21/12/2025
As we reach the end of the year, and tomorrow marks 6 months since I closed my doors, I thought it was time to reflect and give a little update on Susan Bakes.
People often asked me how I managed to do it all , and since stopping cake I have regularly asked my self the exact same question. And the answer is that I was never really doing it all, I was sacrificing my mental and physical health and time spent with my family. And now that I am seeing all three of these things slowly improve in the past 6 months, I realise it is not a position I want to put myself in again.
In the past 6 months my baking has consisted of 14 cupcakes and my son’s birthday cake. And even that was made grudgingly. And I genuinely still feel like I could quite happily never bake a cake again! What I have done instead is have nights off to watch tv, films and go to more gigs. I have managed to take days off where I take some time for myself, and even though I have been working full time just now at the day job, I feel less tired than I did before, my sleep is slowly improving and I’m starting to just feel a bit more me. I have had the calmest December I can ever remember, and for the first time ever have reached this stage of the month not feeling really ill and entirely burnt out. Ut feels like a Christmas miracle. I haven’t yet fully learnt how to sit still and completely rest but I have always struggled with this and I’m looking forward to finding ways to change that in the new year.
So as we enter 2026, it is time to officially call Susan Bakes no longer on a break, but now fully closed. I am so proud of what I achieved with the business over the years and immensely grateful for all the support you have given me over the years. But running a small business in this economic climate is not for me and I am now excited to close the door on that stage of my life and to see what comes next in the coming year for me.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and Goodbye x
