Conversations with the Hostess

This week I get to talk to Amy Hawthorne from The Ever Co about our parallel stories from active duty military to party girls.

All throughout Amy shares how focusing on the right priorities in life, celebrations, and holidays makes all the difference. Plus her party company The Ever Co is all about celebrating every day like a holiday. Amy shares how she helps families do it the entire year, without going overboard and how their company gives back to other military families.

If you like to hear how someone can totally switch up career fields, yet still stay true to themselves this is the podcast for you.

I loved our conversation and I know you will too. Plus, Amy offered us a discount code to use at The Ever Co. Load up your cart and use code: TheDailyHostess10 for 10% off your order! How awesome is that.

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Is spring in the air where you live? Are you ready to start hosting again now that it's nicer outside and restrictions are being lifted? Then this spring hosting guide episode is perfect for you.

In the episode I walk you through how to simplify your party planning this spring. I give you lots of ideas for your spring gatherings when it comes to food, decor, and activities. Focusing just on those three areas will simplify your process and make your gathering much more enjoyable.

The main goal is to gather people together to build your community. Now you can do it in a festive way for spring with these ideas and not feel stressed over all the details.

I can't wait for you to listen!

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What will you be hosting this spring?

In this episode I talk with life coach and fellow military spouse Michaela Rosales about being honest when it comes to hosting in our homes again.

We've gone a long time without doing it and getting in the right mindset again is really important.

She also shares her perspective of moving 13 times as a military spouse and how those transitions have affected her. This is a great conversation to give you encouragement and a confidence boost to host again and take on just about anything you have going on in your life.

You can follow Michaela on Instagram and Facebook or go to her website here: www.honesttalkinternational.com

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Are you ready to start having people over to your house again? Me too!

Unfortunately we aren't allowed to yet, but that doesn't mean we can't start getting ready to host again. Join me on this episode as we discuss getting your house ready to host again. And stay tuned through the entire episode for a checklist that's going to help you focus on getting your house ready.

We're talking about cleaning and disinfecting your home, but in a way that doesn't have you cleaning your entire house, how to make your guests feel welcome, and setting up your home so that it flows well to host a party.

You can see the episode show notes here where you can get your own checklist to use when you're ready to host again plus my picks for what I'm bingeing this week.

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Who else is ready to host again? Who needs to get their life together a little bit first? My guest this week, Amy Wiley, from Suburban Soiree is so organized when it comes to preparing for her parties.

She's got a seasonal planner, binder, and a lot of ideas of how to make memories and celebrate with your family and friends.

We talk all about hosting, kids parties, and how to make deep connections with your friends through supper club. I loved hearing how touching it is for Amy to know that those relationships help her and her family when they need it the most.

This is a great conversation where you'll leave with new ideas to host and encouragement to go out and build your community.

You can learn more from our guest, Amy Wiley at Suburban Soiree here.

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Get organized with Amy's Seasonal Celebration Planner here.

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Do you have experience with living or being overseas? Most of us in the military do. My friend Ashley has been working with, supporting, and a part of international families her entire life.

She has learned so much from many different cultures about how to make people feel welcome and at ease when hosting. Ashley is sharing all of her secrets with you today. I love what she says about using the five senses when hosting a party. Plus, her view on how people from all over the world are just the like us is spot on.

One of the ways Ashley works with the international community is through Field of Dreams-Uganda. You can find out more about their program here.

She also discusses Hope Marketplace, an online shop for handmade and artisan goods that benefits communities in Uganda. Find Hope Marketplace here.

If you want to follow Ashley, check out her precious family on Instagram here.

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Want to dream about traveling the world? Then listen in as I talk with Amy Rutherford from Go With Less who is a traveling nomad living all over the world. And the best part is she has so much advice for us on how to make friends in a new place and stay connected to them as you continue to travel.

This was such a fun conversation learning from someone that has been entertaining and hosting people and parties longer than me. Hearing her journey from large city gatherings to more intimate get togethers was so inspiring.

I know you'll love her advice, her journey, and her fun lifestyle.

You can find Amy on Youtube here. On her website here. Or on Instagram here. Be sure to connect with her and watch some of her traveling videos, so much good advice!

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We're kicking off the year with a podcast that reflects on the lack of gathering in 2020, how that made us feel, and how we can do better in 2021.

I encourage you to set some gathering goals for the year and share what my goals are with you.

I also challenge you to join me in expanding our social circles, reconnecting with old friends, and being brave to offer an invitation in this upcoming year.

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Happy Holidays from Conversations with the Hostess. I know this year may look a lot different from your normal holiday traditions and plans. So I wanted to help you navigate spending your 2020 holidays separated from family, either because you can't travel or you're staying apart for safety reasons.

I couldn't think of anyone better than my good friend, and fellow military spouse, Devon McCuan to join me in this conversation.

Devon has spent the majority of her adult life separated from her family during the holidays, and the past five holiday seasons living overseas.

Devon gives us so many tangible ways to stay connected with our family even if we're unable to be physically close to them. She also shares ways to create new holiday traditions with your community of friends that are like family.

If you'll be spending the holidays without your family in the normal way you traditionally celebrate, this is a must listen episode!

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The holidays can definitely be a stressful time with all the events, gifts, traditions. It can all be overwhelming......if you don't plan for it properly.

In today's episode I'm walking you through a holiday planning worksheet that will help you to set your holiday season priorities so that you can be more intentional this holiday season and reduce the amount of time you feel overwhelmed with everything you want to do.

Plus this holiday season may look a lot different if you're not traveling to see family and gather with others. This holiday planning sheet will help you to name what you'll focus on this year instead of the things you typically do throughout the holiday season.

This is such a great way to kick off your holiday season! Happy Holidays, and happy planning!

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