03/08/2026
Morning everyone ❤️
Firstly, I’m really sorry, but we’ll be opening a little later than usual this morning.
The plumber is here following the burst pipe/ leak we had on Friday, so the water has been turned off over the weekend while everything gets sorted. Hopefully we’ll have the doors open as soon as possible.
I also want to apologise for not putting a post up on Friday. Looking back, I know I should have, but if I’m honest, I was just completely overwhelmed. It felt like we’d finally got one thing sorted and then something else went wrong, and I just hit a wall.
I think I just want to be honest with you all.
Before taking on the deli, I’d never run a business in my life. I had no idea what was involved. I thought if you worked hard and made good food, everything else would just fall into place. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Nobody tells you about the endless repairs, the paperwork, the bills, the waste, the ordering, the endless cleaning, or all the other things that happen behind the scenes.
I think people sometimes just see the shutters down and assume we’re closed. But if it’s shut somethings happened outwith my control, I’d much rather have the doors open serving you all, because that’s why I took this on in the first place.
I’ve also got a lot going on in my personal life just now, But one of the reasons I took on the deli was to prove to myself that having mental health challenges doesn’t define what I’m capable of. It doesn’t mean I can’t work hard, build something, or have dreams. It just means I have to fight a little harder and I was willing to give it a shot but it’s defo taking its toll.
We’re just a wee family business, There is no team behind the scenes so finding a balance and what works is hard, and everytime I turn a corner something breaks or happens and it kills my soul.
The buffet side of the business has been amazing, and it’s helping us keep moving forward while I keep learning and finding what works best for the deli too.
So I’ll keep turning up, keep learning, keep trying to fix the problems as they come and keep doing everything I can to make this little deli something we’re all proud of.
One day you will go by and there will be balloons everywhere, what the celebration!? Everything working at the one time! 😂 it’s yet to happen 😩
But from the bottom of my heart Thank you for sticking by me, and for supporting us through the good days and the difficult ones. It genuinely means the world. ❤️
This is more than just a job to me!!
We’ll let you know as soon as the doors are open. (Hopefully later in the morning)
