October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second most common form of cancer among women in the United States.
Nearly 13% of U.S. women – 1 in 8 – will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
After increasing for the past two decades, breast cancer incidence rates in the U.S. began decreasing in 2000.
Every 3 minutes, a women is diagnosed with breast cancer. The median age at the time of diagnosis is 62.
In 2022, it is estimated that about 30% of cancers diagnosed in women will be breast cancers.
BUT, THERE IS HOPE
Today, a woman diagnosed with breast cancer at an advanced state has a 27% chance of being alive in 5 years. With early detection, you can increase your chances to 98%. About 85% of breast cancers happen to women without any family history.
The American Cancer Society Invests more in breast cancer research than any other cancer type. Society-funded research has led to the development of potentially lifesaving breast cancer drugs, as well as the discovery of genes linked to breast cancer.
There are over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. The American Cancer Society recommends a baseline mammogram between the ages of 35-40 then once yearly thereafter. Monthly self-exams are also recommended for women over the age of 20. Screening guidelines vary by age, so talk with your physician.
Valentine’s Day is one of our favorite holidays of the year because it is all about love and happiness! It is a chance to show loved ones – or those we secretly admire – that we think they are special, and we reward them with gifts to show our appreciation.
On the surface, that sounds fantastic. We all spread love around and everyone gets presents, what could possibly go wrong? Well, a lot if you do not know what your Valentine’s expectations are and you underdeliver on an occasion that is practically set up on a tee for you to knock it out of the park.
Couples celebrating their first Valentine’s Day together without knowing the other partner’s expectations ahead of time could be headed for hurt feelings, or even disaster if they are not on the same page and the gift misses the mark.
For those who do not know a daisy from a daffodil, we’re here to help you find the perfect gift of flowers for Valentine’s Day that should exceed just about every expectation. Although you should definitely consider some chocolates and perhaps a plush animal just to be on the safe side!
Red Roses
Love’s Divine Bouquet by Payne’s Florist, Fort Worth, TX
Red roses are the quintessential gift for Valentine’s Day. If your Valentine is expecting flowers, this is likely what they have in mind. You cannot go wrong with a dozen (or two) long-stem roses, but you CAN be more creative than that!
A dozen roses show you care, but they also suggest that you did not put a great deal of thought into the gift and instead just went with the safe choice. For many, this is more than enough, but if you really want to make this Valentine’s Day one to remember, you need to consider additional options in order to watch your Valentine’s face light up after you exceed their expectations.
One of our favorite Valentine’s Day bouquets is Payne’s Love Divine Bouquet Featuring Long Stem Roses. This jaw-dropping design not only features the signature red roses but enhances them with vivid white roses to make it extra special.
Haute Pink Bouquet by Payne’s Florist, Fort Worth, TX
Another terrific option is our Payne’s Starry Eyed which perfectly pairs red roses with fragrant stargazer lilies to truly make it stand out from a crowd. For something completely different, why not surprise your valentine with Payne’s Haute Pink Bouquet? This wonderful bouquet bucks the trend of traditional Valentine’s Day flowers by putting a new spin on a classic traditional gift.
No matter which gift you give your Valentine, be sure to order as early as possible in order to choose from the best selection. Just like a great bakery or a terrific barbeque restaurant, the early bird gets the worm and the selections become limited the closer we get to the big day. Ordering early will also help you secure your preferred delivery date before they are full.
Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? Payne’s Florist has you covered with an incredible selection of Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts.We offer same-day delivery in Fort Worth, TX, and surrounding areas for birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, get well soon,sympathy, or even just because. Call us today at (817) 294-8941 or shop online 24/7.
Ready, or not – the holiday season is upon us and Thanksgiving is just a week away! Thanksgiving is a special holiday for many reasons, but what makes it so unique is the fact that it is the one major holiday where the meal is the main event – which means all eyes are on the table!
Family Gatherings Centerpiece by Payne’s Florist & Gifts, Fort Worth, TX
Not only that, but It is also the holiday that will set the tone for the remainder of the holiday season. So why not make it beautiful with a cornucopia of your own, or some Thanksgiving flowers from Payne’s Florist?
According to lore, Thanksgiving began as the celebration of a bountiful harvest. It was – and still is – a time to reflect and give thanks through a meal shared with friends and loved ones.
One of the most iconic symbols of Thanksgiving is the cornucopia. Typically hollow and made out of wicker in the shape of a horn, it is often called the “horn of plenty.” Cornucopias represent an abundance of food and nourishment and serve as a visible reminder of the meaning of the holiday while also giving the table a finished, polished, look.
