“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!LINKS MENTIONED<ul><li>Did you catch our Gift Guide Specials? <a href="http://themomhour.com/tmh2017giftguide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to them (and see all the products) here!</a></li><li>Past <a href="http://themomhour.com/?s=entertaining" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">entertaining episodes of The Home Hour and The Mom Hour</a></li><li><a href="http://www.tinyoranges.com/2015/11/19/how-to-organize-a-neighborhood-kids-caroling-party/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How To Organize A Neighborhood Kids Caroling Party</a> (Sarah wrote this for TinyOranges.com a couple of years ago)</li><li><a href="https://www.thekitchn.com/5-rules-for-hosting-a-crappy-dinner-party-235815" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5 Rules for Hosting a Crappy Dinner Party (and Seeing Your Friends More Often)</a> – ran out of time to discuss this awesome article, but it’s worth reading if you haven’t seen it!</li></ul> MORE HELPFUL LINKS:<ul><li><a href="https://themomhour.com/welcome/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></li><li><a href="https://themomhour.com/partners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out deals from our partners</a></li><li><a href="https://instagram.com/themomhour/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/themomhour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our private listener group on Facebook</a> (be sure to answer the membership questions!)</li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/TMHNews/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for our newsletter</a></li></ul> See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Mom Hour

Sane & Satisfying Holiday Entertaining: Episode 130

Co-hosts Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers have eight kids between them, little to grown. Weekly conversations offer practical tips and real-life encouragement for moms who want to enjoy motherhood more, and cut back on comparison, worry, and stress. We’re not experts, we’re moms who’ve been there. We’re not perfect, we’re real. Welcome to The Mom Hour.