one word.

Coming into the New Year we are all encouranged to make resolutions, make changes, make plans, make decisions. For me the start of 2012 was about making important decisions for myself and my business and thinking about the direction that bake-a-boo should take next. My sister encouraged me to think of a word for 2012, as she had, with inspiration taken from the .

I didnt want to just pick a word, which is why I have let a few weeks of 2012 pass and see how things have already panned out for me and 2012 before chosing my word. I made a hard decision to close the shop during the week in January and anticipated it to be a very quiet month for us, however I was probably completely wrong as the weekends have been beyond busy and even having the shop only open three days a week I am actually desperately struggling to keep up. We have possibly had record enquiries, phonecalls and bookings this month, it seems to have gone crazy, which is very encouraging and very positive.

I have taken the time we have been closed to sort things out at bake-a-boo, to make plans, re-organise things, create new systems and just generally clean up any straggly mess! and to think…. a lot.

My thoughts, my decisions and the huge influx we have had with the business allowed my ‘word’ to just come natuarlly to me.

My word for 2012 is “Grow”

I am growing confidence in making decisions and finally taking my business in a direction which I have been too afraid to risk doing before. These decisions have been made with the simple intention of ‘growing’ this business.  This in turn allows both my strength and my belief in myself and in bake-a-boo to ‘grow’. bake-a-boo is now in it’s sixth year, I remember when it was just a thought like it was yesterday, yet it feels like we have been there forever at the same time. I have put my heart and soul into it, and want to continue doing so, now I have made a lot of my mistakes and learnt a lot of my lessons I can focus on not just survival and keeping it alive, but nurturing it and allowing it to grow.

I want to grow into new areas,

to grow out of bad habits

and grow up and know that I gave it the best shot I could!

I hope you continue to support me in my decisions.

2012 is my year to grow…..