Fibbers
This may seem like it was inspired by something else I read recently, but I assure you, it wasn’t. And no, I am not one of those career fibbers who will say anything to get you to participate, to buy, Read More …
Category: life
This Isn’t The Store You’re Looking For
I walked in the door today and thought…Dawn, this isn’t the store you’re looking for. Oops. Sorry, I just jumped right into it. Let me explain. Last night, as my husband and I were reviewing the successes of the week, Read More …
Maybe One
Businesses who long ago adopted an online shopping model vs. newly online have some amazing contrasts. Ok. Maybe one. The older, established online retailers may just have forgotten how to pick up the phone. I’m not sure how…but it has Read More …
Just Stop
I have found the secret to having the perfect home – always ready for company – even the grandmother visiting or boss’s boss coming to dinner kind of company. Are you ready? Just stop bringing things into the house. That’s Read More …
Re-Stocking
One of the hazards of Christmas impulse shopping and abandoned carts from Black Friday is re-stocking. Online, such is the case with Cyber Monday, this is not so much of a worry. It didn’t actually get pulled off the shelf Read More …
Making Room
Being either ahead or behind the rest of the world, we are just tonight, making room for our Christmas Tree. For us, this is way (way) ahead of schedule, but after receiving my Christmas present 3 weeks early I guess Read More …
Worth Waiting
In every way, it was worth waiting to see this band I missed in 1990. I’d bought tickets to see Fleetwood Mac because of the opening act – a little on again, off again punk rock band – Squeeze. After hearing Read More …
We Believe
We believe… the bell rings and you see it. Santa Clause Easter Bunny Tooth Fairy Great Pumpkin Did you hear the bell ring? What a brilliant marketing strategy that was. We believe what we want to believe. Santa came to Read More …
It Doesn’t Exist
Rather than not actually being for sale, it is worse when it doesn’t exist. So, get on it all you clever inventors, you entrepreneurs who have the brilliant ideas. There are things out there that we want to have in Read More …
Not For Sale
When I was in college, home from school for break, working to earn as much as I could…I was stuck driving my dad’s antique boat of a car. For those interested it was a 1967 Crown Imperial (in essentially mint Read More …