We all remember department stores. How could we not? They were a part of our lives, like food, or breathing—Macy’s, The National in New York and the rest of the United States, Hudson’s Bay and Eaton’s in Canada. The rise of department stores was an urban phenomenon. As roads, trains,… Read More »The Rise of the Department Store
I don’t know what I expected when I set out to be a minimalist. I thought I’d be rewarded with something—a sense of being unburdened, a renewal of energy, or a burst of happiness, at the very least. Clearly, I had been missing out—minimalism, it appears, can be the answer… Read More »Minimalism—a Trend or a Truth?
Most of my family had ‘the conversation’ about Christmas shopping years ago. They opted out of ‘obligatory gift giving’, and decided to focus on other elements of Christmas instead—getting together, creating happy experiences, enjoying a special day. I envied their escape from the retail carnage of Christmas shopping, vowing I’d… Read More »The Dark Side of Christmas Shopping
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