The Good Manners Studio - Dawn Jumper

09/18/2026

Excited to be invited back to Legacybox Academy, The Ark, and OLPH this fall!

Interested in confidence-building manners and etiquette programs for your group? Send me a message- I’d love to connect.

09/18/2026

Throwback Thursday!
These adorable students are high school juniors now!

09/16/2026

Dining Etiquette Pop Quiz! 🍷

You’re seated at this lovely table and do not care for w**e.

Should you turn your glass upside down to let the waitstaff know?

What do you think?
Answer: No!🍷

Turning a w**e glass (or coffee cup) upside down is not the proper way to signal that you don’t want a beverage.

Instead, simply say “No, thank you” when the beverage is offered.

Good manners are often as simple as a gracious “No, thank you.” ✨

Photo taken in Follina, Province of Treviso, Italy

09/14/2026

🥰 Kind comments from past Junior Cotillion parents:
"My son showed an impressive increase in manners WITHOUT being prompted. It was so encouraging. Well Done!!!!"

"A wonderful program! I know she will benefit from this going forward. Communication was amazing, and I appreciate the lengths you went to in providing this opportunity for our children. Thank you!"

➡️Junior Cotillion manners and dance instruction teaches social confidence, kindness, respect, and consideration for others.

09/07/2026

📢 Class of 2032 parents:
Edited 9/14— only one spot open!

All the details are here:
www.dawnjumper.com/cjc-7

09/07/2026

I came across this fun list from Garden & Gun about 7 Southern restaurants where dressing for dinner still matters. 👔🍽️

I’ve been to 3 of the 7: High Hampton Resort, Sea Island, and Galatoire’s.

Now I’m curious about everyone else…

Have you been to any of these?

Tell me in the comments. And if you have a favorite memory (or a strong opinion) about any of them, I’d love to hear that, too.

Here’s the list:

Jackets, slacks, and old-school elegance are part of the experience at these restaurants and resorts across the South

08/28/2026

Moms are superheroes!

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day!
Here are a few life lessons from my dog, Beau:
- Fit a little fun into every day. Run and play daily.
- Sometimes it's best to just sit close and listen.
- Follow your instincts.
- Love unconditionally.
- Naps are a very good thing.
💕
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." - Rodger A. Caras

08/25/2026

YES!

08/21/2026

The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith (often attributed to Mother Teresa)

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help, but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.