http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqMw4Au71bU This is what all parents stress out about, but as you can see, every parent has gone through it and sympathizes with you. Don't be afraid to say NO to your kids. You're doing them a favor and after they try this once, they'll never go through with it again, it didn't work and it's too much trouble. I really laughed out loud when I saw this, I just wish it was a better quality video.
Manners for everyday situations.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Back to School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfEBgeMwaj0 School can be a harrowing place for kids. It's like a war zone, avoiding trip wires, bouncing betty's and all kinds of devices planted to make you look like a fool, stupid, nerdy and just out of it.
Avoid the egotistical girls and guys who are so in to themselves they don't realize they live on a planet with zillions of others. Be your self. Have a good attitude. Breathe and have fun. School is a great time to experiment. Yes, experiment with everything and find out who you want to be. Just don't hurt anyone along the way, including yourself. You have a great big fabulous future out there and you get to open the present and find out what you win.
Questions...you know where to find me: http://www.amandapipersmith@aol.com
Manners for everyday situations.
Avoid the egotistical girls and guys who are so in to themselves they don't realize they live on a planet with zillions of others. Be your self. Have a good attitude. Breathe and have fun. School is a great time to experiment. Yes, experiment with everything and find out who you want to be. Just don't hurt anyone along the way, including yourself. You have a great big fabulous future out there and you get to open the present and find out what you win.
Questions...you know where to find me: http://www.amandapipersmith@aol.com
Manners for everyday situations.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
More Houseguests
The New York Times had a great article on house guests today, Thursday. I have tried to paste the link onto my blog, but not successful. The permalink didn't work for me. Technical difficulties. I am so tired of technical difficulties. Everything you can do nowadays with computers and phones is so tempting, but it only works half the time for me.
Anyway, read the article and stay in a hotel. Personally, I love hotels. I'd stay in a hotel any day. I'd like to live in a hotel. Room service, your bed gets made everyday, you can send your clothes out to be cleaned without leaving your room. It's all so civilized.
The title of the article is: It's August, They're Coming For You; it's in the Home and Garden section. Fabulous
Anyway, read the article and stay in a hotel. Personally, I love hotels. I'd stay in a hotel any day. I'd like to live in a hotel. Room service, your bed gets made everyday, you can send your clothes out to be cleaned without leaving your room. It's all so civilized.
The title of the article is: It's August, They're Coming For You; it's in the Home and Garden section. Fabulous
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
House Guests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50tKMefwdYE
This clip is in Korean, but you get the message. House Guests are never good. It doesn't matter who they are, they disrupt your life. Okay, sometimes, if you are going through a divorce or just need companionship they can be wonderful, as long as they are the perfect House Guest.
Who is the perfect House Guest? No one...okay, maybe not perfect, but at least one who will be asked back. Here are some really good suggestions...no rules because as you know, manners is not about rules, it's about communication.
The first suggestion is: Remember you are a guest in someone else's home.
#2 Be intuitive. Help remove dinner plates. Set the table, sweep the driveway, offer to help. If you have a special talent, ironing...offer it!
#3 Take everyone out to dinner, lunch, ice cream, drinks, something...
#4 Bring presents for everyone, especially pets and children.
#5 Do your own thing, do not expect your guest to wait on you and entertain you. But do not take any vehicle unless offered and you know it's of no inconvenience.
#6 Really important: Remember, you are a guest in someone else's home!
Have a great summer, lock your doors, don't answer your cell phone, buy a watermelon and have a squirt-gun fight.
Summer is almost over.
This clip is in Korean, but you get the message. House Guests are never good. It doesn't matter who they are, they disrupt your life. Okay, sometimes, if you are going through a divorce or just need companionship they can be wonderful, as long as they are the perfect House Guest.
Who is the perfect House Guest? No one...okay, maybe not perfect, but at least one who will be asked back. Here are some really good suggestions...no rules because as you know, manners is not about rules, it's about communication.
The first suggestion is: Remember you are a guest in someone else's home.
#2 Be intuitive. Help remove dinner plates. Set the table, sweep the driveway, offer to help. If you have a special talent, ironing...offer it!
