09/08/2026
š¹ **I think itās time I properly introduce myselfāand tell you why I do what I do.** š¹
My name is Meredith, Iām the woman behind **Nadiyaās Unique Boutique**, and some of you may know me simply as **the Rose Lady.**
If youāve spent any time out around Toledo and the 419 over the years, thereās a pretty good chance youāve seen me carrying rosesāor maybe one of them has even found its way into your hands.
**Yep. Those glitter roses. Thatās me. š¹ā¤ļø
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And I realized recently that while thousands of people have seen my roses, bought my roses, received my roses, taken pictures with them, and carried them homeā¦
**a lot of people probably donāt know the woman who makes themāor why I do this in the first place.**
Yes, I sell roses.
Yes, this is my business.
But somewhere along the way, I realized **the rose itself was never really the point.**
š¹ **The rose is the vehicle. The purpose is connection.**
There is something incredibly powerful about walking into a room full of complete strangers and having a reason to approach someone I otherwise may never have met.
For just a few seconds, our lives cross.
Iāve watched someoneās entire face change when theyāre handed a rose.
Iāve seen men immediately know exactly which woman in the room deserves one.
Iāve watched women buy roses for their girlfriends.
Iāve watched strangers give them to strangers.
Iāve seen someone think about themselves for a secondāand then turn around and say, *āActually, give this to her.ā*
Iāve watched people give them to bartenders and servers who have spent the entire night taking care of everybody else.
And Iāve handed roses to people who didnāt buy anything at all simply because something in me said, **give that person a rose.**
Those are the moments that keep me doing this.
Because I donāt know what happened in somebodyās life before I walked into that room.
I donāt know who hasnāt felt appreciated lately.
I donāt know who is celebrating something.
I donāt know who is grieving something.
I donāt know who hasnāt received flowers in years.
I donāt know who desperately needed one tiny reminder that somebody noticed them.
**And I donāt have to know.**
Sometimes all it takes is a small gesture to change the energy of someoneās moment.
That is what these roses have taught me.
And then something started happening that I never could have planned.
**People kept them.**
People have stopped me years later and told me, *āI still have my rose.ā*
Iāve had people tell me their rose is still sitting on the **dashboard of their car.**
Iāve been told theyāre **pressed between the pages of Bibles.**
Theyāre sitting in **vases in peopleās homes.**
Theyāre tucked away with things that mean something to somebody.
Some have traveled from one person to another.
Some represent a relationship.
Some represent a night somebody never forgot.
Some probably have stories attached to them that I will never know.
And THAT means something to me.
Because something I sat down and made with my own two hands became part of somebody elseās life.
Maybe only for a night.
**Or maybe for years.**
Thatās when you realize youāre not just making a product anymore.
Youāre making something that can become attached to a memory.
š¹ **A rose is small. The moment attached to it might not be.**
Iāve always believed that what we put into this world matters.
Kindness travels.
Love travels.
Energy travels.
And when you put something good into another person, you donāt necessarily get to see where it goes from there.
Thatās a huge part of why I do this.
I canāt fix everything thatās wrong with this world.
But I can walk into my little corner of it carrying roses.
I can make somebody laugh.
I can compliment a stranger.
I can remind another woman sheās beautiful.
I can give somebody an opportunity to make someone *else* feel special.
I can leave the energy in a room a little different than I found it.
**Thatās my purpose.**
The roses just happen to be how I found my way of doing it. š¹
And now, after all these years, I want to see something.
**I want to see where my roses went.**
So Iām asking for one very simple form of supportāand it doesnāt cost you a penny.
**Iām not asking you to buy anything.**
Iām not asking you for money.
Iām not asking you to write a review or make some big promotional post.
Iām asking you to help me **connect the dots.**
š¹ **If youāve ever received one of my rosesāTAG ME.**
š¹ **If you have a picture holding oneāTAG ME.**
š¹ **If someone bought you one on a night outāTAG ME.**
š¹ **If you still have one in a vaseāSHOW ME.**
š¹ **If thereās one riding around on your dashboard right nowāI WANT TO SEE IT. š**
š¹ **And if one of my roses is pressed inside your Bible, tucked away in a keepsake box, sitting on your dresser, or saved somewhere specialāIād especially love to hear the story behind it.**
Tag my personal page and please tag my business page:
š¹ **Nadiyaās Unique Boutique** š¹
And add ** ** so I can find it.
And donāt worry about how old the picture is.
Actually, **the older, the better.**
If you have a picture from YEARS ago, dig that thing out. š
Because I know Iāve made thousands upon thousands of these roses.
Iāve carried them into countless places.
Iāve met people Iāll probably never see again.
And somewhere out there are photographs, stories and memories containing something that once started in **my hands.**
I want to see them.
I want to see the people.
I want to hear the stories.
I want to see the dashboards.
I want to see the vases.
I want to see those old pictures you forgot you even had.
I want to see how many of these little roses are **still out there.**
Because maybe if we start putting all those pictures and stories together, weāll finally be able to see something Iāve felt for a long time:
**It was never just about selling roses.**
It was about what happened **after the rose left my hands.**
The smile.
The person who gave it.
The person who received it.
The memory attached to it.
The place it ended up.
And sometimes, apparently, the Bible or dashboard it has called home for the last five years. šā¤ļøš¹
So if one of my roses has ever crossed your path, **help me find it.**
Tag **Nadiyaās Unique Boutique**.
Tag **me**.
Use ** **.
Share the picture.
Tell me where your rose is now.
Thatās it.
Thatās the support Iām asking for.
**Letās see how far a little love has traveled. š¹ā¤ļø**