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Peepette no. 4

elizabethie — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:51:11 +0000

Peepette no. 4: Hold the door.

It’s just common courtesy. I can excuse the occasional, absent-minded, quickly corrected elbow-on-the-table and I can even forgive the not holding of the door if there is a good possibility that the door could end up holding you (i.e., revolving doors, elevator doors, subway doors…). But it drives me berserk when I am walking behind someone and they slow down while the approach the door, turn their head around just so their eyes peek over their shoulder, look at you and proceed to enter not only without holding the door, but by opening the door only a few inches so that they can barely squeeze through sideways. At this point, you have caught up with the person watching them suck in and shuffle through and think, “Is this a private party at the post office?” It makes no sense.

On a similar note, what is proper etiquette for saying “Thank you” when someone holds multiple doors for you? I think one is sufficient followed by a series of smiles to acknowledge and encourage them to keep it up.

Peepette no. 20

elizabethie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:52:57 +0000

After moving halfway across the country, it was important that the few things we brought with us were well organized in our new home (apartment – they are homes too) and more important that they would be ready to go for our next move. Now, don’t get the wrong idea – we are not living nomadicly out of boxes. Simply put, I have “a place for everything and everything in its place.” All of this made possible by a trip to the Container Store. One of a Nestlettes best kept secrets.

Upon walking in to the store for the first time, I could already feel my new living space transform. Greeted by a display of clear plastic storage boxes – I grabbed a few of every size and eventually came back for more. But more than boxes, there is quite possibly a solution for everything! And on the Container Store website, there are more tips that go beyond organization (i.e., how to gift well).

Nestlette No-No

Peepette no. 20: A Nestlette does not like clutter

(not in the brain, not in the house).

A Nestlette does not sweep things under the rug or shove things in the closet. She faces the clutter and handles it appropriately (i.e., creating a donation pile and heading over to Goodwill). She does not contribute to clutter and knows when to let things go.

Every Nestlettes' dream.

Things that do not need to be kept: Anything you took because it was free, anything you bought because it was “a steal of a deal” or anything you accepted merely out of guilt because no one else wanted it and it met something to someone else.

That being said, a Nestlette also knows when to keep things too (shoes).

pix c/o: shanelyang.com, gettyimages.com

Peepette no. 17

elizabethie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:01:57 +0000

No doubt about it, iBerries are a great invention – they keep us connected, they keep us safe, they keep us organized. However, like all great technological advancements, when used to excess they become degenerative and detrimental.

Peepette no. 17: Be a conscientious iBerry user.

Know when to put your device away (and not just when a big screen of floating popcorn is asking you kindly to do so or when your conversation is interrupted by obnoxious sirens tailing your car). Appropriate times to leave your iBerry behind:

When you are on the toilet – don’t be a potty mouth. Set aside time during the day to do your business. Know when you are expecting something but when you are not, then don’t obsess with waiting to find something that’s not there? Do you wait by your mailbox for the postal carrier too?

When you are under noisy things like industrial blow dryers. Whoever you are talking to probably can’t hear you (if they can, then they also hear “woooosh” which is a bit unnerving). You can hardly hear, that is why you are shouting. Everyone around you can hear you, but they don’t necessarily want to – it’s amusingly awkward. This also goes for quiet areas like waiting rooms.

When you can’t breath. Unless you think you are about to pass out. Then do not hesitate. But if you are doing something in an effort to improve your overall self, then why would you want to sod it with the riff raff that only an iBerry can bring?

Also, avoid chatting while someone you don’t know is helping you – or else don’t be crass when you don’t get what you asked for (or pointed to). And don’t be texting when you are sitting across from someone you do know – real time Tweets don’t trump conversation.

Lastly, the Bluetooth. A safe solution for hands-free driving? Yes, a wise choice. Make you look like a top secret double agent? Maybe, but probably not. A fashionable accessory? No. Bedazzle them all you want with sparkly crystals and stick them in your ear – they will never be as stunning as diamond studs.

Pix c/o: chinadaily.com.cn, corbisimages.com, gawker.com, gettyimages.com, superstock.com

Peepette no. 7

elizabethie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:18:22 +0000

“If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.“

- Holden, Catcher in the Rye

Maybe this guy...

Sorry Salinger, a lot of people care. No one finds late fashionable. Everyone finds it quite annoying and rude. The inevitable, occasional “totally unexpected/forgotten thing came up” excuse is acceptable. But when people start to anticipate your tardiness and show up 15 minutes late yet still manage to arrive 20 minutes earlier than you, then it is unacceptable (even with the obligatory text, email or tweet that you are “on your way”).

Just before the cake hits the pavement

Remember that episode of Sex and the City – Carrie’s 35th birthday party? All her friends are late. She is left waiting, wondering and sitting alone at an empty table for ten. And to add the icing, she had to pay for the cake herself. Don’t Cantinori your friends, especially on their birthday.

Peepette no. 7: A Nestlette is always punctual.

You are only as busy as you make yourself. Ask anyone and everyone is busy (what that means is an entirely different story). Value your time and the time spent with others. If you really want to make a fashion statement out of your (punctual) arrival, take a lesson from Nixon or Swatch.

Pix c/o: images.com & thecupcakediary.blogspot.com

Peepette no. 8

elizabethie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:13:35 +0000

The Nestlette is a seasoned fashionista with the gap between fashion and function coming closer (slightly; not in an elastic/spandex/stretchy way). While I love a great pair of luxury sweats (does that even make sense?), I love them in the privacy of my own home, late at night when no one is looking or when I am sick in bed. Just because they are expensive does not make them flattering. And just because they are comfortable for you does not mean they put others at ease when they see you in them. Even on a blah day, the Nestlette looks well put together (because getting dolled up just makes you feel bit perkier and terry cotton is not going to get you sympathy) and a snapshot taken on the sly would never show it any other way.

Peepette no. 8: The Nestlette does not wear sweatpants outside of the house.