01/11/2026
A little behind-the-scenes look at what a week running a small business can actually look like.
I often get asked how I manage to keep everything ticking along, so I thought I'd share a little snapshot of what this week has involved.
I pride myself on replying to enquiries and emails as quickly as possible. I know how nice it is to receive a prompt response when you're organising an event, so I genuinely try to keep on top of everything, but sometimes, particularly when I'm onsite setting up a grazing table, that's simply not possible.
I can't be styling a table, handling food, coordinating a setup and simultaneously sitting down to prepare quotes and respond to detailed enquiries.
So here's a little snapshot of this week's schedule:
Monday: 9am – 8pm
Tuesday: 9am – 8pm (includes 4hr bar shift)
Wednesday: 4am – 7pm
Thursday: 3am – 10pm
Friday: 4am – 9pm
Saturday: 6am – 8pm
Sunday: 5pm – 10pm (bar manager shift)
That's 92 hours of scheduled work in seven days.
And what did that week actually involve?
🥂 1 wedding
🥐 2 wedding mornings
👶 1 baby shower
🎂 1 60th birthday
🎂 1 40th birthday
🏢 3 corporate events
💍 1 hens party
🎁 2 giftboxes
🏠 1 house warming
That's 13 events catered for in one week.
Plus three trips into West Perth before school drop-off, along with setups and deliveries in Mount Hawthorn, Mardella, Lesmurdie, Bibra Lake and Byford.
And of course, all the pick-ups, shopping, food preparation, cleaning, packing and unpacking, school runs and the everyday family commitments in between.
Somewhere amongst all of that, there are quotes to prepare, enquiries to answer, invoices to send, orders to organise and next week's events to start planning.
I love what I do and I never take for granted the people who choose The Simple Grazer for their celebrations.
But I'm also one person, and sometimes the emails have to wait until the table is finished.
When you send an enquiry while I'm onsite catering an event, I'm not ignoring you. I'm quite possibly elbow-deep in cheese, styling a table or driving between jobs.
Thank you for your patience and understanding while I juggle all the moving parts of running a small business.
A little behind-the-scenes reality of The Simple Grazer. 🤍
