A blog by Thought Design
This ad popped up in my feed and made me laugh out loud. For those of us who remember this era, and even for those who don’t, this photo prompts the question “What were we thinking?” Who really thought this was an attractive look? Cringe. It was a real trend....
What’s your relationship with messiness? When I was a kid, this was defined by whether you were more of a Bert or more of an Ernie*. I definitely related to Ernie. I was more interested in playing than cleaning, and I didn’t see the point in everything having to be...
A decade is a pretty good chunk of time. Most of them seem to go by pretty fast, but they are still significant markers in life. Ten years ago can feel like so long ago, but also “like yesterday”. What’s true, though, is that we don’t get that many of them. A few...
You’ve seen this image before, right? Did you see the duck or the rabbit first? This image has been floating around for a long time – since 1892, in fact. It first popped up in a German humor magazine and has been used in countless ways since. Some people have used...
I bounce back with a little help from my friends. Last September, a category 4 hurricane blew through our town. It was catastrophic. Whole buildings were destroyed, boats sunk, roofs were gone and of course, trees were uprooted and knocked over everywhere. Over the...
I’m doing it. Ten years ago today I woke up saying these words aloud to myself. I had been planning, dreaming, and debating almost daily for months. But that morning, I was calm, clear and ready. I was signing the lease on a commercial space that would become my...
