OVER HALF OF US HIDE PURCHASES FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS OUT OF EMBARRASSMENT _ Have you ever made a purchase you regretted? If so, you’re not alone — the average person spends over $2,400 a year on purchases they come to regret. Our most regretted purchases:
1. Clothes I don’t need
2. Ordering delivered or carry-out restaurant food
3. Big ticket technology
4. Shoes
5. Small ticket technology
PUBLIC SERVICE: CALORIES DON’T COUNT WHEN…
• It is the middle of the night (it’s not today, and it’s not tomorrow)
• It was on the plate of someone else
• Our mother or grandmother made the food
• It includes whole grains (or is brownish)
• It’s a free sample at a store
• When it benefits Girl Scouts or any other non-profit
HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE THE HUMAN BODY? _ How would you improve on the human body? People in a variety of fields were asked how they would redesign the human form if given a chance.
• An optometrist in California suggests: The best change would be the ability to protect the eye while it’s open. Birds, for example, have a thin, clear membrane that covers their eyes. This would be helpful when jogging, riding a motorcycle — almost like a pair of safety goggles in your eyes.
• A fashion stylist in L.A. suggests: I declare we (women) should all be five-ten. If women were all one height, you’d know exactly where a skirt was going to hit on everyone. It also would be easier if everyone had the same shoe size — maybe a size 8?
• A psychotherapist in Milwaukee said: When I was a mother of three preschoolers, I remember thinking I needed nothing more than a good, long tail. Think of the wonderful things you could do with it: hold the door open so it doesn’t slam behind you; hang on to a toddler while carrying a baby and groceries; adjust the children in the backseat while you’re driving; prop the cookbook open while you stir.
