What's Next: A Restoration Era Declaration
Doing it all my way this time faith, flowers, forty
What’s next?
I asked myself this question so many times in a so many different ways.
Not because I didn’t know—but because I was scared to say it out loud.
Because when you’ve lived through disappointment, calling something “next” can feel like you’re daring the world to test your hope again.
But still, here I am.
Saying it.
I’m relaunching. I’m rebuilding. I’m becoming.
Petals and Cheers: The Art of Everyday Flowers
This time last year, I realized I didn’t just like flowers—I loved them.
But I also realized: I don’t want to design on anyone else’s terms.
No more wedding planners with mood boards full of copied Pinterest dreams. No more design requests that are under-budget and over-expecting.
Let’s call it what it is: bullshit.
And I’m done with it.
What I want to do is return to what I built in 2020:
Flowers as livable art.
Arrangements that move with people, that live in their homes, that carry emotion. Pieces you don't just see—you feel.
Never duplicated. Always intentional.
That’s what Petals and Cheers is. It’s joy in bloom. It’s motion. It’s freedom.
Relaunching this brand in 2025 means doing it my way.
Because this is no longer about “proving” anything—it’s about preserving what makes me whole.
The Big Four-Oh. A Whole Mood.
I’m less than 30 days from turning 40—and honestly? I’m f*cking elated.
At 20, I couldn’t wait to drink legally.
At 30, I was mourning a life I thought I’d have—married, babies, house.
But 40? Whew.
I don’t care what anyone else thinks. I’ve earned this joy.
My floral art has graced red carpets, adorned luxury homes, and trended across timelines. And still, I’m just getting started.
This decade?
It’s the Restoration Era.
Think Restoration Hardware, but make it soul. Minimal with meaning. Clean with character. Quiet but powerful.
That’s me now. Forty and fully in it.
Floral and Spice: From Supper Club to Sacred Space
I used to interview Black women chefs, bakers, and bartenders under the name Floral and Spice.
Now? I’m building it into something even more intimate.
No chef this time—just me.
Hosting dinner parties from the heart. Creating sacred space through food, flowers, and fellowship.
And let me tell you, this is scary.
Not because I can’t cook (I can), but because I’ve never done it like this. Not outside of friends. Not even family.
But that’s the magic of it—doing the thing anyway.
I’ve worked in hospitality for 20 years.
My first job? Gatehouse keeper at Residence Inn by Marriott in Montgomery, Alabama.
Now I’m curating soul-filled dinner experiences with my own name on the invite.
Luxury with love. Southern with spice.
That’s Floral and Spice.
So What’s Next?
What’s next is simple:
Petals and Cheers becomes a movement: flowers for every damn day.
Floral and Spice becomes a ministry: a table where restoration meets joy.
Ronisha Arlene becomes the brand. Not just a name—but a full embodiment of God, growth, and grace.
I love God.
I love people.
I love flowers.
And I love that I finally get to say it all out loud.
So what’s next?
This.
This is what’s next.
Welcome to the Restoration Era.
Let’s grow.