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Essays on the small craft of staying close to people.
- Holiday cards
Holiday Card Etiquette: When to Send, What to Say, Who Makes the List
A warm, practical guide to holiday card etiquette: when each card should land, what to write so it feels personal, and who genuinely belongs on your list.
7 min read
- What to write
What to Write in a Sympathy Card When You Do Not Know What to Say
Stuck on what to write in a sympathy card? A warm, plain guide to honest words, lines you can borrow, phrases to skip, and how to keep showing up after.
7 min read
- Personal CRM
How to Run a Stress-Free Family Gift List
Build a calm family gift list that runs all year, so no name slips through, no gift repeats, and every present lands like it was meant for one person.
7 min read
- Personal CRM
A Personal CRM for Normal People (No Database Required)
A personal crm for normal people: remember the people you love without spreadsheets, tags, or a database. Warm, simple, and built for real human life.
7 min read
- Gifting
How Much to Spend on Christmas Gifts: A Sane Per-Person Guide
A calm, per-person way to figure out how much to spend on christmas gifts this year, without guilt, overspending, or that sinking January credit card feeling.
7 min read
- AI cards
Is It OK to Use AI to Write a Birthday Card? An Honest Answer
Is it OK to use an AI birthday card? An honest take on where the line really sits, what crosses it, and how to keep a card that still sounds like you.
7 min read
- Relationships
How to Be the Friend Who Remembers
A warm, practical guide on how to remember important dates, and the small quiet moments too, so you become the steady friend everyone feels truly seen by.
8 min read
- Gifting
A Thoughtful Gift for Someone Who Has Everything (Ask This Instead)
Stuck on a gift for someone who has everything? Stop hunting for the perfect object and start asking better questions. A warmer, simpler way to give well.
7 min read
- What to write
What to Write in a Card When You Barely Know the Person
Stuck on what to write in a card for someone you dont know well? A warm, no-pressure guide to short, sincere lines for coworkers, in-laws, and acquaintances.
7 min read
- Secret Santa
Secret Santa Rules and Etiquette: How to Run an Exchange Everyone Loves
Clear secret santa rules and etiquette for the draw, the budget, the reveal, and the awkward parts, so your exchange feels generous instead of stressful.
7 min read
- Relationships
How to Actually Keep in Touch With Long-Distance Friends
A warm, practical guide to keep in touch with long distance friends: simple habits, low-pressure rhythms, and small ways to stay close across the miles.
8 min read
- Relationships
How to remember everyone's birthday (without making it your job)
A small system for remembering the birthdays of everyone you love — built around how human memory actually works, not how calendar apps wish it did.
7 min read
- AI Cards
Is it OK to use AI to write a sympathy card?
An honest answer to a question we hear a lot. When AI helps with grief writing, when it gets in the way, and the rule that decides which one is happening.
6 min read
- Etiquette
The etiquette of a late birthday card
If you missed the day, here's how to send a great card late — and the rule that decides whether to send one at all.
5 min read