Unterstütze Sarah

Not content with working a regular 58-hour week, living with my visually impaired, arthritic mum, and being under the tyrannical rule of a pineapple green-cheek conure—the most attention-seeking, demanding creature I’ve ever met—I thought it would be a brilliant idea to add one more thing to my plate: starting a podcast. You know what they say: “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” In hindsight… maybe not me, right now!

Originally, my plan was to write a book. I still have most of the draft intact—“most,” because I had completed it once upon a time. While going through what must have been my twelfth or thirteenth edit, I decided I didn’t like the cloud service I was using. So, I copied everything to my work computer, uploaded it to iCloud, and deleted it everywhere else. Foolishly, I forgot to check that every page had successfully uploaded. The result? Only stories A through M made it. Half of my tales vanished into the digital ether. I could have cried. Instead, I spent a year berating myself and trying to reconstruct what I had lost. I’m still working on that!

I truly believe we all have a book within us. I still dream of seeing my name in print, sharing my stories far beyond the small audience who might stumble across me while stuck in traffic on a dark winter’s night.

Realizing how tough the literary world can be—and joking with family about how my best friend (if she were still alive) and I would have made a hilariously terrible podcast team—I had a thought: why not start a podcast and share my stories that way instead? It’s interactive, people can reach out, other florists can share their tales, and together, we could build a small community while giving listeners a peek behind the curtain of running a flower shop.

Of course, when that massive book deal inevitably arrives (publishers, my contact details are everywhere on this page), I promise not to let it go to my head. I’ll encourage you to buy copies for everyone you know—or even hand them out in supermarkets, on dog walks, or while queuing for a theatre show.

Some of you may be wondering: why share my work online if a book is the end goal? Simple: not everyone will want to listen to a podcast. Not everyone wants to read scripts online. Some people prefer holding a physical book, curling up with a hot chocolate, sinking into a bubble bath with a glass of wine, or just taking a break from screens. I’m one of those people. I also enjoy listening to podcasters who share stories from their published books—and I often buy those books myself. It’s the same concept as watching a movie adaptation after reading the book: you know the story, but you’re curious how it translates across mediums. Plus, I’d like to earn a little from all this creative chaos.

There are so many books on the market, and youtube videos showing you how to arrange flowers, sharing the lovely playful side of floristry but I’ve yet to come across one showing and explaining the other side. For every light there is a darkness, and my goodness, some days are far darker than the general public could possibly imagine.

Podcasting will/is costing me, personally, money. Hopefully, a book deal will help recoup some of that. And, dear listener, if you’d like to support me along the way, you’re very welcome to buy me a coffee. Every penny helps cover equipment and hosting costs—and keeps this little dream afloat without bankrupting me.