"Is it OK to talk on your cell phone when you're ordering food, getting your hair done at a salon, making a transaction at a bank, etc.?"
The Real Simple experts agreed with most of you. Joni Blecher, editorial director of LetsTalk.com, said, "It's rude to talk on the phone when you're interacting with others--no matter who they are."
Anna Post, resident technology-etiquette expert at the Emily Post Institute, added "And don't forget about the people around you--they will hear your conversation."
Jodi Smith, president of Mannersmith Consulting in Boston, agrees, "You should treat everyone with common decency and respect. So don't do it to anyone."
I have to admit I have been guilty of this as well. Although, unlike the majority of the female race, I am a horrible multitasker (Kory, on the other hand, is a great one!). If I am on the phone with someone, while trying to check out at a store I do both the person on the phone with me and the checkout clerk a huge disservice!
I don't hear what either of them are saying. So, I try to avoid it.
Why is it so hard to ignore a ringing phone! (Leaving the phone in the car is a great idea if you struggle with this like I do!)
You want to try another one?
What do you think, Can you ignore someone who "friends" you on a social-networking site?
(question and responses taken from September 2008 issue of Real Simple magazine. Article was titled "Manners 2.0 and written by Katie McElveen)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
The Proper Way to Use Technology
"Technology is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other." -C.P. Snow, the New York Times (March 15, 1971)
The September issue of Real Simple magazine had an interesting article. They asked technology etiquette experts (yes there is such a thing!) what is acceptable or just plain rude when it comes to using today's newest gadgets.
I want to know what you think. I thought I'd post a few of their questions over the next week and (after I give you a chance to respond), let you know what the experts say.
So, what do you think, "Is it OK to talk on your cell phone when you're ordering food, getting your hair done at a salon, making a transaction at a bank, etc.?"
(question and responses taken from September 2008 issue of Real Simple magazine. Article was titled "Manners 2.0 and written by Katie McElveen)
The September issue of Real Simple magazine had an interesting article. They asked technology etiquette experts (yes there is such a thing!) what is acceptable or just plain rude when it comes to using today's newest gadgets.
I want to know what you think. I thought I'd post a few of their questions over the next week and (after I give you a chance to respond), let you know what the experts say.
So, what do you think, "Is it OK to talk on your cell phone when you're ordering food, getting your hair done at a salon, making a transaction at a bank, etc.?"
(question and responses taken from September 2008 issue of Real Simple magazine. Article was titled "Manners 2.0 and written by Katie McElveen)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Something to Think About...
I've been reading the book Uncommon Woman by Susie Larson. It is both inspiring and convicting. I would highly recommend it!
Two quotes stuck out to me in the last chapter I read (both dealing with the same issue). They stuck out to me because I can be a critical thinker. I'm not talking about critical thinking in the good, sort out your problem sort of way. I mean the critical "why is he so..." or "I can't believe she did that..." or "I'm glad I'm not like..." or "I wish he could hear this message; he could really use help with..."
Do you understand what I'm saying?
When these thoughts start to creep (or jump) into my brain. I have a choice.
"There is a moment of truth for everyone," a friend once shared."People make that conscious choice in their minds when they are faced with the irritating flaws in others: 'Will I step away and judge them or will I draw nearer and serve them?'" So much hinges on that moment of truth."
C.S. Lewis takes this thought one step farther. He says:
"Abstain from all thinking about other people's faults, unless your duties as a teacher or parent make it necessary to think about them. Whenever the thoughts come unnecessarily into one's mind, why not simply shove them away? And think of one's own faults instead? For there, with God's help, one can do something. Of all the awkward people in your house or job there is only one whom you can improve very much. That is the practical end at which to begin. And really, we'd better. The job has to be tackled some day: and every day we put it off will make it harder to begin."
Hmmm... Think about my own faults and try, with God's help, to do something about them. What a novel idea! It is definitely something to think about...
Thursday, August 07, 2008
A New Day
Sleep is a wonderfully relaxing thing. Waking up, ummm... not so much.
