Tipping Point

 

 

The Family Empire is growing

After a few very tough months, I'm pleased to say that the Tipping Point appears to have been reached. We've been super-busy again this week with the bakers cranking it out: On Saturday we reached 200 loaves by 7am - our biggest bake so far.

Starting up one's own business is really not for the work-shy or feint hearted. It' a bit like parenthood, which as we all know is the most democratic club in the world - even little Prince George's parents are novices, right now. As a former management consultant, this is all rather bemusing.  I think if a 30 year old sparkplug in a sharp suit tried to tell me how to run my business right now, I would probably kill them. Or challenge them to a Quick Books Marathon. 

So it's been a good week all in all, and we're back to conquering the world again. Kids have sailed during half term break, Tyler baked a lot of bread and I flitted around in my new little baby, Jim the Suzuki Island Car, soon to be  acquired.

We scrubbed up last night and went off to the Fish 'N Lime, our local fab place for dinner, to celebrate the afore mentioned tipping point. Luckily a large birthday party was also in full swing and so we got a DJ thrown in for good measure, and a good 'opskop' was had by all. Kids had to sleep in cars, it all got a bit silly and I think we staggered home about 2am.  Poor old Tyler was up again 3 hours later, back in the bakery and we also put in some spiritual duty, but we then got to sleep it all off at Little Bay, for a blissful afternoon on the beach with friends.

Island Life definitely has its perks. And fortunately everyone has to eat bread.