It hasn’t even been that long since I’ve written anything here, yet it feels like ages. Time has never passed so quickly, yet at the same time, so slowly in my entire life. The hours and days and weeks pass by in a flash, but I also feel as though I am living weeks worth […]
The Tale of a Stressful Day
Yesterday was one of those days that was just extremely stressful. It was like one thing on top of the next and I felt like I was putting out little fires, one after the next. Nothing legitimately bad happened, of course, but the day was exhausting to say the least. With that being said, I […]
A Big Moment
Hello and Happy Tuesday! Things have been insane around here and likely the people reading this blog already know (hey Mom and Dad), BUTTTT for the sake of (again) having something to refer to for my future intereview for the Forbes Magazine Billionaire Edition, I am here to tell you the big news! I signed […]
Living in Bruja’s Bakery: 5 Things You Must Do When Opening a Business in Madrid
Wow, it’s been awhile since I have written about opening a real Bruja’s Bakery here in Madrid! These posts – the Living in Bruja’s Bakery posts- are supposed to be a way to document this adventure of creating an online bagel business, all the way to opening a real brick & mortar shop. So much […]
Living in Bruja’s Bakery: Bagelry Thoughts
The other night I had a dream that I was trying to boil a whole bunch of bagels over a campfire, but the water wouldn’t boil and I was panicking because I had to make something like 50 bagels and I had to do it all before meeting a friend for coffee. Talk about anxiety, […]
Living in Bruja’s Bakery: Dealing with Licences
Wow, I don’t know if it’s Spain or this is an international….issue…let’s call it, but finding the right place to open a bar/cafeteria/restaurant that has all of it’s ducks in a row, isn’t wildly expensive, and doesn’t need major renovation is NOT easy. I haven’t mentioned it here, but we found a reasonably OK place […]
Living in Bruja’s Bakery: The 3 Best and Worst Things About Working for Myself
Hello and Happy Friday! I hope you’re taking a moment to check in on this lovely Friday afternoon, but as soon as you read this post, you will shut down your computer and go out and enjoy this incredible weather! I am waiting for some things to finish in the oven, then I need to […]
Living in Bruja’s Bakery: The Merchandise
Bruja’s Bakery has grown from my toaster oven in my little apartment in Lavapies, with a few orders a month, to a REAL oven, and multiple orders per day. In the beginning, I handed people their pumpkin pies wrapped in foil and in plastic bags from various supermarkets, and their bagels went into a big […]
Living in Bruja’s Bakery: Sold in Bite Me – Halo Artisans
I often talk about, or refer to, Bruja’s Bakery on here, and tag the webpage so that you can all get to it and see what I sell, but I don’t ever specifically talk about what it’s like to have this business that I grew from a toaster oven. I have been working on/in Bruja’s Bakery for […]
The Quest for the Best Bagels in Madrid
When you’re from the USA, actually, when you’re from the East Coast of the USA, there is one thing that you will miss when you are in Spain: BAGELS. Finding a bagel- any bagel- let alone, the best bagel in Madrid, is no easy feat. Enter: Bruja’s Bakery. This is a business that I announced […]