Spring in the Big Box Store

Spring!  
'Tis the season of reNEWal - and the kids they are a-chirping...
 Mom!  We need new soccer balls!  Ours are...
Too small!
Dirty!
Going flat!

Why would they even bring up soccer balls?  Didn't we come here for new shorts?

And then you see them.  The objects of their desire...

Tie-dye soccer balls!  How to resist?

Not unlike the mating call of birds, Big Box stores entice (even tweet @) us to spend, spend, spend!  Acknowledge the appeal of the wall of colorful soccer balls on display at the Big Box store, but recognize the intent of the display.

Before you bring another soccer ball into the fold, take a few pages from the Big Box store of marketing and apply them in your own space.  Address the condition of all of the balls you already own.  Work with your kids to organize the KIDZONE of the garage.

For now, keep the spring transitional clutter at bay.  Appreciate the brilliant design of the tie-dye soccer balls

...and leave them in their Big Box nest.