The Etiquette of What to Wear to Your Holiday Parties and Events
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor After writing the post on A Simple Guide to Defining Dress Codes, emails flooded my inbox with specific questions related to Christmas and New Year events. I...
View ArticleThe 5 Manners of What Not to Ask at a Christmas…or Any Party
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor I find that people often have friends a lot like themselves. Because of this, we probably have quite a bit in common with other people at parties we attend hosted by...
View ArticleThe 5 Manners of Opening Christmas Gifts and The #1 Don’t
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Before you know it, there will be Christmas presents lovingly handed to you while the anxious eyes of the gift givers, with their fingers crossed, will watch to...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Manners for Hosts and Guests on Christmas Day
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor It’s 10 AM Christmas morning and you’re already asking yourself, “Why in the world did I agree to this?” You tell yourself that it’s not all bad. But you don’t fool...
View ArticleThe 3 Persons You Really Should Write After-Christmas Thank You Notes to
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Christmas has passed. The parties are over. The gifts are unwrapped. And whether the party was memorable or something you’d rather forget, and whether the gift made...
View ArticleThe 5 Manners of Valentine’s Day Everyone Should Know
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Valentine’s Day: the most romantic, lovey-dovey, glorious day of affection, gifts, and expressions of love of the year. Or it’s a day you wish you could sleep through...
View ArticleThe 7 Manners of Thanksgiving. Don’t Show Up Without Them!
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Thanksgiving Day is a time set aside to gather together in gratitude and reverence for our blessings and to enjoy a portion of those blessings with a feast of food...
View ArticleHow to Say Grace Amazingly Well This Thanksgiving and Any Time
Saying grace before a meal, whether you’re the host or guest, can be nerve-wracking. Here’s the etiquette of how to say grace amazing well in all situations. By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Two of...
View ArticleHow to Say Thanks Around Your Thanksgiving Table — Unique and Memorable Ideas
Saying thanks around our Thanksgiving table is the core of Thanksgiving Day. The holiday is a special 24 hours set aside for us not only to be mindful of our blessings but also to express them. Here...
View ArticleFive Manners To Make Christmas Shopping Merry and Bright
The etiquette of Christmas shopping — it sounds like it might not even be a real thing! Yet it is, and knowing the manners of holiday shopping can help turn what is sometimes a hectic, stressful mess...
View ArticleThe Unspoken Etiquette of Your Holiday Office Party
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor For your holiday office party, the boss rented out the ballroom, ordered a bounty of drinks and food, and paid for the band. Surely, the boss wants you to let loose,...
View ArticleChristmas Card Manners
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor When it comes to Christmas cards: What are the pros and cons of sending printed cards versus email cards? When is it OK to remove someone from your card list? How...
View ArticleWriting Thank You Notes After Saying Thanks – 7 Savvy Manners
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Greetings! If you’ve been on the receiving end of a meal, a gift, or an act of kindness recently, writing the person a thank you note might be in order even if you...
View ArticleMother’s Day Gift Guide and What Mom Really Wants
Here’s a Mother’s Day Gift Guide that shares great gifts. And even better, it helps us understand what can make every day feel like Mother’s Day for mom! By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor It can be...
View ArticleThe 7 Manners of Mother’s Day for Moms and Everyone
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Mother’s Day is one that brings up different emotions for us depending on our situation and stage in life. This weekend I’ll be with my mom enjoying the fifteenth...
View ArticleFather’s Day Etiquette for Blended Families
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor If only all family dynamics for Father’s Day were as simple and straightforward as the prose in store-bought greeting cards portrays them to be. Here’s an example...
View ArticleThe Five Manners of Great Christmas Party Conversations
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor Whether you have ten parties on your calendar or just one or two, Christmas is in full swing, and now’s the time you’re meeting and mingling with new people: friends...
View ArticleThe Etiquette of What to Wear to Your Holiday Parties and Events
By: Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor After writing the post on A Simple Guide to Defining Dress Codes, emails flooded my inbox with specific questions related to Christmas and New Year events and the...
View ArticleSimple Guide to Christmas Tipping
Here’s your simple and complete guide to holiday and Christmas tipping etiquette. You’ll find who is usually tipped and suggested tip amounts based on what others give. By: Maralee McKee, Manners...
View ArticleThe 5 Manners of Opening Christmas Gifts and The #1 Don’t
Often times all eyes are on us when we open our Christmas gifts, and it can be nerve-wracking! Here you’ll find the 5 manners of opening gifts and the number one don’t. Put these skills into practice,...
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