Store Bought: Part 12

Our brands do not define our legacies, but they do fill them out and give them shape, which is why what we buy says so much about who we are. I am satisfied that my history will include TJ Maxx, Prismacolor colored pencils, and the pancake recipe on page 126 of the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. They aren’t particularly luxurious items, but they make me truly happy, which is a rare quality in the products that I use.