Straight From the Heart Blog
If you are preparing to host an event, you know that the duties of a Perfect Hostess can be stressful! After all, there’s food to attend to, a home to clean and activities to plan. However, did you know that a pure heart with a joyous spirit (along with a desire to accommodate all guests) […]
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! What better way to celebrate Galentine’s Day or an outing with your daughter, grandma, aunt etc than with Afternoon Tea? Of course, the art of an elegant afternoon tea is “steeped” in tradition, so one great way to learn the rules of etiquette for a tea is to […]
Many years before I started teaching etiquette classes for adults, my mom would take me to the Hallmark store every Saturday to purchase Thank You cards. We would write Thank You notes on Saturday afternoons and burn a vanilla candle. As my mom would say, “always write a Thank You note”. This past year, I […]
As Americans, we have devolved with our expressions of “please” and “thank you.” We feel like we are free to do and say as we like, without appreciating others with our words and actions. While this may be acceptable in the United States, many other cultures from around the world see Americans as rude and […]
It’s a dream come true to be able to teach etiquette to students of all ages, including corporations! What a joy and pleasure it has been to serve all who have chosen me as your Dallas Business Etiquette Consultant this year.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow and there simply is no time for poor manners. This is the perfect time to impress grandma and grandpa by respecting them with manners! Parents, you are responsible for the manners of your children. Your example will be a lifetime of lessons to your children. One way is to start with discussing […]
Thanksgiving dinner is a special time of sharing and of coming together to give thanks. We should concentrate on what we have, not on what we do not have. If I could relive the many Thanksgivings that I have experienced, I would have written my grandmother a Thank You note every year. Then, I’d write […]
As a child, I had joyous, thrilling, happy Christmas experiences. My parents and I enjoyed Christmas together…from taking toys, fruit and meals to the underprivileged to visiting the big Rich’s Christmas Tree with my dad. In this blog post, I’ll share how you can give yourself a gift this year by enrolling your children in […]
Dear Father, Living in uncertain times, You are a certain God. Seeing turmoil all around us, You are the Peace within us. And though the future may seem dim, You are the Light that illuminates our path forward. Make us one nation under God. May we remember the high cost that was paid to live […]
The privilege to vote is the foundation of democracy. Before I knew my home address as a child, I could recite the Pledge of Allegiance. I knew that voting was special and a gift that not everyone in the world has. Americans have a privilege that comes with great responsibility. My parents worked to teach […]
