In this episode I give you 8 tips to host your own Mardi Gras party (many of which have to do with the colors purple, green, and gold). I hope you'll take the time to celebrate and get into some New Orleans culture. You won't regret it.

If you're looking for more information and resources, check out my blog posts about how to host a mardi gras party, and how to host a mardi gras brunch.

In Episode 21, I talk about my process for building up my guest list for a party, why it's important to figure out how many people you can accommodate - and how to back into the number to invite from there, things I consider when looking at the list of possibilities, and what to do if you forget to invite someone who was supposed to be on the list.

To read the full blog post, visit my blog.

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During this episode I discuss all of the ideas I had for my 25th birthday party, and how they may (or may not) apply to the planning of my 30th birthday party. Mostly I just love brainstorming party ideas, so if you do too, this episode is for you.

Looking for more party ideas? Visit http://www.chrystinanoel.com/parties.

During this episode I talk about the logistics of preparing for my 29th birthday party from grocery shopping to party setup and day of considerations.

During this episode I talk about my 5 party goals for the year:

1. Diversify my attendees
2. Take people up on their offer to bring something
3. Host more dinner parties
4. Make my living room functional for parties
5. Solidify a few simple entrees to add to my repertoire

I'm excited to execute on these. Hope you have fun planning your parties in 2018 as well!

Get more inspiration on planning parties, sending greeting cards, and staying in touch at www.chrystinanoel.com.

In this episode, I talk about where to party theme ideas for your next party, a few examples of how to brainstorm all of the possible ideas that could go along with that theme, and then how to reality check yourself a little bit and take a big idea and make it smaller (while adding a little pizzazz still to make the party more special).

During this episode I talk about 10 great Christmas party ideas (some of which you've heard of, and some of which (hopefully) you've never thought of before). Those ideas are:

1. Engineer a gingerbread house
2. Sing a song
3. Swap some cookies
4. Watch a holiday movie
5. Write your holiday cards
6. Get together to wrap gifts
7. Host a gift swap or secret santa
8. Decorate the tree
9. Taste some holiday beverages
10. Have a photoshoot

You can read the full post as a guest post that I wrote on the blog Sweet Love and Ginger here. Find me online at www.chrystinanoel.com.

A closer look at the 4 steps to putting together a year-in-review holiday card: gather your tools, gather your data, vet your data, and type all the information into the online site of your choosing.

You can look for quantifiable, milestone, and everyday information in/on social media, photos, calendars, journals, passion project deliverables, living space, credit card bills, or travels.

In Episode 14, I discuss my best 11 tips for hosting parties in small spaces. I live in an 850 sqft. row home in Philadelphia with only 425 sqft of useable space split between 2 floors., it's taken years to figure out some of the best tactics for hosting parties in small spaces, and now I'm excited to share them with you. For the corresponding blog post you can visit the Chrystina Noel Blog.

In this episode I talk about 5 tips to make running into someone you haven't seen in a while less awkward. Those tips are:

1. Figure out the last time you talked.

2. Ask a general question.

3. Drop hints about what's going on in your own life.

4. Start general, get specific.

5. Confirm the person's name.

For more tips about staying in touch and hosting parties, visit my blog Chrystina Noel at www.chrystinanoel.com.