Classic Cornucopia by Payne’s Florist & Gifts, Fort Worth, TX
While cornucopias are most closely associated with Thanksgiving, their origin can be traced all the way back to Greek and Roman mythology. Cornucopias are even depicted on the state flags of Idaho and Wisconsin, as well as the coats of arms for Columbia, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
With food being the center of attention at Thanksgiving, the table itself an important part of the holiday as it often serves as the hub of the day’s activities. Long after the food is enjoyed and the dishes are put away, the cornucopia and other autumn-inspired centerpieces remain to serve as a reminder of the prosperity and good things in life for which we give thanks.
It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas
Since Thursday is Thanksgiving, that means Black Friday is here as well to kick off the official start of the holiday shopping season. Wouldn’t it be nice if you already had your holiday shopping done before the calendar even turned to December?
Peace and Joy Bouquet by Payne’s Florist, Fort Worth, TX
You’re in luck because Payne’s Florist is your one-stop-shop for all your holiday needs. Of course, flowers make an outstanding gift for any occasion, but we also carry an incredible assortment of other holiday presents and gift ideas for everyone on your list.
Why not make things extra-easy for yourself this year and order your holiday flowers and gifts at the same time you place your Thanksgiving order? Let everyone else fight the traffic and the crowds while you enjoy the holiday season from the comfort of your own couch, knowing your shopping is already complete!
At Payne’s Florist, we love our flowers and the joy they bring to everyone around them. We’re fortunate to be surrounded by beautiful petals every single day but we know that for many, flowers are a rare treat – often reserved for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, new love, new babies, and all of life’s other reasons to celebrate.
While it is true that flowers from Payne’s Florists DO make special occasions a little extra special, you DON’T need a special occasion for some beautiful flowers from Payne’s. In fact, on select Tuesdays in 2020, you can get flowers from Payne’s delivered anywhere in Fort Worth, Texas for only $20!
$20 Tuesdays don’t happen every week, but they do appear periodically throughout the year so keep checking our website or Facebook page where we will keep you up to date and let you know the next time a $20 Tuesday takes place. Better yet, click the button below to join our email list and be the first to know about all our upcoming promotions and special events.
Each $20 Tuesday bouquet will feature a fresh assortment of hand-tied flowers wrapped in floral paper and then hand-delivered directly to the recipient’s door along with a special note from you.
Our $20 Tuesday wrapped bouquets are an excellent way to stay in touch with loved ones and share some love while practicing safe social distancing. All of our employees at Payne’s Florist – including our delivery drivers – follow enhanced sanitation and safety guidelines and will leave the flowers at the door for a completely contact-less experience. For more information, please give us a call at (817) 294-8941 or leave us a comment below.
Looking back, it seems hard to believe that just over two months ago we were planning our summers, booking weddings, visiting relatives, and going about our lives the same way we do every spring. That feels like such a long time ago and the world as we knew it back then has been completely turned upside down by this devastating pandemic.
Starry Eyed by Payne’s Florist & Gifts
Since then, everyone of us has been forced into a new way of working, a new way of living, and a new way of interacting with even our most intimate friends and family members. Online meetings have replaced office conference rooms and shopping for goods and services are now handled through a computer screen. Certain aspects of life have become incredibly convenient, but those conveniences come with a cost as we isolate ourselves by staying home.
As we continue to make sacrifices and search for new ways to live and work, we find ourselves missing some of life’s most precious moments – senior proms, graduation parties, spending Mother’s Day with mom, and especially the comfort of being close to those we love.
Just Because
We send flowers for wide variety of special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, new babies, weddings, and even funerals. Each of those monumental life moments has their own category of flowers to choose from on our website and those are the most popular by far.
But there is another category alongside all the rest that is simply called Just Because. It certainly isn’t utilized as much as the others, but in times like these it couldn’t be more appropriate.
“Just Because” we cannot be together does not mean we need to stop celebrating, it simply means we need to find new reasons for joy and cheer. And finding new reasons to celebrate and be happy leads to better emotional health, less stress, and overall wellness.
Sweet Admiration by Payne’s Florist & Gifts
Coincidentally, a study of behavioral research at Rutgers University found that flowers also triggers happy emotions and have long-term positive effects on moods for both the sender and the recipient. Every participant in that study expressed true or excited smiles when they received flowers which demonstrated extraordinary delight and gratitude.
The study participants also reported feeling less anxious, depressed, or agitated after receiving flowers which researchers identified as a higher sense of enjoyment and life satisfaction – which lasted for several days after the flowers were delivered.
