Edit Your Life Episode 59: Relaxed Entertaining
Getting together with friends should be fun. But oftentimes we let household to-do’s and entertaining “shoulds” get in the way of being with people. Inspired by online articles about “scruffy” and “crappy” entertaining, in Episode 59, Asha and I share 8 tips for how to simplify entertaining and lower the expectations in a way where the goal is not necessarily to be crappy but to simply enjoy the company of loved ones.
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Resources mentioned in this episode
- Minimalist Parenting
- Parent Hacks
- In Praise of Scruffy Hospitality (Mother Nature Network)
- Why Scruffy Hospitality Makes Space for Friendship: by Jack King, an Anglican priest in Knoxville, TN
- 5 Rules for Hosting a Crappy Dinner Party (and Seeing Your Friends More Often) (The Kitchn)
- Edit Your Life Episode 53: Podcasts In Our Playlist Right Now
- Edit Your Life Episode 6: Serendipity Space
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