Did you send some gifts via our shaky postal or package delivery system this year? Are you still wondering if they were received or not? A thank you would solve this problem for sure 🙂 On the other hand, did you and yours remember to say thank you to the relatives and friends who sent […]
What do Lela Rose, Oscar de la Renta, Mark Sikes, Jonathan Adler, Trina Turk, Katie Ridder, William Ivey Long and India Hicks have in common? Besides being beautiful people ~ talented and famous? They are among the many creative and entertaining guests Charlotte’s Mint Museum Auxiliary has brought in over the years to inspire its […]
What makes home feel like home? Home is comfort, familiarity, and a place where we feel safe. When we moved it felt at times like I was without a home. Not the physical building of course but a place that I could just be. Here, no one knew me. I knew no one. I drove […]
Looking for a gathering place to celebrate Christmas this year? After dining out at one of our scoop picks, maybe taking one last drive to see the lights, make note of these Charlotte Midnight Mass times and other Christmas Eve celebration times sorted by neighborhood. We know we can’t list them all, so please add […]
Holiday Tipping Etiquette Many people in the service industry count on holiday tips. Below is a guideline on who to tip and how much and what you should give them. If you’re deciding between money and a present, it might help to know most people prefer the cash. I will say, what really matters is that […]
The 65th Annual Room to Bloom Celebration hosted by the Mint Museum Auxiliary represents local fellowship and philanthropy at its best ~ a series of beautiful and entertaining events hosted by the Auxiliary’s 600+ members spanning seven generations of women who, since 1956, have gathered to support and raise over $13 million in funds and […]
Tiny Prints and Shutterfly, even Minted, are flooding our inbox with their holiday card promotions – highest quality paper, foiled holly leaves and perfect family photos – of course perfect family photos. Whose family do they use for those stock photos, anyway? Maybe child models who are used to posing? Our best attempt at photos […]
This year’s Giving Book truly lives up to its mission to create a beautifully designed coffee-table-book to showcase the Society Guide’s Charlotte nonprofit members, their impact in the community, and the projects and initiatives that need community support. With a cover designed around artwork provided by local artist Windy O’Connor, the 2017-2018 Giving Book will easily […]
A few weeks ago, I attended a formal dinner party and the host, and many of the guests, admitted to me (knowing what I do for a living) that they didn’t know some of the basics of a formal dinner like how to properly set the table. While we might think we know what to […]
The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art provides a collection of beautiful works of art, amazing cultural events and, of course, a famous Charlotte landmark with The Firebird, instagrammed, known and loved by many locals and visitors. What you may not know is that the museum also makes an impact on our community through initiatives that […]
Conversation Skills Etiquette There is an art to elegantly starting, sustaining and ending a dialogue with strangers or friends. Experts call it conversational intelligence. Others call it the gift of gab. Hard as it may be for chatty people to believe, not everyone is born with it. For many, it takes study and practice. Some […]
Please consider this article a work in progress. Since I am new to Empty Nesting, I have not had time to get all my “experiences” lined up and experienced. (Basically I’ve spent the first month of Empty Nesting trying to find a happy middle ground between My Peace Of Mind and Mind My Own Business). I’ll […]
