Slurp Your Soup
Ever since I became an etiquette coach a common reaction I get from others is usually a good-humored, dramatized showing of uneasiness -...
How to Remember Names
Every once in a while I meet with a lovely group for a tea party (tea parties aren't just for little girls, you know!). Imagine a bunch...
How to Send Christmas Cards and Family Letters
"It's the most wonderful time of the year!" We hum along at the grocery store when all of a sudden our eyes turn from the post season...
How to Say, "I'm Sorry."
Have you ever wondered why I chose the blog title, "The Awkward Girl's Guide to (Almost) Everything?" The reason is because I've been...
How to Navigate Social Media Etiquette
If you think living in a small town is bad for privacy, try living on an island. Living in both over the past 10 years has been quite...
How to Engage and Adjust to Different Cultures
I was beyond excited. Having been asked to help out with a new Christian school on the Micronesian island of Yap, I wasn't only eager to...
How to Dress for a Flight
Traveling from coast to coast and across seas to far-off places, I've come to truly appreciate dressing for practicality and comfort as...
Stationery Winners!
I once confessed to my husband, "I could easily waste my life away just doing crafts!" This past week has confirmed that statement...