#3 Take everyone out to dinner, lunch, ice cream, drinks, something...
#4 Bring presents for everyone, especially pets and children.
#5 Do your own thing, do not expect your guest to wait on you and entertain you. But do not take any vehicle unless offered and you know it's of no inconvenience.
#6 Really important: Remember, you are a guest in someone else's home!
Have a great summer, lock your doors, don't answer your cell phone, buy a watermelon and have a squirt-gun fight.
Summer is almost over.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Julia Child and Manners
I just saw the film Julia & Julie. It was adorable, which isn't a word I usually like to use as it's a bit saccharin for my taste, but it just was. I don't think Julia Child would've liked the film, but for those of us who think of her as the perfect woman as Julie does, will. Just watching the fabulous scenery in Paris and the amazing meals being made, your mouth waters. Such fun.
Julia Child did teach Americans how to cook French food and thank goodness for that. She opened up not only the doors of ovens, but the doors into how people eat and share meals and why this is so important. Life was much simpler then when this book came out. We didn't have the Internet, cell phones, video games etc. Our families were expected to partake in at least the dinner meal together. Now, parents are struggling for time with their children, not because of work, but because of technology.
Turn everything off one night a week. Light the candles, pour some wine and enjoy a family meal or a dinner for two or even just yourself and savor every bite and think about the day and what went right. Talk about the day with your children or partner, laugh, cry and then laugh again. Then pat yourself on the back and kiss the cook. Don't forget to clean up.
This is what good manners is about: communication.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shxl6g3RyH8 Enjoy.
Julia Child did teach Americans how to cook French food and thank goodness for that. She opened up not only the doors of ovens, but the doors into how people eat and share meals and why this is so important. Life was much simpler then when this book came out. We didn't have the Internet, cell phones, video games etc. Our families were expected to partake in at least the dinner meal together. Now, parents are struggling for time with their children, not because of work, but because of technology.
Turn everything off one night a week. Light the candles, pour some wine and enjoy a family meal or a dinner for two or even just yourself and savor every bite and think about the day and what went right. Talk about the day with your children or partner, laugh, cry and then laugh again. Then pat yourself on the back and kiss the cook. Don't forget to clean up.
This is what good manners is about: communication.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shxl6g3RyH8 Enjoy.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Street Eating Manners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10EqKO2H30E
Manners for everyday situations is about just that. In this day and time we are subject to all different kinds of situations. For instance: Street eating and food fights. What to do?
I say if everyone is gung ho....go for it. Of course you could bow out, but then you'd be a stick in the mud. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When eating in the street, eat in the street. When a food fight breaks out...enjoy, put away all your hang ups and have fun...just do not hurt anyone and throw silver ware, apples or corn cobs. Only soft foods that will splat or bounce off gently.
Here's where the manners come in...EVERYONE needs to help clean up or chip in to pay for someone to clean up.
Manners for everyday situations...I promise.
Manners for everyday situations is about just that. In this day and time we are subject to all different kinds of situations. For instance: Street eating and food fights. What to do?
I say if everyone is gung ho....go for it. Of course you could bow out, but then you'd be a stick in the mud. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When eating in the street, eat in the street. When a food fight breaks out...enjoy, put away all your hang ups and have fun...just do not hurt anyone and throw silver ware, apples or corn cobs. Only soft foods that will splat or bounce off gently.
Here's where the manners come in...EVERYONE needs to help clean up or chip in to pay for someone to clean up.
Manners for everyday situations...I promise.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wedding Manners
YouTube - CLASSIC Wedding Entrance: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2EypojAng8"
Weddings are celebrations. It's too bad many of them are so staid and somber. Here is a fabulous example of fun for both the participants and the guests. Manners are about communication and socialization that is polite, enjoyable and fun.
If you open any newspaper or read current issues of magazines you will find numerous articles on behavior and how it is affecting society. We are all seeking a gentler interaction. Humankind depends upon interaction and now with so much interaction done through technological vehicles we are losing ourselves.
Help me promote a gentler world through good manners.
