Humans are quick to judge and first impressions matter. They establish a foundational belief that influences future interactions and opinions about someone. My friend invited her first boyfriend to join …
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Social media is set up to make you envious. Like When Harry Met Sally, you want what they’re having. It’s the same feeling when you see an announcement of a …
My grandparents were part of the depression era generation. They saved leftover string, darned socks and bottled fruit to make sure that nothing was ever wasted. One of my gran’s …
Every one of my female friends has the same configuration in her kitchen. The top drawer holds the day-to-day cutlery. The third drawer has tea towels and place mats. It’s …
There’s a scene in Monty Python’s Holy Grail film when the plague cart trundles around the village with the cry, ‘bring out your dead’. A hapless peasant is dragged towards …
Dating has come a long way since Jane Austen’s time. In Regency England, hopeful mamas shared information, reviewed the available prospects for their daughters and carefully screened out the misfits, …
The British businessman James Goldsmith was famous for his many wives and amorous adventures. He once offered this advice after his third marriage, “if you marry your mistress, you create …
We all want to feel special and valued. My daughter’s prep kids fight for the privilege of holding her hand at recess to get that extra attention. My friend’s three …
Cooking for family can be stressful. One year it was my turn to host Christmas in my tiny flat. It didn’t help that each family member, drink in hand, wandered …
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How is your partnership prospecting going? Unless you’ve got a Rolodex like Bill Gates, I suspect you don’t have the connections to the corporate partners you want. We often hear …