You don’t have to let being sick cramp your style on your birthday. And if you’re holed up with someone else who’s clocking up another year, don’t let the sniffles or a streaming cold stop you from celebrating. Sure, you might not be dining, dancing, or jetting off somewhere fabulous, but you can still make the day feel properly special. It just needs a bit of forward planning (which, let’s be honest, you probably have plenty of time for right now).

The Birthday Cake

This is absolutely the main event. I never realised just how much joy a birthday cake could bring until lockdown. The emotional messages still make me tear up, and the photos have me grinning like a loon.

Of course, you could bake something at home – everyone and their gran seems to be these days – but there’s something magical about an extravagantly decorated cake arriving just for the occasion. The memories will last, and so will the photos, so you might as well make them gorgeous. Our cakes always do the heavy lifting.

Balloons and Party Décor

Trust me, décor is wildly underrated. Our customers go all out dressing their homes for birthdays, and it genuinely transforms the mood.

Peach Blossom is brilliant for online party supplies. They’ve got massive balloons and banners that’ll turn even the blandest living room into party central. Just don’t forget a balloon pump unless your lungs could inflate a bouncy castle.

Virtual Parties

I’ll be honest — I initially poo-pooed Houseparty and Zoom celebrations. How can video calling feel like a real party?

Turns out, rather wonderfully. I’ll slap on some make-up and something sparkly, but I don’t have to worry about jackets, shoes, or even tidying up before people “arrive”. No dodgy warm sauv blanc, no last train panic, no falling asleep on the night bus and waking up in High Barnet. Just me, my sofa, and my bezzies all on screen together. Bliss.

Houseparty is especially fun for the silly games — highly recommend.

Good Food and Drink

If cooking feels like climbing Everest, check which of your favourite local restaurants are delivering. Order starters, mains *and* dessert. Go wild. When has anyone ever ordered dessert for delivery?! It instantly makes the evening feel like life before lurgy, plus you’ll have leftovers to enjoy the next day.

Netflix and Chill

How many evenings have you said, “Let’s watch a film,” only to lose nearly an hour scrolling through endless titles? Exactly. Do the prep beforehand and stick a few contenders on your watch list. Then once dinner is done and you’re curled up on the sofa with a slice of something lovely from our customers’ favourite cakes, you can get straight to the good bit.

Lots of love,

Reshmi xoxo

Love, Reshmi xoxo

For an extra treat on your big day, have a peek at our birthday cakes — guaranteed to lift the mood, sniffles or no sniffles.