Who doesn’t love getting gifts? I know I certainly do, and I also love giving gifts. In today’s etiquette post we aren’t going to talk about getting gifts (awww) but rather about giving hostess gifts (woo hoo!). First let’s talk…
Two Countries, Three Weeks, One Carry-on
“I’m just going to bring one carry-on” I told my mother when she asked me why I hadn’t started packing yet for our three week trip to Paris and across Turkey. “Oh really?” she replied with a knowing smile, looking…
How To Increase Your Productivity
Since leaving school my productivity has absolutely plummeted! Perhaps it’s because I don’t have an exact routine (or even a real need to get out of bed until 10 am) but that really needs to change. By the time I…
Etiquette: Umbrella Edition
How many times have you walked on the streets of a city in the rain and been beyond frustrated by the lack of respect of fellow pedestrians with their umbrellas? Or have you yourself been a culprit of being in…
Organization: Lists Edition
I love to make lists. To-do lists, future goals lists, shopping lists, books to read lists, anything else you can think of lists. I also love checking things off of my lists; that feeling of accomplishment is such a high!…
Back In Time: Historic Home
{Photo Credit: Alyssa J Freitas} My father and I share a love and appreciation of historic homes. Our latest exploration was of the Charles Shultz House (also known as Evergreens) in Montclair, New Jersey. The house was commissioned by Shultz,…