Who are we?

Hi Florecitas,

I thought it would be a good time to write a blog post about the Florecita bar and how she came to be. If you have been following along on my Socials this past week, I officially introduced the  Florecita Refresh and all we offer here at The Florecita bar. So why not chat about who I am and how florecita came to be who she is now. 

I always knew I wanted to be start my own business, I remember when I was younger my mom used to tell me that I need to listen to her  because when I’m older I would have to listen to a boss; and my response would be “well then I would just work for myself then” (yes. I was very sassy). But I never had a clear vision of exactly what I wanted to do but as I got older I  knew I wanted to do something that filled my cup  and gives me the flexibility to also be a mom but let me just say it has been one hell of a journey to both figuring out what I wanted to do and becoming a mom. It always felt like a struggle and like I was never going to accomplish either things. But eventually things started to fall into place and happening how they were supposed too, or maybe things were happening how they were supposed to all along.

Before Flroecita was born I started another business with my husband and a dear friend of ours. It was a beautiful brand we created that I will forever be proud of it but ultimately we needed to close down our business  before we really even got started due to the craziness of life. It all got hard  fast as we all had  a lot going on in life while also trying to make money to pay our bills. So we all mutually decided it was best to part ways but as some time went on it was tugging at my heart to take part of something I created and had visions for, and with everyones blessing I decided to run with it and create what is now The Florecita Bar.

Im not going to lie though I, was terrified to do so because starting your our own brand and business can be intimidating and overwhelming because all of sudden you have to make all the decisions about everything and ultimately do everything as well as take a huge risk, and it all felt like too much. To add another layer onto that overwhelming feeling, at the same time all of this is going on, I was pregnant and had a baby girl, my sweet Sophia. So now  I have to make all the decisions for this tiny human, and I have to be there for her always but also do everything else that goes along with life while simultaneously start a brand new business. I honestly didn’t have the confidence to go through with it and was on the fence , but then  one day I had a sweet conversation with an amiga Ana Maria and that changed everything. This conversation will always have a special place in my heart  and with her blessing I want to tell you all a little but about that conversation.

I was doing an event for  another friend of my mine under the brand of the business we decided to part ways with but had made a prior commitment and  it was doing what I had envisioned us to be doing which is,  The flower Bar. As the day went on I received so much positive feedback and I remember feeling so much joy. Before the event was over I had a conversation with a friend that forever changed the way I look at life and was the day The Florecita Bar was born. 

We talked about life, real hard life and everything that comes along with it. We talked about motherhood and how lonely and hard it can be but also how magical. We talked about depression and how it just sneaks up on you and can be so hard to come back from. But we also talked about making our dreams come true and believing in ourselves and that changed the way I was approaching the idea of starting a business. She told me to not allow fear to guide me away from creating something I am proud of and worked hard for. So I decided right there and then that she was right and I wanted to go for it! I just remember feeling so pumped, like adrenaline was running through my veins and I could tell how happy Ana Maria was for this conversation as well, so we just kept chatting. As the conversation flowed we started brainstorming name ideas for the business together. We were  passing  ideas back and forth and her asking what I was envisioning for the business to be. I knew I wanted my business name to reflect my life and my family, meaning I wanted it to be a mixture of Spanish and English to pay tribute to my upbringing, my daughter and my husband. 

The way I grew up was untraditional in a sense that I am white, like biologically but I was raised in a household and a community of latinos. My step dad came into my life around the age of 5, and in short, he accepted me as his own from the very beginning , as did his whole family.  They are Puerto Rican, and  being raised in a latino household surrounded by latino family members I immersed myself into their culture. The city I was raised in was also very diverse so naturally I vibed toward my Latina amigas because  they were who I felt comfortable with and organically got along with. Growing up I embraced this culture as my own because I knew no different as I was not very close to other sides of my biological family, except for a few that I love dearly! 

Then I went on to marry a Mexican and have a Mexican daughter with him, so of course  I have embraced that culture as well and absolutely love it. I mean whose favorite whose favorite food isn’t Tacos right? Haha but seriously the culture is absolutely beautiful and I want my daughter to always  know where she comes from. 

So with all that being said, although I am a white girl, I love the Latino culture and will forever gravitate towards it and I wanted my business name to reflect all of that but also be elegant and rememberable. My sweet friend Ana Maria then came out with Florecita and the moment she said it, I knew right then and there it was perfect and my dream felt a little closer. I thanked her so much for that conversation and with her blessing I had Florecita. Later that day I ran home to tell my husband about this conversation and I was pumping with excitement and he agreed I should go for it and fully supported my decision. I knew though  the name needed something else and ultimately came up on ‘The Florecita Bar’, because thats what it is, ‘a little flower bar’. Everything after that just started flowing and I decided to  run with it before I was even finished doing all the things because in my head its now or never. 

But it has been another long journey that I will chat about next time because I have already written so much and got more vulnerable than I was expecting too but I was feeling inspired and thats why I started this blog in the first place. To tell my story and have conversations, to feel inspired and just write because its something I have always loved doing. 

So here it is, a little bit about me and florecita.

Big Thank you to Ana Maria for that beautiful conversation, I am forever grateful to you. And Thank you to my husband, all of my friends and family along the way who have encouraged me and helped keep me going. I couldn’t do this without the support team I have in my corner, y’all know who you are and I appreciate you!

Until Next time Florecitas,

Xoxo