Lots of us are thinking about gratitude at this time of year, and the ways in which we express it. And, that can come in many forms from a hug to a phone call to a text message.But what about the time-honored tradition of the thank you note?Lizzie Post says they’re not a thing of the past, and that they can be short and simple, and really focused on gratitude. Post is
Holiday parties, whether they're a work or a family function, can definitely be fraught. But this year, between vaccines, masks and yet another COVID-19 wave, the etiquette around celebrations is even more complicated to navigate.Lizzie Post is the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post and is the co-president of the Emily Post Institute. She also co-hosts the Awesome
Kym Balthazar My partner got her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine the other day. She sat anxiously in a plastic chair in a makeshift curtained cubicle next to the Polar seltzer cooler in the back of a CVS Pharmacy in Rutland. Instead of wincing in pain when the nurse jabbed her, she had an entirely unexpected reaction. As the needle went in, she exhaled in relief like she was slipping into a hot bath at the end of a long day: Ahhhhh. She then giggled self-consciously, which elicited a chuckle from the nurse. You d be
amazed how many people do that, the nurse assured her.