Do You Have an Entertaining List?
I found this fabulous Lulu Power’s Entertaining Cheat Sheet from Sandy Coughlin’s Reluctant Entertaining blog. And I got permission from Lulu to post it. List’s always make our planning easier.
My Home Isn’t Pretty Enough or Big Enough…
Okay, so as soon as I wrote out the title of this blog post, I feel utterly ridiculous. How big is big enough? How pretty would I need my home to be? Yet, it’s a fear that runs through my head and stops me from having people over. And since this is my time to […]
Planning is Key to Enjoying Your Party Guests
As I grow older, I’m far more confident with myself and in turn, seem to “wing it” more often in day-to-day activities. However, when it comes to a party, I need to settle down and actually do some planning for the big day. A tentative schedule that includes a calendar of what needs to get […]
Show Hospitality to Strangers
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2) My brother, Rob took this amazing photo in Laguna Beach, California.
How to Find Inspiration in 5 Minutes
Party books are the easiest way for me to become inspired. Brightly colored pictures filled with food and people can give you ideas on how to decorate and what to serve. Here are a few of my favorite party books: These books on entertaining are filled with tips, too, on what to […]
Pick 5 Movies Blogathon Theme
Today we have a theme day to talk about five movies that inspire our blogging. Because my personal theme is parties, I picked five movies that show something about entertaining. Now, I’m not much of a movie watcher and I can’t remember many details but this theme made me think about my few favorite ones. […]
Pick a Theme for Your Party
So it’s time to think about a theme for your gathering. Themes can be anything you want them to be. I think a fun idea would be using a color. And since we are going into the summer, you could pick red, white and blue or just two colors, like tangerine and yellow. Tangerine Tango […]
Entertaining is Not About Me
In the beginning as parents, we make it about us. What our kids do – what they achieve – what they even wear. But as they mature and we mature as parents, we realize that their choices are somewhat of a reflection of how we trained them, but in the long run, we see that […]
Baked Potato and Dessert Bar Coming Right Up
For people who were raised with hospitality, you probably don’t understand anxiety about having friends over. I’m not talking about having your best friend over for coffee and one more chocolate chip cookie. I’m talking “setting a date and actually cleaning the house” type of party. Well, I’m proud to announce I have set a […]
Send Out the Invitation: You’re Committed Now
Being a planner, I like to get all my ducks in a row before I start anything. So you’d think that I’d have a theme and a list of people who I’m going to invite first. Well, I have to jump in and send out my invitations first. Why? Because I’ll be committed. People will […]
