Whew. I forget how time-consuming setting up a business online is between doing it! I’m setting up @halcyon.creative, and just like at the dispensary 6 months ago — I’m stunned at how long each task is taking. Instagram is, again, thwarting my progress but I’m almost there. (-ish, haha. Oy.)
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But both of my warm client leads got hotter today, and though they didn’t work out; two additional people found me online and reached out. I’m still waiting to be verified on Google, most people’s go-to, so that’s pretty encouraging. Wish me luck, I’ve got a lot riding on this effort 🙏
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📸: Jumping on the timespan photo trend, 1988 to 2018. Three mighty challenging decades are about to begin and she has no idea. Mood after so much trauma and upset? Same. ✨
My relationship with cannabis is a complex one, something that’s changed drastically with time. It’s been an escape, a spiritual tool, and a Funyun-filled damn good time; but in recent years it’s transformed into a #fibromyalgia pain medication that, while by far the least toxic and most helpful option — still only (but crucially) takes the edge off the pain and is pretty high-maintenance on multiple levels...
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And it doesn’t even get me high anymore! While I’m overall grateful for that (because it allows me to medicate and still be coherent and productive), I surely do miss the stoney levity of our old relationship. But it beats the hell out of pills, smells amazing, and is bonkers fascinating to boot. (I read the other day that scientists think #endocannabinoid deficiencies are behind fibro, FASCINATING.)
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I got to re-up today, see glorious photo number 2. I love the security of re-up day, having weeks of medicine at hand. And it’s always fun to meet the grower fella, hearing tidbits about where my precious herb came from. It’s not dispensary bud, but it’s quite lovely for the deal we’ve got going. Complex relationship or not, I love my cannabis oh-so-verrry-much 💚
Current mantra. After weeks of preparing, I made my first big outreach for @halcyon.creative today. It’s not my first effort, and have actually been semi-running her mainly on references for years — but this is the first time I really feel like I have some weight behind it.
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The last time I made a real effort was in 2016, just months after nearly dying from B12 deficiency, a few months into newly-debilitating fibromyalgia, but a year before diagnosis/any treatment path. I was extremely ill and basically trapped in my apartment, only able to even sit up a few hours a day. Clients had to come to my studio between 11am and 1pm, where we met at my kitchen counter a few feet from my sickbed. It wasn’t sketchy at all 🤣 #desperatetimes
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Things aren’t exactly rock-solid nowadays, but man oh man are they improved! I can do this. People do this every day. Goal: two new clients by EOD Friday. If you know anyone in need of writing, marketing, or artistic services — please do let me know. I’m especially interested in the cannabis industry, but love learning about businesses and projects of all kinds. Wish me luck. And a majestic Monday to you 😘
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Just a reminder: things are always working out FOR you, even if it seems like it’s not right now🌌🔮💕✨
