Turn Intention Into Action

I’ve been wanting to start a blog for so long.

It’s been sitting at the back of my mind for months, waiting for the “right time,” the perfect words, or a clearer version of myself. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned recently, it’s that intention means very little without action. So here I am, finally writing!

If you’ve been following Nica’s Panaderya, you might have noticed that things have been a little quiet on my website these past few months. Life happened. In the best and busiest ways, but also in the kind of way where things you love get pushed down the list without you even realizing it.

Between private events, managing stock for the Philippine store, and just everyday life taking over, I didn’t get the chance to update the website the way I wanted to. And if I’m being honest, I also lost sight of something really important: the people who got me here in the first place.

The loyal customers. The ones across the UK who supported me, shared my bakes, placed orders, and believed in what I was creating, even when I was still figuring things out. So, I am sorry for all the messages asking for postal orders, but I’m here and I hope you are still here too.

This blog feels like a reintroduction.

Hi, I’m Nica. I run a home-based bakery in Livingston. I rediscovered my love for baking during COVID, a time when everything felt uncertain, but somehow creativity found its way back to me. What started as a small idea, almost on a whim back in July 2019, slowly grew into something I’m incredibly proud of.

And now, I feel like I’m stepping into a new chapter.

I’m creating new things. Exploring new flavours. Trusting my instincts more. There’s a growing confidence in what I do, but at the same time, I won’t pretend it’s not nerve-wracking.

Because part of me feels like I’ve lost people along the way.

There were moments when I was still learning, still experimenting, still finding my rhythm, and maybe not everything was perfect from dry breads and lopsided cakes, even till now. I carry that with me. I think about the customers who supported me before and wonder if they’ll give me another chance.

I truly hope they do.

Because I’m still here. Still growing. Still dreaming-just a little braver this time.

I have big hopes for this bakery. Dreams of what it can become, how far it can go, and how many people it can reach, it is scary admitting it as to me it’s still so little. But my dreams don’t stop there. I’m also working towards finding my way back to architecture, another passion of mine that I’m not ready to let go of. I am hoping I get another chance to get back into that now, it has been a longing of mines as I have been a stay at home mum/ baker since my maternity leave.

And alongside all of that, I’m learning how to be present. Not just as a business owner or a creative, but as a mother. That role above everything else means the most to me.

This blog is a small step, another creative outlet, but it is a way I can talk to you all. It’s an important one.

It’s me choosing to reconnect again. To be honest about the journey- the messy, beautiful, in-between parts of building something from the ground up.

If you’re still here, reading this, supporting me, thank you. It truly means more than you know.

Not that it is enough, I wanted to give a little discount code to show this appreciation. “Sorry15” to get 15% off your order! (Valid till May 1st 2026)

I have such exciting things coming, I guess you will just have to wait and see!

— Nica