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the Weekly Rundown: Time or money? And small space tips.

Seasons and salt blog

Happy Sunday friends! Grab a cup of coffee and cozy up for this weekend’s Weekly Rundown.

What would you choose: money or time? Which one would serve you better? New research shows that the majority of us would choose money. It also indicates that people who value time over money tend to be happier. Like most things in life, time and money involve tradeoffs, and this is one certainly worth pondering!

Apparently skinny jeans are killing the fashion industry

And Zara is joining the fast-fashion sustainability movement. Though I haven’t seen anything about factories and their workers.

Looking for ponte pants? A side-by-side review of Everlane’s and Brass’s, with a seemingly clear winner.

On the design front, I’m always thinking about shoehorning my family of five into a small space. As we look for homes to buy in Portland, I realize some creativity on my part will be almost certainly required. I love seeing how others do it, like this family of four in a one-bedroom apartment. My situation won’t require that, but it’s pretty impressive to see how well people can utilize tight quarters. And, apparently preserving negative space is a must!

xo