My Story
At 18 years old, I was dropped off at a Heliport in Cornwall with two bags and tonnes of inexperience! I had been offered an 8 month summer contract to work as a Junior Receptionist at the award winning Island Hotel on Tresco. It is the second largest island in the Isles of Scilly and measures 2 miles by 1 and has no cars! After three years of promotions, I essentially had to go to University to get a certificate to say that I could do all the things I did in my role in Human Resources already!
And that's how I found myself living in central London and completing my Business and Law degree whilst nannying full time. It taught me a huge amount about time management and running a home. I also learnt a lot about business practices, Contract & Corporate law alongside many other really important subjects. I love learning. I love rules. I also love sharing my knowledge and experience.
An illness as a child led to an ongoing physical condition which causes extreme fatigue. I found myself working in Recruitment for the largest catering company in the world after I left university. Working at prestigious venues such as Goodwood, Sandown & Epsom Horse Racecourses and then at our National Rugby ground in Twickenham. Unfortunately the extreme commitment required eventually lead to me burning out. I wasn't managing my physical health and of cause this impacted my mental health too.
After a devastating family tragedy, family became a priority. I gave up my job, my home and essentially my life to return to Somerset. I needed to be around family. I needed to be an auntie. I needed to also think about me.
My role for the next two years was to look after me! I had therapy each week, I adjusted medication, I slept. I allowed myself to heal from burn out and slowly I started to create a new life for myself. All whilst being a great auntie. I slowly fell back in to looking after children whilst learning to create work/life balance.
I started seeing people online chatting about a brand called Scentsy. They wanted to buy the products but noone sold it locally. They didn't want to pay postage, they did want to see a real person and they wanted it now.
And that was the day the whole RaeRae Green brand started!
