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Category Archives: Etiquette

How to Raise a Courteous Phone User

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May 28, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Ultimate Guide to Birthday Party Manners: Part 3

Why is it that birthday parties can be so stressful?  Parents set out with the best intentions to create a memorable experience for their child’s special day, but more times … Continue reading

May 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Ultimate Guide to Birthday Party Manners: Part 2

This is part two in a series on birthday parties.  If you missed part one, click here. ——— How do you feel when the birthday child chants “gimme, gimme, gimme” or … Continue reading

April 29, 2013 · 1 Comment

The Ultimate Guide to Birthday Party Manners: Part 1

If universities offered a degree for children’s birthday parties, I would surely have one.  For nearly seven years, I planned, shopped, and executed tailor-made birthday parties for the children of … Continue reading

April 15, 2013 · 2 Comments

Downton Abbey Table Setting: Is it me or is it them?

I admit it… I jumped on the Downton Abbey train (carriage?) less than a month ago.  My ticket into the obsession came through my in-laws, of all things!  It seems they … Continue reading

January 15, 2013 · 18 Comments

How to Let your Silverware Speak for You

“What’s that you say?  Speak up.  I can’t hear you.”  You don’t really have to worry about the silverware  interrupting your dinner conversation. Even without words, your eating utensils can … Continue reading

September 10, 2012 · Leave a comment