Please stop saying “I’m sorry.”

Please stop saying “I’m sorry.”

  Let’s talk about the etiquette of apologies and apologizing. Because you’re probably doing it wrong.    Please stop saying I’m sorry. You may think it’s good manners and proper etiquette to apologize. Yes, darling, I know that...
Elevator etiquette

Elevator etiquette

  Do you hold the elevator door for someone? Where do you look when standing in the elevator?      Three out of ten Americans admit to closing the elevator door to prevent someone else from getting on. I think the real number’s higher. But did you know that...
Stick and Ball vs Meat my Fish

Stick and Ball vs Meat my Fish

How to choose between Stick and Ball and Meat my Fish by romance author Kiki Astor? You can’t read them both at once- so how do you choose? What do you read, or which one do you read first? Here’s a handy guide to Kiki Astor’s first two books. Stick...
Old money aesthetic icon: Grey Gardens

Old money aesthetic icon: Grey Gardens

Old Money Aesthetic icon: Grey Gardens Why is Grey Gardens such an old money aesthetic icon?   Grey Gardens was originally the home of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (Big Edie) and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie). Both were relatives of Jacqueline...