21. January 2024

Hi & Happy New Year 2024! It feels like forever since I've last been here. Hope that you are all well. Am doing ok, actually feeling better than I have in quite a long time. Sincerely speaking, this space (the part of my life that revolved around creating fashion) hasn't been binging me much joy like it used to. I have been struggling over the last couple of years & can't really pinpoint when exactly 'my light' started to dim. Maybe during the pandemic, am not so sure. But somehow, I...

15. May 2023

I recently turned 39 & celebrated my birthday in a chilled way just as I had wished for, surrounded by my closest family & friends. This is the journal entry that I made on that day, acknowledging God's presence in my life & appreciating the personal growth that I have experienced this year (thank you Therapy!). HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME HALLO 39! Thank you God for letting me see 39. Thank you God for the joy that I have in me. Thank you God for the love around me. Thank you God for the...

17. August 2022

Am extremely pleased to have my pieces at the 'Afroschick' Pop up Shop in Hamburg for the next couple of months. It feels great to see our ideas come so nicely together & it makes the 'blood, sweat & tears' all worth it. We are part of the 100+ Artists displaying their work at the former Karstadt Sport building next to the Hamburg Central Station. JUBILEE 4th Floor, Mönkebergstrasse 2-4, 20095 Hamburg

14. August 2022

Am wondering if there is an SI Unit for Happiness? SI Unit(The International System of Units which is a measurement used for scientific and technical work). Like when studies are done to find out where the happiest people live in the world, are they able to quantitate the levels of happiness? Or is it done on a scale of 1 to 10 like one of my favorite Podcasters & Authors, 'Demetria L.Lucas' does (with a '10' Day to mean a very good day & a lower number to represent a terrible day)? I...

01. June 2022

Does speaking at 1 Event make you a 'Speaker'? In my not so humble opinion I say yes it does. My name is Florence Oriwo, a serial Entrepreneuer & Speaker. That is my official introductory greeting as from now henceforth. Am really loving this phase of my life, things are falling into place, not suddenly but because of the years of hard work & dedication that I have put in. And am more than ready & willing to share my journey with the world. Thank you to 'Maame Dentaa Amoo' & the...

23. March 2022

Just dropping by to let you guys know that am alive & doing fine. What's more time consuming than running one business..*hint (running 2 businesses). I cannot complain about the sudden growth that we have experienced, am very grateful infact. I guess that I just need to get used to the increased workload & work out how to handle these new horizons. I do hope that you are all doing fine & also thriving.

02. February 2022

Happy New Year 2022! Am back with a bang (well, kind of), so we are just going to skip all the formalities & get right back to it. This blog title is inspired by the title of a performance play that I recently had the honor of watching last weekend. 'M.Bassy' organizes really interesting exhibitions & this is the first one that I attended this year. A performance by the talented Bermudian born artist 'Sea Novaa' who not only plays music, but is also an artist & also wrote the play...

18. November 2021

It is a cold & windy day in November & am sharing pictures from my last holiday back in July, crazy I know! But I really need to see an image of myself somewhere warm & sunny, looking & feeling relaxed & at peace to remind myself that there are warmer days to come in future. Focus Flo, this dreary weather, dark days & equally dreary spirit will not last forever. We went to Pisa, Italy & stayed at this small & rustic hotel which was simply marvelous. We travelled...

01. September 2021

'You don't have to know it all or even do it all but your HEART absolutely has to be in it.' I recently came across this quote online which was shared by the amazing 'Myleik' & it deeply resonated with me (just like most of the content that she shares does). Fear shows up everyday in our lives & even the slightest sight of it makes us stop suddenly in our tracks. It might be the fear of failure, of losing it all, of taking that first leap of faith, of not having everything figured out,...

07. July 2021

'Instincts' is said to be the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it. This basically means that it has a lot to do with listening to your inner gut feeling, & then acting upon it. I was recently invited to a friend's Birthday Party whose theme was 'the Animal Print'. This was my first 'official' gathering with people outside of my immediate family & boy was I excited. My 'Animal Print' outfit which I had planned almost a year ago (the...