Give Yourself Permission

Over this long holiday weekend, did you give yourself permission? To over indulge? or To say no to another slice of pie even though they already cut it for you? To buy nothing? or To buy everything you needed/wanted to Read More …

Cute, But…

How often have you looked at something, or – let’s face it – someone and thought, wow, cute, but… I can’t raise a puppy; believe me, I tried. How many strappy sandals do you need; other than one pair black, Read More …

Cyber Everyday

This year, we are not just seeing the usual post-Thanksgiving specials, like Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday online specials…it is literally becoming “cyber everyday” with more deals added, extended to Tuesday and beyond…pretty much all week long this week. Read More …

Saying Good Bye

We are always sad saying good bye to retailers who have won our hearts.  This weekend, we walked over to the coffee shop to pick up breakfast – we had to choose take out because we were too busy to Read More …

Small is Big

If you think that small is big, you might be thinking of small businesses. You would be right along with the owners of those businesses, who don’t think it is in any way small, let alone insignificant or immeasurable. Small Read More …

Helpful, or…

Are retail store workers naturally really nice and helpful, or is it just because they are paid on commission?  I hope that it is both, but I think that we did our best in our role as customer – we engaged in Read More …

Impulse Buying

Earlier this week I alluded to impulse buying and school supplies. I assure you, I can be quite worse than that. School supplies are typically small in size and they are consumable…in theory anyway…I’ve seen that erasers can last several Read More …