03/08/2026
🙌
I’ve just handed the final courier the last batch of a 1,500-bag order. 🥹
It’s been quite the week getting it all out, but it’s also been a real moment of reflection for me and my small business.
A while ago I saw a quote that said:
“The first five years of business aren’t about getting rich. They’re about getting good.”
Just over a week ago, I received an email from a huge brand asking if I could supply 1,500 custom bags of sweets, with bespoke packaging, delivered to three different locations… all by today.
I was sitting in my car outside the Post Office when the email came through. Before I’d even driven home, I’d replied with a quote.
Not because I rushed it…
But because after five years of running this business, I instinctively knew:
❤️ Exactly how many hours the job would take.
❤️ Who could help with childcare so I could make it happen.
❤️ How many kilos of sweets I’d need.
❤️ What I could collect from the wholesaler that weekend and what I’d need delivered.
❤️ The cost of the sweets, packaging, stickers and shipping.
❤️ The profit I’d need to make for the job to be worthwhile.
Not once did I wonder whether I could do it. My only question was how. Five years ago, it would’ve been the other way round.
Experience is a funny thing. Most of the time it doesn’t feel like you’re making progress because you’re learning tiny lessons every single day. But then an opportunity comes along like this, and you realise just how much you’ve actually learned.
This order has been my biggest to date, but it’s given me something even more valuable than that… confidence.
Confidence that this business is growing into exactly what I dreamed it could become.
And that’s a pretty sweet feeling. ❤️
Now… when am I getting rich?? 🤪 😜
