Conversations with the Hostess

Do you feel like your home isn't ready to host people? This week, professional organizer, Maria Grove, from Bliss This House is helping us all get organized to help us host better. She has some great advice that's not overwhelming when it comes to getting organized.

She also shares some great tips to make hosting, moving and packing easier. This is one you'll definitely want to listen to!

Links You Need

Find our more from my guest, Maria Grove here at Bliss This House.

You can also follow her on Facebook here or Instagram here.

Find out more from Maria and how she organizes on her podcast, Bliss This House, here.

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This week I'm sharing something that's a little more serious than the typical fun stuff I'm loving. This week I get personal and talk about the seriousness and commonality of suicide. Most importantly though I share the National Suicide and Crisis line which can be called at 988. I recommend making sure you and those you love know that it's available anytime you are having a mental health crisis or feel at the end of your rope. Let's surround each other, support each other in our comminities so we can decrease the number of suicides.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

We always hear that communication is key, and today we're proving that. My guest, Erin Woodruff, is a communications coach and she is teaching us how to communicate better with everyone in our communities, from friends to spouses. She shares how to have difficult conversations, how to interact with someone that's an introvert, and how to build community with your neighbors. It's a great episode you don't want to miss!

Links You Need

Find our more from my guest, Erin Woodruff here at Erin Woodruff Coaching.

You can also follow her on Facebook here, LinkedIn here, or Instagram here.

Take a FREE, QUICK quiz on Erin's website to find out where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum.

Want to get all the details on Erin's Favorite Things Party? She's put together your own party invitation along with all the instructions you'll need to host your own party. Get it here!

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This week I'm sharing a movie that I loved this summer. It's full of nostalgic, pink, fun. It was the Barbie movie! Listen in to hear what I took away from the movie and the best thing my daughter learned from the movie too.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

Today's conversation is from a unique perspective, one from a Public Relations expert. We talk all about how approaching things like motherhood, raising kids, hosting parties, and having your kids help you host from a public relations perspective can help you raise resilient kids.

Marjie is an expert in her field and has so much experience to share with us that I know you'll walk away after listening putting her knowledge into practice.

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Find our more from my guest, Marjie Hadid from PR for Life, here.

You can also follow her on Facebook here, LinkedIn here, or Instagram here.

Buy Marjie's Book, The Power of PR Parenting, here.

Get a FREE guide to planning the perfect party here. Marjie shares her step by step process that can be applied to any size party!

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If you're in the market for a good read, I highly recommend Lessons in Chemistry this week. Although you may have already read it since it was Barnes & Noble's book of the year in 2022. It's soon to be a show on Apple TV so that's exciting too.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

Do you ever have a hard time making friends after moving? Well, so do people later in life. I may even say it's harder for them to break into already well established friends groups. Today I talk with author, Carmen Leal about making those connections and building community later in life.

Carmen has an amazing life story that has taken her from Topeka to Timbuktu, literally! We talk all about moving around, building community along the way, volunteering, and how her dog not only saved her life, but helps her to meet others. Listen in to a great story filled with wisdom and be sure to check out the links below.

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Find our more from my guest, Carmen Leal, here.

You can also follow her on Facebook here, or LinkedIn here.

Buy Carmen's Book, I Chose You, Imperfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and Their Humans.

Learn more about United Way, a volunteer organization that's a great place to start in a new city. Find a United Way in your area here.

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This week, I'm sharing a laundry soap bar that is going to help get out all of your stains for only like 99¢!! Get one for yourself here.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

Do you normally host birthday parties at your house and can't figure out how you would do it anywhere else? Well this summer we hosted both of my kids' brithdays while we were traveling on vacation.

It was a unique way to have their birthdays and in this episode I tell you all the things that made it easier and things I learned to still have a great birthday while you're traveling. Give it a listen and let me know what else you like to do if you have to travel during your birthday.

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This week, I'm sharing something that will take your baking from home baker to professional and it's something you can use for a long time becuase they come in a giant pack.

Get the link to my favorite cupcake liners here.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

Do you ever just need someone to tell you that it's ok? On today's podcast National Certified Life Coach and veteran military spouse, Shari Biery, gives us all the permission we need. She shares her story of using volunteerism to discover her passions and gives us permission to find our own way to volunteer.

She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to transition through many moves and then finally into military retirement. You'll definitely want to listen to this episode and see how it applies to your life.

Links You Need

Find our more from my guest, Shari Biery, and her coaching services at Alive With Purpose Coaching.

You can also follow her on Instagram here.

Or on Facebook here.

She also has a great 5 minute Stress Release and Reset Tool, get it here!

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This week, I'm sharing an actual TV binge for once in a long time. I'd love if you checked out the show Jury Duty on Freevee on Amazon Prime. It's such a fun concept and you'll be laughing out loud, I promise. Plus you'll fall in love with the main "character."

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

Amber Haggerty from, Amber Everywhere blog is with me today talking about how moving internationally has helped her to figure out finding people with similar experiences is the best way to make friends. It has helped her to be intentional about how she meets people and builds her community.

She shares her experiences living abroad and traveling with us and how having patience and knowing the value of time has influenced how she hosts.

It's a great episode with so many take aways!

Links You Need

Find our more from my guest, Amber Haggerty, and all of her travels, follow her blog here.

You can also follow her on Instagram here.

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This week, I'm sharing a summer wardrobe staple. I've been loving this tank top body suit from Amazon. Check out all the color options to see if there's one for you.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

Do you ever need someone to just make you feel better about living your life abroad? Linda, The Expat Partner Coach is going to walk us through this globally mobile lifestyle we all lead. The life where we follow our spouses jobs around the world, live and work away from family, and then have to repatriate once we move back home.

It's a great conversation with lots of advice and mindset shifts to help you get through those difficult times living abroad and moving back.

Links You Need

Find our more from my guest, Linda Mueller, and coaching services at www.theexpatpartnercoach.com.

You can also follow her on Instagram here. She can be found on Facebook here. Also check her out on LinkedIn. She can help answer questions and give you resources as you prepare to live abroad and when you repatriate.

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This week, I'm sharing a book that made me laugh out loud which was a first for me. Just be warned this is a very spicy book that's just for grown ups. A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn, give it a try!

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

When you get to a new place do you eer consider finding community in the small businesses in your area? My guest this week has and it's such a great way to figure out the vibe of the area you're in as well as meet community leaders that are invested in your area. Who knows they may even become great friends or a great connector for you.

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Find our more from my guest, Michelle Zak, and her work as a website designer at www.fourtabsdesign.com.

You can also follow her on Instagram here. She can help with any of your website needs, no matter what your business may be selling.

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This week, I'm sharing how my husband's memory was spot on and now I have a great kitchen utensil. I received a brass and copper metal spatula from Magnolia when he visitied Waco and it's a great addition to my kitchen. It's sold out on their website, but here is another similar option.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

Do you love a dinner party but maybe need to figure out how to actually host one? This episode we dive into all the ways to host a great dinner party. Get ready to send those invites after listening to this!

We talk about the food of course, but a lot of other things that often get overlooked when it comes to hosting a dinner party. Plus the one thing that is going to give you boundaries when planning, cooking, decorating, and more.

The best part of the whole party should be the connection you're making with the people around the table. Enjoy your guests and the food you're feeding them! This episode will help you do that!

You may also want to listen to episode 12 about hosting someone with dietary restrictions and episode 52 about building a tablescape.

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This week I'm bingeing my new sandals from an unlikely source. You can see them here and get a pair for yourself here.

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Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.

If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.