Developing a new normal is key during these ever-evolving times. Right now, we are faced with so many unknowns and our normal routines have turned upside down. Controlling what we can is essential to help manage the unknown. English Gardens Buyer, Holly Dentico-Onkala, has some great advice for how she is navigating today’s new normal.

I’m a functional but anxious person. A people pleaser. On a normal day, I’m disappointed when I don’t do as well as I’d like, but it doesn’t debilitate me. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, I made the decision to practice social distancing. The uncertainty in the world was causing my anxiety to go through the roof. I realized I needed to help myself when I lost my cool over very simple things.

Anxiety continues to come waves for me. One moment I can be watching a favorite movie, and the next minute I’m sobbing because I am so worried for our world.

Developing a new routine has been essential for me. I start every day with my vitamins. I now incorporate CBD into that routine. CBD is said to promote anxiety relief and better sleep. Solid sleep boosts your immunity.

English Gardens now carries the world’s most trusted CBD products-Charlotte’s Web. I researched many brands before deciding that Charlotte’s Web was the one we should carry at English Gardens.

Charlotte’s Web is fantastic for me because it is hemp-derived and completely non-psychoactive. In today’s world, there are hundreds of brands claiming they have the best CBD on the market, it may be hard to decipher which ones are worth your money. I did a ton of research before deciding that Charlotte’s Web is a brand that English Gardens should support.

Not only do they have high-quality CBD products but the company has an important mission to help solve issues that affect millions of people every day. You can read more about how Charlotte’s Web started on their website.

I take advantage of CBD’s many benefits and have not had any impairing side effects. My favorite product on a regular day is their pain-relieving balm, which is always in my purse.

Since using CBD externally, and experiencing its benefits, I decided to try taking it internally. CBD oil tinctures are an efficient form because your body soaks it up through the glands in your mouth. I have tried many brands before discovering Charlotte’s web and found them to be unappetizing. Charlotte’s Web makes fantastic tasting oils. They’ve gone as far as to flavor them. I am currently taking the lemon flavor, but they also have an orange and chocolate mint flavor. I look forward to trying those as well. They even have a recipe section on their website featuring their oils as ingredients!

I know lots of people who swear by their gummies. Our customers LOVE their sleep gummies featuring melatonin. One of my favorite things about Charlotte’s Web is how well they understand that CBD is new and overwhelming for many of us, so they’ve introduced small sizes that make it easy to try for anyone. English Gardens carries their Recovery and Sleep gummies in 6 pack sizes. They also make capsules – which are really nice if you don’t enjoy gummies or oils. Taking CBD along with washing my hands A LOT, and my commitment to getting in as much daily movement as I can, are three ways I am trying to keep myself physically and mentally healthy every day.

Besides taking CBD regularly, I’ve made some other daily changes. Spending my breaks outside in the daylight has replaced my regularly scheduled spring vacation. Daily walks with my dog mean soaking in the sun, listening to birds sing, and seeing new life emerge from the ground. Our walks have been therapeutic.

I have also started doing projects around my house that I would normally put off or not consider at all. As soon as the weather turns nice, I clean up my yard or give my patio furniture a good scrubbing. I also decided to hang some lights around my yard.

Being in the garden center business, I normally don’t go all out on my own home. I stay busy with the stores. However, this year my yard will be my oasis. With my new-found stay at home weekends, I fully intend on starting my first garden and making it work for-real-this-time. I have a new opportunity to see where in my yard I have light during the day and where exactly I can squeeze in some color!

While I’m stuck inside I’m taking extra good care of my plants, starting seeds, and still listening to the birds sing. They say when it rains to look for rainbows. There are rainbows out there! I am choosing to see them!

For more information on CBD products, visit any English Gardens location and speak with an expert.