Christmas spending has outpaced inflation and wage growth for decades, with December positioned as the decisive profit window for major retailers. Advertising cycles, gift-card ecosystems, seasonal product ranges, and logistics surges now shape the holiday more than any liturgical calendar. Across the UK, US, and Australia, most households report financial strain, with clear spikes in […]
Christmas Eve: a lonely walk around my neighbourhood where I captured these glorious sunflowers basking in the last rays of one of those long slow Summer’s afternoons that seem to sidestep evening and slide straight into night. It’s been a spectacularly difficult year for everyone and while I can’t see this changing at scale in […]
Disclaimer: Christmas can be a great time for spending time with family and friends and for just generally doing nothing (i.e. relaxing). This post is a reflection on the stress of over-commercialised, hyper-competitive, shopping-intensive Christmas chaos. Another year of work is over. Office Christmas parties have been had, the last rush of work has been […]
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