One of the most difficult things to do as a business owner or creative is give yourself some time off to be inspired. We all know it’s important, but actually penciling in those days to unplug and get away can be a challenge. So one of my goals with our “Day In The Life” column was to show a wide range of business owners and makers in a wide range of phases of their life and businesses. One of my favorite things to see are business owners who’ve found a way to combine an inspiration trip with work and today’s subject has done just that. Portland-based floral designer, blogger and stylist, Chelsea Fuss, knew she wanted to spend some time outside of Oregon this year, so she decided to spend her summer working on a farm in France where she’s not only learning and helping out the farm host, but getting to find inspiration in the beautiful land around her. She’s swapped her normal day-to-day schedule for a new schedule that involves tending to animals, weeding gardens and cooking meals with products made by local farms. It sounds like heaven, but it’s work, too- and valuable inspiration. Not only with Chelsea get a wide range of skills to bring home from Brittany, but she’ll also go back with a summer’s worth of inspiration from a place so different than her Oregon home base. I’m so excited to see what her summer “Day In The Life” is like and I hope you’ll find her work trip as inspiring as I did. This got me thinking about all sorts of projects I could try next year to get me out into nature but not totally leave work and learning behind. Thanks so much for sharing your day with us, Chelsea.
Photo above by Leela Cyd
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