Follow my tweets and blog. If you have any questions or comments send them to me at: amandapipersmith@aol.com
No judgement, just solutions.
Manners for everyday situations
Weddings are celebrations. It's too bad many of them are so staid and somber. Here is a fabulous example of fun for both the participants and the guests. Manners are about communication and socialization that is polite, enjoyable and fun.
If you open any newspaper or read current issues of magazines you will find numerous articles on behavior and how it is affecting society. We are all seeking a gentler interaction. Humankind depends upon interaction and now with so much interaction done through technological vehicles we are losing ourselves.
Help me promote a gentler world through good manners.
Follow my tweets and blog. If you have any questions or comments send them to me at: amandapipersmith@aol.com
No judgement, just solutions.
Manners for everyday situations
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Airport MANNERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9wBHSxQL-0
I wish travel was as eloquent as this video. Where were all the other people who make it hellish.
You noticed I shouted out the manners part of the airport. What is with people!!!! Traveling is not so bad, but the people who travel make it horrible. Yelling, littering, selfish and downright disgusting.
Number one. PEOPLE, do not get in line until you have been called. Yesterday at LAX at least one third of the plane got in line and NONE of them were first, business class or priority boarders. So we all had to excuse ourselves as we pushed through the congestion.
Number two. DO NOT sit on the floor of the airport directly in the path of where people have to board. Are you joking me teenagers! Move out of the way, I have bags to roll and places to go.
Number three. Do you really need your seat reclined when you're eating. I don't know, but I thought only Jews did that on Rosh Hashanah. I see you in front of me trying to sit up straight trying to eat, but can't because....your seat is reclined in my lap.
Number four. You, sitting behind me, have given me whiplash with grabbing so hard on my seat when you got up and then letting go and your child has given my partner kidney damage from kicking it.
Number five. Unfortunately even my seatmate was an accomplice on this flight. He got up to use the facilities, of course I had to get out first because I was sitting on the aisle and then for some bizarre reason he put his full glass of soda in my seat underneath a blanket and of course I sat on it. This was in the first hour of a 5 hour flight.
To many numbers to list.
The flight attendants were lovely. I'd just like to make that point. They did their job well, were polite and very helpful. I don't think I could be as pleasant dealing with some of the issues they had to deal with...so kudos to them.
Traveling can be long and tiresome. But if we all had a little respect for one another and didn't treat our travel as if we were the only ones traveling and therefore could act and do what we wanted, it would be a lot better.
Manners for everyday situations.
I wish travel was as eloquent as this video. Where were all the other people who make it hellish.
You noticed I shouted out the manners part of the airport. What is with people!!!! Traveling is not so bad, but the people who travel make it horrible. Yelling, littering, selfish and downright disgusting.
Number one. PEOPLE, do not get in line until you have been called. Yesterday at LAX at least one third of the plane got in line and NONE of them were first, business class or priority boarders. So we all had to excuse ourselves as we pushed through the congestion.
Number two. DO NOT sit on the floor of the airport directly in the path of where people have to board. Are you joking me teenagers! Move out of the way, I have bags to roll and places to go.
Number three. Do you really need your seat reclined when you're eating. I don't know, but I thought only Jews did that on Rosh Hashanah. I see you in front of me trying to sit up straight trying to eat, but can't because....your seat is reclined in my lap.
Number four. You, sitting behind me, have given me whiplash with grabbing so hard on my seat when you got up and then letting go and your child has given my partner kidney damage from kicking it.
Number five. Unfortunately even my seatmate was an accomplice on this flight. He got up to use the facilities, of course I had to get out first because I was sitting on the aisle and then for some bizarre reason he put his full glass of soda in my seat underneath a blanket and of course I sat on it. This was in the first hour of a 5 hour flight.
To many numbers to list.
The flight attendants were lovely. I'd just like to make that point. They did their job well, were polite and very helpful. I don't think I could be as pleasant dealing with some of the issues they had to deal with...so kudos to them.
Traveling can be long and tiresome. But if we all had a little respect for one another and didn't treat our travel as if we were the only ones traveling and therefore could act and do what we wanted, it would be a lot better.
Manners for everyday situations.
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