It turns out there are a number of somewhat dysfunctional or perhaps not quite normal things I do that ended up being pretty functional for coping with a life of relative isolation during an ongoing pandemic. Who knew?! These are some of the secrets to my success. Enjoy having no plans There was a time […]
A blog post wherein I take etiquette questions from magazines and answer them myself. Here we go. My husband’s sister is morbidly obese, and we are very concerned about her health. We know her weight is a delicate topic, but if she were drowning in a lake instead of in fat, we would try to […]
Because a few years back, I traded in airline points for free magazines (and then somehow just kept getting them), I have stacks of magazines all around my place. One of my favorite things has always been reading the etiquette and advice questions people ask. But, I find the answers are much more kind, more […]
Lately, I have been fantasizing a lot about buying a house. Confined mostly to my apartment throughout the pandemic and staring at the same shit on the same walls for months on end will do that to a person. Especially since I am sharing walls with people who are also now home all day trying […]
Do you want to know how I can make basic social interactions anxiety-provoking? Let me tell you about today! This morning I went to get bagels at a place near my house. When I’m about half a block away, I see that the person running the register is the older woman who I think is […]