I’ve mentioned this upcoming work function, right? I hope you’re not sick of it yet, because I’ve still got plenty to say on the subject. Today, it’s another iteration of “How to dress yourself,” this time for semi-formal events such as … well, this work function, or a nice party.
I’ve had [...]

My company holds a twice-yearly conference for all staff, bringing in people from our various interstate and overseas conferences. During conference week, there’s usually at least one “team” social event — usually informal — plus a more formal full-company dinner on the Friday night.
The social events are optional, and some of the people I [...]

From comments on my previous post on how to write an invitation, Tracey asks:
We had a house fire last fall and since have moved into our new home. We would like to invite our friends and family to thank them all for their support. Can anyone help me out as to how to word this [...]

Mary has been kind enough to contribute another article on the subject of social engagements. Yesterday it was all about how to politely accept an invitation; today it’s how (or how not) to wriggle out of a social engagement after you’ve said you’ll attend.
Blowing off social engagements
The primary rule is to consider how much [...]

Mary Gardiner is a regular commenter here on GE and also the International Co-ordinator of LinuxChix, a group for women who use Linux. When I posted asking Who are you? the other day, she replied with the following, which I’m promoting up here because it’s worth reading:

One thing I’d be interested in is the [...]

It’s time for the airing of pet peeves. Mine is invitations. Later, I’ve got two guest posts from Mary Gardiner (frequent commenter here and LinuxChik (is that the singular?) extraordinaire) about accepting and/or blowing off invitations. But for now, how to invite people to stuff.
First, let’s cover the idea of those websites [...]

It’s hard not to feel like an enormous fraud writing this blog, when in my last two performance reviews at work, I’ve been dinged pretty hard for lack of social skills.
I just know that next time I’m out in public I’m going to make some ghastly gaffe, and someone’s going to tease me [...]