I didn’t realise how much I needed this weekend until I stopped. The last few weeks I’ve been fully in it. Head down. All in on the business. I’ve been obsessed with what needs fixing, what needs building and what we’ve got coming up.  Everything else just quietly gets pushed to the side and you don’t notice it happening. I’d started to feel it. My anxiety was at an all time high, my sleep was an all time low and generally my diet has single handedly boosted Deliveroo’s share price.  Emily and I had basically become ships in the night with an hour together here and there. Then the bank holiday rolled around and we went to a friend’s wedding. It reset everything. My phone became redundant, I only used it to capture moments and occasionally check the football scores. We sat and chatted all day and all night, reconnecting with each other and the people we love most.  It grounded me. It’s very easy to convince yourself that everything is urgent. That if you’re not pushing, you’re falling behind. That the business always comes first. When you think about it, that’s not actually why any of us start, is it? You start to build a better life, not to completely lose yourself in the process. This weekend reminded me of that and in turn has given me more drive and desire than I ended the week with. Chris x

Posted by Chris at 2026-04-06 11:43:36 UTC