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Bakery Day 96: are you tired of hearing it yet?



I am not sure what the purpose of this blog is, to be honest... I thought, it was a good way to talk about the daily growth of the business. To talk about the struggles, the good, the bad, and yes, quite often, the ugly. But, maybe that is old, and boring.

Honestly, I would love to talk about sunny skies and great sales, but neither would be true. I think what is important for me is to share what it is really like to live and breathe in this world I have created so that others can learn from my many mistakes, and maybe get something good from the few things I do well.

I dedicate this post to telling you some of the bad, and some of the good, so let us dive in:

The bad...
- fighting... Sandy and I fight a lot. We fight more than is healthy and some times we are not so nice during these battles. We are actually not speaking as I write this post. Under this, I know we love each other very much, or I am certain we would both have said enough many times ago.
- the money is never certain... our Thursday was our worst to date.  We struggle to get people to come in. Wednesday was the worst Wednesday to date too. Just pitiful. This is where I want to learn the most
- the hours.. today I was baking at 4am. 4AM!!!!!! That is just insane, though I know it is normal for bakers. I was fortunate to leave today after 12 hours of work so I will not complain.
- complaining... I suppose I am too negative I do not know for sure. I am really tired all of the time and I do not mind saying it. Maybe that feeds the tiredness and fuels more negativity. it was pointed out to me in a less than lovely way, and while the delivery was not what I wished for, the message was heard loud and clear. So, I will do my best to not complain about how tired I am (except for in the blog of course.. haha)
- and quality... I really am struggling to have many beautiful products. I made those lovely donuts and only sold two. I took the advice of a friend who said maybe they were too sweet. So I dumbed-down the sweetness, but it changed nothing.

The good...
- despite all of what I just said, I am very lucky and extremely fortunate. I own a home and I own a business. How many people in the world share this with me? I do not have a mortgage and my rent is not very high.
- for the most part, I am my own boss. I suppose in life, unless we are really rich and do not work, someone will always be there to tell us what to do. Customers, partners, suppliers, banks, tax accounts and lawyers alike. So, I may decide what breads to make, but trust me, there is someone behind the scenes saying which ones are better than others :)
- I have a three minute walk to work... It is an uphill walk, but that makes the walk home much easier after a long day ... :)
- and despite the many fights, I have an extremely strong partner who is by my side, fighting the good fight right along with me

Ok.. I am complete :) ... thank you for taking the time as usual and reading my post for today, it really means a lot to me, even if it is only one person <3

#doeverythingwithlove

ps - the focaccia I made today was AMAZING!!
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