For many, many people, the prospect of writing a thank-you note is a chore to be approached with dread. Why is this particular form of social grace considered so difficult a job to accomplish? I suspect because, just as in speech writing, you are required to actually apply butt to chair and examine your feelings. […]
I recently moved house. For some people, not a big deal. Especially when you are young and starting out, transferring from rental to rental, maybe increasing your space, and perhaps eventually settling on being a home or condo or townhouse owner. For me….huge deal! Thirty-four years in one place. The home where my husband and […]
No matter how egalitarian a relationship may be, in my experience, when it comes to wedding planning, it seems to be one partner ( usually the bride and possibly her mother and/or future mother-in-law) who digs into the nitty-gritty of choosing the venue, and does most of the heavy lifting in terms of making sure […]