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Today's column, & brief hiatus
Today's column is online here. Free sample (from a question about how to cope with a relative's bad housekeeping during a holiday visit):
If the chaos has assaulted more than your eyeballs during holidays past, though, you aren't without recourse. If you are staying overnight and have been handed moldy towels in the past, bring your own. ("Such a busy time of year. We figured we'd save you the laundry.") If you're given a mug with a 1980s shade of lipstick still imprinted on the rim, a vague and cheerful "I'm just going to wipe this off before I caffeinate. I think I see a spot" is perfectly acceptable.Then add an extra finger of Bailey's to your Irish coffee and light the Christmas tree or menorah. Doesn't everything look prettier now?
And I need to take a break from the blog for a few days -- I've developed a nasty bronchial virus that requires rest, rest, rest. Wish me luck that it will get knocked out soon.
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About Miss Conduct
Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
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Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