Most of my mornings go something like this -
I am jarred awake by the blaring sound of an alarm clock. I quicklykick nudge Kory to shut the alarm off (knowing it will wake the kids). The cycle repeats every ten minutes, with very little sleep in between.
Somewhere in between alarms I hear the baby. Talking at first. Content to stay in bed, so we let him.
A creaking bed adds its contribution to the morning noises. That means the boys are up.
Feet padding down the hall, Mya checks in to say good morning. Then heads off to play with the boys.
Baby is getting a little louder.
Hubby gets up and shuts of the alarm to head downstairs for coffee and to get Baby's bottle.
Baby is definitely ready to eat!
Blood curling screams erupt from the boys' room, followed by pounding feet. The screaming intensifies and gets louder. The words, "He took my Percy" somehow make their way out between sobs. Words of defense come from the "thief"
Alarm clocks, crying babies and sibling fights.
Its going to be a good day! ;)
Most of my mornings go something like this -
I am jarred awake by the blaring sound of an alarm clock. I quickly
Somewhere in between alarms I hear the baby. Talking at first. Content to stay in bed, so we let him.
A creaking bed adds its contribution to the morning noises. That means the boys are up.
Feet padding down the hall, Mya checks in to say good morning. Then heads off to play with the boys.
Baby is getting a little louder.
Hubby gets up and shuts of the alarm to head downstairs for coffee and to get Baby's bottle.
Baby is definitely ready to eat!
Blood curling screams erupt from the boys' room, followed by pounding feet. The screaming intensifies and gets louder. The words, "He took my Percy" somehow make their way out between sobs. Words of defense come from the "thief"
Alarm clocks, crying babies and sibling fights.
Its going to be a good day! ;)
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Friday, August 01, 2008
The Fruit of Faith
I've been thinking about faith lately. Specifically, the fruit of the spirit is faith - the kind of faith our lives are supposed to bear as evidence that we are lead by the Spirit.
I looked it up in the Greek and discovered faith is a conviction of the truthfulness of God especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; and a constancy in such professsion.
It is easy for me to say that I have faith. I believe 100% in the truthfulness of God. I rely on Christ for my salvation. I feel pretty consistent in these beliefs... in my head.
But do my actions back it up?
In the past two weeks we have had some rather expensive car repairs. Expenses that exceeded the amount we had budgeted for them. The day we found out about the first round of expense, I also discovered a budgeting error in our favor. We had the money to pay our bill without tapping into savings. Praise God!
Kory just called me today with the expense report for round two of repairs. Thankfully, Kory had recently completed an outside job and we received two checks in the mail this week that will cover those repairs. Again, Praise God!
It is easy to have faith in God's provision (one part of his truthfulness), when the provision appears immediately. But, when God's timing does not match up to mine, do I still bear the fruit of faith in my life? Do I still trust in the promise of His provision?
On another vein, when tragedy strikes and a young mom is taken away from her son and husband, am I still convinced of God's truthfulness?
What does faith look like in real life?
What do you think? How does the fruit of faith appear in your life? I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences!
I looked it up in the Greek and discovered faith is a conviction of the truthfulness of God especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; and a constancy in such professsion.
It is easy for me to say that I have faith. I believe 100% in the truthfulness of God. I rely on Christ for my salvation. I feel pretty consistent in these beliefs... in my head.
But do my actions back it up?
In the past two weeks we have had some rather expensive car repairs. Expenses that exceeded the amount we had budgeted for them. The day we found out about the first round of expense, I also discovered a budgeting error in our favor. We had the money to pay our bill without tapping into savings. Praise God!
Kory just called me today with the expense report for round two of repairs. Thankfully, Kory had recently completed an outside job and we received two checks in the mail this week that will cover those repairs. Again, Praise God!
It is easy to have faith in God's provision (one part of his truthfulness), when the provision appears immediately. But, when God's timing does not match up to mine, do I still bear the fruit of faith in my life? Do I still trust in the promise of His provision?
On another vein, when tragedy strikes and a young mom is taken away from her son and husband, am I still convinced of God's truthfulness?
What does faith look like in real life?
What do you think? How does the fruit of faith appear in your life? I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences!
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