Opening a retail coffee house - part 6

When we first opened we decided we would be open 7 days a week. We were young, didn't have kids and full of energy, so we didn't mind all the work. Oh, but did I mention that we didn't hire anyone either. We didn't want to borrow any money to start the business, so we just used our savings and a lot of sweat equity. Our hours were Monday - Friday 6:00am to 7:00pm and Saturdays and Sundays 8:00am - 5:00pm. It was alot of hours and soon all the days became a blur. When you're working every single day, it becomes hard to distinguish between the days since there is no looking forward to a weekend...or a day off. Sundays were our slowest days in sales. In the beginning, we would sometimes only do sales of $50 that day. After a couple of months we decided that we would at least close at noon on Sundays, so that we could have 1/2 a day off. It was very exciting looking forward to those Sunday afternoons. Looking back, we should have planned to be closed on Sundays or at least 1/2 day. Opening a business is very exciting and rewarding, but everyone needs a break to rest and relax and rejuvenate. It's hard to be creative and think of marketing ideas for your business, when you are exhausted.