With the state of the world today, there are many things we cannot do, but one of the things we still can is making people happy with flowers. Now, more than ever, we really don’t need a reason for that other than “just because”!
Spread some much-needed joy and comfort to your friends and family members with the help from your friends at Payne’s Flowers & Gifts. We not only specialize in delivering happiness and joy, but we’re also taking extra precautions to make sure your flowers are delivered with the utmost care and safety including contactless same-day delivery on every order. Give us a call today at (817) 294-8941 or shop online 24/7.
Early 2020 will forever be remembered for terrible pandemic that has touched nearly every part of the globe. It has forced businesses to close and most people to isolate themselves for the greater good. Because of that, days often run together and the lines on the calendar separating the dates tend to blur and run together. If you haven’t checked lately, you probably wouldn’t even realize that May is here already – and we couldn’t be happier, because April showers always bring May flowers – especially this year!
Payne’s Florist and Gifts, Ft. Worth, TX
May is the perfect time to celebrate with flowers – all month long! In fact, the very first day of the month is May Day – a celebration of spring that is traditionally celebrated by giving “May baskets” made up of flowers or sweets – or a combination of the two – that is usually left anonymously on the doorsteps of neighbors.
To many, this may seem like a strange way to celebrate a holiday, especially considering that the givers of May baskets would usually ring the doorbell and run away – leaving the recipient to open the door and find nothing but a basket of flowers!
In some communities, leaving a May basket at someone’s door was an excellent opportunity to express romantic interest because tradition called for the recipient to give chase and attempt to steal a kiss from the person who hung the basket. In other parts of the country, however, it was considered a disgrace if the flower giver was caught by the recipient.
May Day isn’t nearly as popular in this country as it was a century ago, and today the concept seems quaint and dated to many people in this era of text messages and Snapchat, but this throwback to simpler times is still an official holiday in 66 countries around the world. But with the current state of the world and social distancing protocols in place – this trend just might make a comeback!
While no longer as common in the United States, May Day celebrations still take place in some regions of the country. In Hawaii, May Day is known as Lei Day, which is a day to celebrate the culture of the island and Native Hawaiians.
Mother’s Day
Of course, the most obvious occasion for giving flowers during the month of May is Mother’s Day. This year we celebrate mom on Sunday, May 10.
Mother’s Day is one of the biggest days of the year when it comes to flowers, greeting cards, phone calls and (most years) restaurant reservations – and with good reason. It’s often hard to find appropriate ways to express gratitude to someone so important and dear to us as our mothers, but nearly everyone loves flowers!
For florists, Mother’s Day is one of our busiest times of the year, and also one of our favorites. Unlike many of the other holidays were certain colors or types of flowers tend to dominate, (like red roses on Valentine’s Day) Mother’s Day typically offers more freedom to design something special and truly unique – that mom is sure to love!
Here at Payne’s Florist, we’ve been planning for this special day since the end of Valentine’s Day, and we’re ready to help you find something perfect for your mom. This year’s celebration is going to look a bit different than in years past because the worldwide pandemic has limited the types of flowers available from our distributors, so we’re encouraging everyone to consider a “designer’s choice” open order. Not only will this allow you to receive the freshest flowers available, but it will also help to eliminate any disappointment when the finished product doesn’t quite match up with the picture online due to substitutions. The great news is that our designers LOVE to freedom to design something totally custom for you so that you can truly give your mom a one-of-a-kind gift this Mother’s Day. We promise you won’t be disappointed!
But that’s not all…
Between Mother’s Day, May Day, and flowers popping up everywhere we turn, May is truly the month of flowers, but there are many more ways to celebrate with flowers this month.
Memorial Day is just around the corner – this year it falls on Monday, May 25. Traditionally observed as a day to honor those who have died in military service, this holiday also marks the unofficial start of summer. If you are attending a picnic or observance on Memorial Day, flowers are always an appropriate way to show gratitude and appreciation.
May is also the time for graduations for many students across the country, as well an excellent chance for a gift to say “thanks” to all those teachers and educators who worked so hard throughout the year. Obviously those graduation parties will be scaled back or even virtual this time around, but flowers are still an excellent congratulatory gift that will be extra appreciated.
Whatever your reason, say it with flowers this May with the help of your friends at Payne’s Florist and Gifts. No matter the occasion, we’re still here to help you find the perfect gift. Rest assured, our entire team – from designers to delivery drivers – are exceeding CDC guidelines for sanitation and safety to give you peace of mind knowing that you safely reach out and deliver a beautiful message to those you love and miss. Give us a call or come in and see us for all your floral needs – and we hope your May is beautiful and bright!
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