Some friends and colleagues, notably women, have left the locker room behind for yoga and Pilates studios, but I‘m sticking and staying with my regular workout at the gym. Not every day, but three times a week – early morning, at lunch, or in a pinch after work – I visit the gym. And I’m not alone; many of us rush to the gym for that holy hour in honour of our health, our body and our sanity.
Perhaps my initial decision to work with a personal trainer was motivation – kind of an insurance policy that once I joined the club, I’d go. Mere membership was no solution to staying fit.
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Etiquette, Social Etiquette | 3 Comments »
A client writes: There seems to be a lot of confusion about RSVP. I noticed this with two invitations I recently sent out. The first was to an intimate bridal shower at my home, and the second, to a costly destination wedding. I understand my experience was typical. Today, brides and mothers-of-the-bride must routinely call guests who ignore RSVP’s, even when a reply card is included with the wedding invitation.
Posted on July 16th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Communication, Etiquette, Social Etiquette, Special Events, Weddings | 2 Comments »
For years, I‘ve questioned backpackers’ rights to bulldoze through the urban landscape. Call them rucksacks, knapsacks or book-bags, these bulging carryalls interfere with the general ebb and flow of pedestrian traffic and often have the power to knock an innocent transit rider to the ground. But on a recent rainy day, in the heart of [...]
Posted on July 7th, 2009 by Diane
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Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond, in matching jackets, take part in a community feast in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on Monday May 25, 2009. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) It’s been a month since Canada’s Governor-General Michaëlle Jean made international headlines when she ate raw seal heart, an Inuit delicacy, at a community [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Dining Etiquette | 4 Comments »
