THE SUN IS ALWAYS SHINING, EVEN BEHIND THE CLOUDS!
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MONICA OSBOURNE, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF HELLO SUNSHINE BUTTERFLY LLC, THEE COOKIE COMPANY. HELLO SUNSHINE WAS ESTABLISHED IN MAY, 2020 AND HAS GROWN BEYOND BELIEF. FOR YEARS “HELLO SUNSHINE” BEGAN AS A DAILY GREETING TO ALL. SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A LOGO OF IT. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO WITH IT, BUT I KNEW I WANTED TO SPREAD THE SUNSHINE EVERYWHERE I WENT. THE BUTTERFLY REPRESENTS MY AUNT, WHO WAS VERY SPECIAL TO ME.
WHILE MEDITATING, THE IDEA CAME TO ME TO MAKE A CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE. I HAD NEVER MADE A COOKIE FROM SCRATCH, SO THIS WAS VERY DIFFERENT FOR ME. I SEARCHED YOU TUBE TO SEE WHERE TO BEGIN AND AFTER WATCHING MANY, MANY VIDEOS, I CREATED MY OWN RECIPE AND THAT’S WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.
I ASKED MY FAMILY TO TASTE THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE THAT I CAME UP WITH AND TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK. I BAKED MY FIRST BATCH, AND THEY LOVED THEM. A FAMILY FRIEND ALSO TASTED THEM AND AFTER 10 MUNUTES OF HER LEAVING, SHE CALLED AND ORDERED 2 DOZEN. I WASN’T READY BUT I TOLD HER SURE BECAUSE I STILL HAD COOKIE DOUGH LEFT. AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZE WHAT I COULD USE MY LOGO FOR. I WENT TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND BOUGHT 2 ALUMINUM CONTAINERS, PRINTED MY LOGO ON COMPUTER PAPER, CUT IT OUT AND TAPED IT TO THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER. SHE RECEIVED HER COOKIES AND SHE LOVED THEM SO MUCH THAT SHE POSTED THEM ON HER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE AND FROM THAT POST, I RECEIVED ORDERS FOR 14 DOZEN COOKIES. THAT’S WHEN MY COOKIE COMPANY BEGAN!
I FOUND A NEW PASSION IN BAKING COOKIES. EACH BATCH IS MADE WITH ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS AND ALL OF THE SUNSHINE THAT I HAVE IN ME! SINCE WE CAN’T BE CLOSE TO PEOPLE ANYMORE, EACH TIME I HAND A CUSTOMER A BAG OF COOKIES, I FEEL LIKE I'M GIVING THEM A HUG. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THEY TASTE THE SUNSHINE THAT IS BAKED IN EACH COOKIE AND IN THAT MOMENT, THEIR WORLD IS ALL RIGHT.
I WASN’T READY, BUT I DID IT AND IM STILL DOING IT!
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GREAT TO START, BUT YOU HAVE TO START TO BE GREAT”
–Zig Ziglar
