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2 months ago | 
torontosun.com | Annie Atherton
“I don’t want to see your boxers or lingerie,” says Lee. “PJs are fine, but jeez, even Victoria knows it’s supposed to be a secret.” Her plea to houseguests everywhere: Wear a robe, for Pete’s sake. She even takes the extra step of providing one for overnight guests. While hosting can be a wonderful opportunity to bond with friends or relatives, it’s also rife with opportunities for both parties to step on one another’s toes. (sometimes literally).
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Annie Atherton
To be a good house guest, there are some widely accepted norms you'd be wise to follow. Photo / Getty ImagesYes, you still need to bring a host gift. But how do you handle working remotely from their home? There’s nothing like rolling into your kitchen first thing in the morning to find your houseguest making coffee – in their underwear. That’s what happened to Tori Lee, a 46-year-old small business owner in the Houston area, when hosting some friends for a weekend.
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2 months ago | 
publico.pt | Annie Atherton
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Não há nada como entrar na cozinha logo pela manhã e encontrar um hóspede a fazer café... em roupa interior.
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2 months ago | 
stuff.co.nz | Annie Atherton
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Annie Atherton
There’s nothing like rolling into your kitchen first thing in the morning to find your houseguest making coffee — in their underwear. That’s what happened to Tori Lee, a 46-year-old small business owner in the Houston area, when hosting some friends for a weekend. Lee was decidedly nonplussed by the situation. “I don’t want to see your boxers or lingerie,” says Lee.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
seattletimes.com | Annie Atherton
When you’re in the throes of the holiday rush, buying gifts can feel like a practical task — so much so that you forget that gift-giving is ultimately a symbolic ritual, meant to express appreciation for others. And wrapping them? Well, that often feels like just another chore. But even a smidge of extra effort can make the gift — and the recipient — feel extra special. “Gift wrapping is the gesture before the gesture,” says Mia Canada, a gift-wrapping expert in Atlanta.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
washingtonpost.com | Annie Atherton
You don't have to abandon mac and cheese and other beloved kids' foods to get a nutritious meal. Oh, to be a parent in the 1980s, when you could blissfully pick up fast food for the family without a thought of the ills of ultra-processed foods. Today, getting dinner on the table can feel far more fraught. It's never been easier to access a huge variety of foods - or harder to sift through all the conflicting information about what's healthy (and what's pretending to be).
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
publico.pt | Annie Atherton
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Quando se está no auge da correria das festas de fim de ano, comprar presentes pode parecer uma chatice — tanto que se esquece que dar presentes é, em última análise, um ritual simbólico, destinado a expressar apreço pelos outros. E embrulhar as prendas?
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
unionleader.com | Annie Atherton
When you’re in the throes of the holiday rush, buying gifts can feel like a practical task — so much so that you forget that gift-giving is ultimately a symbolic ritual, meant to express appreciation for others. And wrapping them? Well, that often feels like just another chore. But even a smidge of extra effort can make the gift — and the recipient — feel extra special. “Gift wrapping is the gesture before the gesture,” says Mia Canada, a gift-wrapping expert in Atlanta.
