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in Episodes on November 28, 2017 by The Mom Hour

Sane & Satisfying Holiday Entertaining: Episode 130



“Entertaining” sounds intimidating, but how about “open your doors and let people in”? Meagan and Sarah want you to feel like opening your home to guests is an opportunity, not a potential Pinterest-fail, and we’re here to offer some tips for scaling back the expectations and making entertaining fun, sane, and satisfying for everyone. Join us!

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  • Did you catch our Gift Guide Specials? Listen to them (and see all the products) here!
  • Past entertaining episodes of The Home Hour and The Mom Hour
  • How To Organize A Neighborhood Kids Caroling Party (Sarah wrote this for TinyOranges.com a couple of years ago)
  • 5 Rules for Hosting a Crappy Dinner Party (and Seeing Your Friends More Often) – ran out of time to discuss this awesome article, but it’s worth reading if you haven’t seen it!

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: Christmas, entertaining, family culture, holidays & celebrations, home

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