As we all patiently wait for patio season to arrive it sadly appears that we have a few more weeks until we can enjoy cold beers and warm hamburgers outdoors in the sunshine. Sigh.
To shake things up a bit, one potential idea for an upcoming gathering is a wine tasting. Many restaurants like Crush Wine Bar [...]
Archive for May, 2008
The Polished Petite
Posted in Polished Finds on May 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Coming off as polished when you’re tiny is tough. Pants are always too long. Flat shoes, while adorable, never seem to complete an outfit like a sassy pair of heels. And the sleeves of some shirts just aren’t cut right. Dressing in a polished way can be a challenge at times for anyone, and for any [...]
Celebrate your Failures
Posted in Etiquette on May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“You’ll miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
- Wayne Gretzky
Sometimes we are all afraid to try, we are afraid to try because we may fail.
This week I have had the pleasure of working with some very successful ladies and they were speaking to this exact issue. They have a philosophy that you should celebrate your [...]
The Circle Game
Posted in Inspired on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
As most trips to the Emergency Room go, ours too was unexpected. It started with an eye infection and morphed into blood. A call back to the walk-in clinic that we had just left an hour before confirmed that we were to head off to the ER - and we were unsure what to make of [...]
Bread on the Left. Wine on the Right.
Posted in Etiquette, tagged table etiquette, table manners, dining tips, fomal dining on May 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We love the comments on our blog. They’ve been great sources of encouragement and feedback and in one case, we were let in on an amazing tip to aid in table etiquette.
A fellow pearly personality shared a great way to ensure that you’re always using the correct bread plate when seated at a table. I’m [...]
