Luckily lately, I’ve been on the receiving end of a number of kind gestures. I’m seeing someone new (Hi Ty). He opens EVERY door. He doesn’t make a grand show of it, and he doesn’t just do it when other people are watching. That said, you should see the jealous looks of the lady onlookers and the shame-drenched expressions smeared across the faces of their discourteous mates when he gallantly walks out of his way to my side of the car and gently guides me inside. 
Last weekend in Chicago, The French Pastry School’s newest intern, my dear friend Michael, walked me back to my hotel late-night style even though it was out of his way. Before you chalk it all up to unabashed pussy collecting, let me stop you there. He’s gay, in a committed relationship, and could give a fuck about my puffed pastry. He did it because he is kind and gracious. If you are a certain kind of man, it’s just what you do. 
Accepting an open door doesn’t mean you are a helpless waif who can’t open it yourself. Nobody is asking you to give away your power. Find the power in receiving. 
In the spirit of graciousness, let someone ease your burdens and seize opportunities to ease the burdens of others. In a hate-filled and spiteful world, shock others with good old-fashioned courtesy. 
Like many of these Demeter Clarc Manners Moments, some of you will be like, “duh”, and some of you will claim you’ve never heard of the custom before. Let’s talk about tipping housekeeping when you stay at a hotel. We all know that for the most part, cleaning up after others is a boring, thankless, and often disgusting job. Why not express gratitude for your housekeeper’s service with a tip?
So how much is right? Well it is all up to what you feel comfortable with, but I would say certainly no less than $1-2 per day and no more than $5 a day, unless the service is nothing short of spectacular and then the sky is the limit. Frankly, in this age of dismally mediocre service, exemplary conduct should be profusely rewarded. What wouldn’t I tip to avoid an encounter with a dubious pube? 
Don’t even start with the “I don’t have cash” bullshit. It is your OBLIGATION to carry cash while traveling for this very purpose. It is just as important as your ID and suitcase. 
Ya’ll knew it was coming, here are a few of my best packing and moving tips. First things first, before you bring in a single box, clean your new place from top to bottom or pay someone else to clean it. Please don’t move into another’s filth. Sanitize the space and clear the energy. Burn a sage bundle bitch.
5) Moving yourself? Get a bigger truck than you think you will need. Extra space is a luxury. Pick too small a truck and find yourself stressfully sacrifice-sorting as you load cargo to the gills. If renting a truck, spring for the insurance.
4) Speaking of sorting, before you ever get to the truck, mercilessly cut from your collection. Give your friends first dibs, and send the rest to charity. At least the most useless 25% of your shit needs to go. After giving friends a bunch of free stuff you won’t feel so bad asking them to help you help carry the sofa. 
3) Most major retailers give away boxes for free. That’s no big secret. So don’t skimp on purchasing accessories and packing supplies. Paper, wrap, specialty boxes; get what you need to properly prepare your belongings to survive the journey. The cost of proper packing supplies pales in comparison to the heartache of opening a box upon arrival and finding a fractured heirloom. Get a variety of box sizes, and don’t pack them so heavy you can’t carry them up and down stairs. Protect yourself with proper planning. 
2) Take care of valuables yourself. Handle special or sentimental items personally or risk possible destruction. No one will handle your most precious baubles as tenderly.
1) Get plenty of sleep and take time to eat. Once you arrive to your new home unpack as quickly and completely as possible. Don’t stop working on your new home until everything has a special place. If you just shove things in drawers and closets without care the place will remain an unorganized mess. Arrange everything carefully from the start and maintain a tidy home with ease.