Really Good News That's Hard to Believe!

Greetings!

Hope you’re enjoying the first days of fall. Here in Orlando it doesn’t feel like the cool North Wind is ever going to blow us a kiss. For now, we remain stuck like a scratched record album repeating the same phrase over and over. Instead of lyrics, it’s hot, humid days that hang heavy in the air.

The up side is it helps us appreciate the change of seasons more. When Floridians experiences fall, we embrace it with the glee of being visited by a favorite friend or relative we don’t get to spend nearly enough time with.

What’s New Today?

I wanted to share some good news and an invitation! I also wanted to let you in on an upcoming post.

About two months ago, I started a little fan/public page on Facebook where I share a simple, savvy, sincere tip of the day. It’s a fun page to meet, chat with each other, and spend a moment together each day.

My goal was lofty. (It’s a fault I have. I never can seem to do anything on a small scale. It exasperates my poor family, and I am trying to be a little more scaled back.) I was hoping for 100 people to join the first month. I prayed hard.
The first day I started with 24 people. Who were they? My dearest friends who knew I might hunt them down to join (grin!) and my family who knew I would hunt them down to join (seriously!). 30 days later, I was so happy I was singing out loud, “Oh happy day….” I had surpassed my goal. 107 people had joined our manners family!

Then, the most amazing and wonderful thing began to happen! People from all over the nation started sharing the page with their friends. Soon, our family was growing by 100 people every two weeks or less! We’re not even three months old, and already we have almost 500 family members! For a manners anything, this has never happened!

Are you part of the family?

Come right on over and join! You don’t even need to be on Facebook to be part of the fun! In fact, we’re a large enough public page now that facebook granted us our own URL. You can always find me by typing www.facebook.com/manners.mentor.

Everyone likes their etiquette in small bites, and this daily tip is the perfect size. It’s so much fun! You’ll love the back-and-forth conversation. It’s a great page to share with your friends, family, employees, and co-workers who might enjoy and benefit from the etiquette tips but who might not have the time or desire for our longer blog posts. It’s a great introduction to the skills and benefits of etiquette!

About the blog… super fun!

Coming next week is the first of what I’m calling our “Golden Spoon” posts. Make sure to open it! Etiquette, entertaining, and cooking naturally go together. For the first time, I’m sharing one of my go-to recipes. This one is the perfect entrée for any dinner party. Make it and you’ll be the hostess with the mostess! (Although, it’s so simple and delicious I serve it for family dinners as well.)

Don’t miss today’s tip; join the manners Facebook family at www.facebook.com/manners.mentor and join me here next week for the first ever Golden Spoon Recipe.

You’re special to me!

I hope you know how much I appreciate you! I do what I do for you, and I’m honored that you carve out part of your busy day to spend time with me. It’s my prayer and desire that my posts will give you inspiration, confidence, and enthusiasm to make each day a gracious one!

It would be a joy to have you leave a comment. Each time you click over to the blog and leave a comment there or on the Facebook page, you help the blog grow and spread the message that “Manners Matter Every Day, Everywhere, with Everybody.”

Hugs and blessings,