21/03/2024
To all my wonderful customers,
It is with a heavy heart that I have to let you all know, that I will be taking a long, extended break from the business, starting from 31st March. I don’t think it’s goodbye forever, but at the moment I can’t be 100% sure.
I will always be honest with you all, so here goes.
I have a lot going on in my personal life, including, potentially moving house to our forever home, dealing with my own struggling mental & physical health, and also, taking care of my disabled son, who is needing more support and care as he gets older, along with the increase in prices of EVERYTHING at the moment, it’s just time for me to stop.
I’ve never made enough in this business to pay myself a normal wage, it’s more so been about buying in stock, baking it all on my own, and then promoting it all to try to break even, with a little profit on top. However, it’s getting harder and harder to make ends meet, and have the workload (and the stress/admin/countless hours that go in behind the scenes) to be worth it all, and at the moment I just really need to focus on my health, and my family.
It’s been such a hard decision for me as this little business of mine is nearly 3 years old, and has been such a labour of love, and I’ve worked so bloody hard on it. It hasn’t been without its curveballs, difficulties, sleepless nights, or crying, but things you care about sometimes leave you like this, especially a business! I’ve also had some real highs, and I’m so proud of how popular my bakes have become, and I will always be grateful for all of you that I’ve met, baked for, and chatted with.
I appreciate every single one of you who has bought bakes from me, left a review, told me to “keep the change”, liked a post, spread the word or just supported me on this journey. It really has been amazing having my own business, and I don’t see this as a loss, because I know how proud of myself I am for making it this far, and achieving everything that I have! However, for now, it’s time for me to say farewell. I’m not ending the book and throwing it away, I’m merely just folding over the page, and coming back to it later, I think…
So much love to you all 💖💖 and thank you again, for all your support, I couldn’t have done this without you xx
