Archive for November, 2009

Wedding Food »

In my experience, wedding food is either really good — or really bad.  It doesn’t make sense because we think of weddings as these expensive, well-planned events where everything is perfect.  I think what happens, though, is that people are so alarmed by the cost of wedding food that they try to cut corners where [...]

Meaningful Beauty is Making a Resurgence »

Beauty trends tend to come and go. One hot trend that is making a comeback in a big way is the trend towards meaningful beauty styles. This is something that was important in the 1970’s. It disappeared for awhile but it’s making a resurgence during the recession as people’s priorities shift.
What is meaningful beauty? This [...]

Offering More to Our Customers »

For the longest time, I thought that I knew what was best for my customers.  We operate a general store in a small town, and we also have a pharmacy in our building.  Instead of listening to what the customer’s wanted, I decided what to carry in our store.
After just two years, we were not [...]