10/08/2025
Hey guys.
Hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend!!
It’s a long one so bare with..
So 2025 hasn’t been our best year.. business has been slow, we haven’t been able to do as many treat boxes or stalls as I would like and I fear my reputation has declined over the last 12 months 💔
This is mostly down to me not posting on socials as much, not as many treat boxes or stalls and just not quite keeping up with things.
Being totally honest I guess my priorities have totally changed. We got engaged last year so I’ve been in a wedding planning bubble, I began to do the 2 cafes once a week. Doing them takes up 2 full afternoons each and every week, so I’ll be honest come the weekend I simply don’t want to be baking again or waiting around for collections, especially if things haven’t sold.
Not everyone may realise the time and dedication that goes into making cakes each time. I work full time, and I’m up at 2.30am most days for work, I then come home and start my baking, I have to purchase all the ingredients which are just costing an absolute fortune, for then the risk of not even selling all my products each time. The cafes keep me going as I sell to them on a wholesale basis so I get paid for my time regardless if they sell or not.. and that’s the reality of it.
I’ve done 2 stalls the last 2 weeks, and both of them I have come home with stock, like hundreds of pounds of profit sales, which literally gets thrown in the bin, or given away.. and it’s soul destroying. The hours I’ve spent in the kitchen just for it to go in the bin and barely make even on the ingredients spent, not paying myself a wage or making any kind of profit.
I’ve got 2 elderly dogs at home, and one younger one who I feel are suffering because of my time baking, they get pushed out the kitchen for a couple of hours each week whilst I bake, then get left alone every time I do a stall and it’s just not something I feel I want to continue to do with them. I don’t know how much longer I’ve got them for and I want to enjoy every minute with them.
So going forward, I will still be doing the cafes each week so if you want your Barwell fix you’ll find me at Ergo in Golborne, and Fika in Newton Le Willows.. I’m taking a break from doing treat boxes and stalls for now. I’ll still do bonfire night at Parkside, and the light switch on in Lowton but that’s probably about it.
I’m just struggling to deal with the time and money I’m wasting each time and it’s breaking my heart.
It’s not goodbye for ever.. it’s just “I’m taking a break”
If you’ve got an order placed with me, please don’t worry I will still be doing it ❤️
I honestly cannot thank you all enough for the support over the years and the fun I’ve had creating everything. I fell in love with this little venture and I don’t want to fall out of love with it so I need to take a break to get my love back.
Thank you for reading if you made it this far.
So much love, Team Barwell Bakes. ###
