain cultures. I still need to think about it, why writers…more specifically, book authors…are seen as time-wasters. Unless, of course, they make it big!!

Humph!! Come to think of it, I’ve seen authors online saying that, despite making a good living thanks to their books, their families have asked them, “When are you going to get a proper job?” This, even though these authors make more money than their families.

Oh well! As one woman told me, “To each his own.”

That said, if you love words but don’t want to actually write, have you ever thought of running a business where you play with words, sell words, invite the crowd in to take part in your passion?

And I don’t mean bookstores. Or songwriting. Or even getting paid to write blogs and emails for others who don’t want generic AI slop.

It involves bringing people together, playing games, helping singles to meet, match-making.

Listen up! There are so many lonely people out there, this can be your chance to help people find new friends, and inspire them to be more active in their community. Also, with the threat of jobs disappearing thanks to AI, this your chance to create something of your own, something AI cannot do…bringing the community together in joy.

The possibilities are endless!

P.S. Have fun thinking up ideas for using this other than for writing with!!