Sunflower Field of Dreams!

I can’t believe we’re already in the first week of August, one blink, and I feel like the kids will be heading back to school.

There has been a lot going on and since being back at work an extra two days a week to make a total of four, I have fully jumped back into my overworking brain of how I can continue to build and grow Elevate.

Not sure if any of you know but I’ve been working on a course for the last few months that has kept me very occupied which I will talk a little bit more about, but today’s post is all about sunflowers! Before I jump right into it, there’s a funny backstory to this. Last week, I had a meeting in the salon with the company, Pureology by L’Oreal Professionnel. For the last couple of months, we’ve been in negotiations with the brand about some fun projects and potentially carrying some of their products. So, we’ve been in the testing phase to see which products we like best. If you’ve been in the last week or so, you’ll know what I’m talking about as I’ve been trying the products on you. The good thing I love about Pureology is that it’s clean, like the AG product line that we carry now. It’s also vegan, sulfate-free, mineral oil-free, free…of all that stuff we don’t want in our bodies or in our hair. Coincidentally, on the day of our training with this new product, I was going to a sunflower farm and one of the key ingredients that’s in the product to make it so hydrating and health-focused is what’s inside a sunflower. I felt like it was interesting and aligned at that moment.

I’ll tell you more about the products later but let’s talk about the sunflower farm. Every year, my friend Giovanna and I have been making it a tradition to have a girl’s day of throwing on some country music, driving around with the top down in her Cabrio, and riding down the country roads.

Last year, we visited a lavender farm which was so beautiful. We pretend that we’re models laying in the fields clicking away on the camera. This year we decided to frolic in some sunflower fields and oh my goodness let me tell you these things are gigantic! I didn’t realize how big they were. On our way there we saw that rain was coming but we felt like we had some time before it arrived. As we got to the farm, a kind gentleman reminded my friend to close to the top of her convertible, and wouldn’t you know it… about five minutes later the biggest rainfall and strongest winds I’ve seen this year came ripping through. It lasted all about five minutes but in those few minutes, it felt like we were in the Wizard of Oz.

Picture about 15 grown women and two newborn-ish babies under this tent that we were holding down as the wind was blowing wildly. Metal bars of the tent were flying up and hitting people’s heads and the rain still got in and soaked us all. But after those 5 minutes, the sun came out it and it was as if nothing happened. Mother Nature to me seems like a woman lol just saying… We can be beautiful, ugly, and beautiful again within minutes.

I was really taken aback by the beauty of the sunflowers. There are so many fields, rows upon rows of them all standing up so straight. The farm had beautiful props as well, a pink sofa, a piano, a tiny chair, and a truck. It was such a great day but the best part of it is the tradition that we keep alive every time we go. It’s the car ride, it’s our stop at Winners on our way back, it’s the snacks we pack (sometimes she bakes me some goodies). It really is the little things in life that make it beautiful.

I’d highly recommend visiting Davis Family Farm before the kids head back to school or even with your besties! https://torontosunflowerfields.ca

I can’t wait to see where we go next year, I think that one is on me to plan so I better start thinking now.

Hope you guys have an amazing weekend and enjoy every little last bit of summer that we have left.

Yours truly,

Pamela

PS. Did I mention that I wasn’t thinking about my really bad pollen allergies when I went to the sunflower farm? The seven days of hives, scratchy throat and itchy nose was totally worth it!

Xo