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A Special Day to Say Thank You
Back in 2007 was the premiere of a new annual National Thank You Day. To celebrate this day all year,…
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Give Lavishly! Live Abundantly! by Helen Steiner Rice
The wall hanging image shown has been in my possession since college more than 30+ years ago. In cleaning house…
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8 Tips on Prompt Responding
Responsiveness is an issue I am hearing about more and more. It is etiquette and a courtesy to be responsive…
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Umbrella Manners
As record-setting rains have been falling in Northern California where I live, I’ve been wondering what happened to the old…
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8 Tips on Mobile Texting
Mobile text messages are intended as brief chats. People don’t keep them and they are difficult to download anyway. Texting…
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Tips About Kids and Thank-You Notes
This is an upsetting subject for many people. If you’re a parent, you hate nagging your child to write a…
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Be grateful, not hurtful, when healing relationships
Not to get too deep, yet bluntly put…why do we humans spend so much energy being mean and hurtful to…
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Safe Restaurant Dining Etiquette
As restaurants open and reopen worldwide, safe restaurant dining etiquette has shifted to a focus to make sure we all…
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The Etiquette of Interrupting and Being Interrupted
Have you been interrupted or called an interrupter? The first one is common, unfortunately. I admit to the latter, which…
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The Etiquette of Making Great Group Decisions
Last month, a long-time subscriber asked me how to resolve a situation at her office. A couple of staff members,…
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Honoring Dads Around the World
To follow last month’s tip on Mother’s Day (Also at https://www.advancedetiquette.com/2018/05/honoring-moms-worldwide/), it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t also discuss…
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Honoring Moms Worldwide
In all the years of writing “Etiquette Tip of the Month” articles, I’ve never written about Mother’s Day. This is…
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Death and Etiquette
We all know we will not live forever (at least not as of 2018). Nevertheless, many people have a difficult…
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8 Tips for Getting Along with the In-Laws
This past month, a loyal subscriber emailed me to ask if I would address the topic of in-law etiquette. Admittedly,…
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Achieving Your Dreams…
I share the following poem I read in a doctor’s office, while waiting for my appointment. I read it several…
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