“I need to speak with the man of the house. Refrigerator repair is quite technical and you wouldn’t understand.” I was sitting in my formal dining room polishing the silver when the doorbell rang. I jumped up from the table and danced over to the door trying not to let pain from the tightly cinched... Continue Reading →
"When in the company of others refrain from reading letters, books, or papers." This is just one of 110 rules of etiquette that were followed by George Washington. While this rule may seem extreme, how many times have you been around a table with friends or family and everyone is looking at their phones instead... Continue Reading →
If anyone has ever asked you the question “does this make me look fat?” you probably already know that there is no right way to answer. This question can come in other forms, such as “do I look old,” “does this color look good on me,” or “do you like this dinner?” If you hesitate... Continue Reading →
When my daughter was a toddler she was sorting through her Little People toys and giving each "person" an appropriate place in the Little People Village. When she got to a Little person who she felt did not have the right color hair or had on the wrong clothes, she would catapult the toy across... Continue Reading →
Thank you to all the people who ever pointed out that I am quiet because I really couldn’t have figured that out on my own. Okay…that sounds kind of rude, but it really is surprising how often people have called this to my attention. It used to really break me down when someone reminded me... Continue Reading →
Strictly Unstructured 