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Do trends change the way you feel about the items you own? Do you like something less, just because so many others like it now, too?
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50 years of Mold-A-Rama at Brookfield Zoo. (Which reminds me — we don’t have one for Calvin yet! Eleanor has an elephant, and August has a gorilla.)
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The meal delivery start-ups are coming for your dinner. To help you make dinner.
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Blame Brandon for this one: the Toilet Sarlaac.
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“Happy birthday to you” is in the public domain!
meryl rose
September 25, 2015 at 11:28 amI TOTALLY feel that way about trends. I painted several rooms in my house gray, or gray shades of blue about 4 years ago, now I see gray EVERYWHERE. It doesn’t make me dislike it, but I do wonder if when we sell our house in a year or two if the realtor will want us to repaint because it will be “dated.”
Nicole
September 25, 2015 at 11:34 amWhenever I walk past one of those Mold-A-Rama machines, the smell takes me back to childhood… though I mainly associate it with the Museum of Science & Industry vs Brookfield :)
Amy
September 25, 2015 at 2:26 pmYes about trends! Not that it makes me like it less, but makes me think others see me as just a trend doer, not true to myself. ie-I began clipping pictures of ivory lace wedding dresses like, 20 years ago…But when I was shopping a few years ago, they were all the rage, and it was all anyone was wearing. I felt like I was just one of the pack. I began clipping white kitchens so long ago, and now that’s all there is, it doesn’t feel original, or unique, or almost even beautiful because it seems standard and predictable. So I have to wonder if it’s what I really love, or if I love it because it’s different. All the same, I had an ivory lace wedding dress, and our kitchen (we JUST bought a house) will be lots of white. They’re both timeless, so maybe that’s my problem. :)
Daphné
September 28, 2015 at 3:16 amTrends have been encouraged by stores to ensure regular sales, in “Au bonheur des dames” ( The Ladies’ Delight ) of Zola, we can see this transition from ancient commercial practices to today model.
I feel it’s accelerating with social medias and globalization but I keep same objects since I’m a young adult able to buy by myself and I feel they don’t age as I chose simple designs in good materials. I think simplicity never pass of trend.