Comments on: Entertaining Simply! http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/ Wed, 23 May 2012 02:23:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Fru-Gals http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9872 The Fru-Gals Fri, 29 May 2009 23:18:27 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9872 what a great post! We are all about gracious, frugal entertaining. Our next column (in the Concord Monitor) will be about graduation parties on a budget..and trying to preserve our one good nerve!<br /><br />Suzanne what a great post! We are all about gracious, frugal entertaining. Our next column (in the Concord Monitor) will be about graduation parties on a budget..and trying to preserve our one good nerve!

Suzanne

]]> By: Sandy http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9783 Sandy Wed, 27 May 2009 04:14:38 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9783 Emily, thanks for sharing on my blog today. Your words were so encouraging to so many! I really wish we could eat that bread together ... some day! :) Emily, thanks for sharing on my blog today. Your words were so encouraging to so many! I really wish we could eat that bread together … some day! :)

]]> By: the BLAH BLAH BLAHger http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9782 the BLAH BLAH BLAHger Wed, 27 May 2009 04:04:57 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9782 Sandy and Emily, I LOVED this post. I've NEVER thought about how baking a dish would free me up to enjoy my guests...DUH! Love both your blogs!!! Sandy and Emily, I LOVED this post. I’ve NEVER thought about how baking a dish would free me up to enjoy my guests…DUH! Love both your blogs!!!

]]> By: Emily@remodelingthislife http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9781 Emily@remodelingthislife Wed, 27 May 2009 03:32:34 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9781 Thank you, Sandy, for having me crash your blog today!! And thank you for those of you that shared your experiences with entertaining. Melissa, I think you are onto something there. Do it more, it gets easier and more comfortable. Now that I entertain more, I am learning what works, what doesn't, and just enjoying WHY I am entertaining (for good company) instead of HOW I am entertaining. Thank you, Sandy, for having me crash your blog today!! And thank you for those of you that shared your experiences with entertaining. Melissa, I think you are onto something there. Do it more, it gets easier and more comfortable. Now that I entertain more, I am learning what works, what doesn’t, and just enjoying WHY I am entertaining (for good company) instead of HOW I am entertaining.

]]> By: Melissa @ The Inspired Room http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9779 Melissa @ The Inspired Room Wed, 27 May 2009 00:54:28 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9779 Hi Emily! You know I adore you so I enjoyed reading your post on entertaining.<br /><br />You know, entertaining doesn't stress me out much any more because I do it so often. I'm having people over for dinner tomorrow and I have not prepared AT ALL yet. But I am not worried. I think what used to stress me was that I entertained so infrequently I was out of practice and let my home and cooking skills fall by the wayside in between guests!<br /><br />I think having to entertain almost weekly or even more than once a week now (like this week!) has made it so much simpler for me to entertain.<br /><br />I have no choice but to serve simple meals, not let my house completely fall apart every week (keeping up with things REALLY helps me be ready to entertain), and just accept my limitations and imperfections (of which there are many!). People get to see what my life is really like!2<br /><br />Great post, Emily! Thanks for sharing here! Hi Emily! You know I adore you so I enjoyed reading your post on entertaining.

You know, entertaining doesn’t stress me out much any more because I do it so often. I’m having people over for dinner tomorrow and I have not prepared AT ALL yet. But I am not worried. I think what used to stress me was that I entertained so infrequently I was out of practice and let my home and cooking skills fall by the wayside in between guests!

I think having to entertain almost weekly or even more than once a week now (like this week!) has made it so much simpler for me to entertain.

I have no choice but to serve simple meals, not let my house completely fall apart every week (keeping up with things REALLY helps me be ready to entertain), and just accept my limitations and imperfections (of which there are many!). People get to see what my life is really like!2

Great post, Emily! Thanks for sharing here!

]]> By: Elizabeth G. http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9773 Elizabeth G. Tue, 26 May 2009 18:00:34 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9773 Hi!<br /><br />I'm back to visiting after caring for sick children for the better part of two weeks. Still have one sick one at home..<br /><br />I am a simple girl, too. I'm not perfect, but I strive to help my guest feel special. That is what I want them to take home with them after being at my house. I like to do things like...put out an envelope with each guest's name on it and lots of paper and pencils and have all the guests leave little messages for each person, something that they admire most about them, and then at the end of the evening, everyone takes home their envelope. It is a sweet keepsake.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day!<br />(now I need to go get caught up on the rest of the posts I missed here)<br /><br />Elizabeth Hi!

I’m back to visiting after caring for sick children for the better part of two weeks. Still have one sick one at home..

I am a simple girl, too. I’m not perfect, but I strive to help my guest feel special. That is what I want them to take home with them after being at my house. I like to do things like…put out an envelope with each guest’s name on it and lots of paper and pencils and have all the guests leave little messages for each person, something that they admire most about them, and then at the end of the evening, everyone takes home their envelope. It is a sweet keepsake.

Have a wonderful day!
(now I need to go get caught up on the rest of the posts I missed here)

Elizabeth

]]> By: Katie @ makingthishome.com http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9772 Katie @ makingthishome.com Tue, 26 May 2009 14:18:05 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9772 We haven't had many changes to entertain. When we have, I feel like I'm supposed to stress out and go all the way. But I realize those things aren't me. I strive to do as Emily, which makes me such a better hostess to my friends because I'm being me.<br />Great guest post!<br />Katie We haven’t had many changes to entertain. When we have, I feel like I’m supposed to stress out and go all the way. But I realize those things aren’t me. I strive to do as Emily, which makes me such a better hostess to my friends because I’m being me.
Great guest post!
Katie

]]> By: Heather http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9771 Heather Tue, 26 May 2009 13:26:34 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9771 great idea to pre do a meal,, i'm always stuck in the kitchen afterwards cleaning up while everyone is relaxing drinking coffee,, a habit i must break! great idea to pre do a meal,, i’m always stuck in the kitchen afterwards cleaning up while everyone is relaxing drinking coffee,, a habit i must break!

]]> By: TidyMom http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9770 TidyMom Tue, 26 May 2009 11:50:21 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9770 Emily we entertain the same way!!<br />Great post!!<br /><br />~TidyMom Emily we entertain the same way!!
Great post!!

~TidyMom

]]> By: Lynne http://reluctantentertainer.com/2009/05/entertaining-simply/#comment-9769 Lynne Tue, 26 May 2009 11:21:36 +0000 http://reluctantentertainer.com/uncategorized/entertaining-simply/#comment-9769 Great advice! I try to keep things simple by "pre-planning." I keep a menu/shopping list and then a "what to do the night before & day of a party" list. I try to do as much as I can the night before. I hate to "rush around" the day of. Great advice! I try to keep things simple by "pre-planning." I keep a menu/shopping list and then a "what to do the night before & day of a party" list. I try to do as much as I can the night before. I hate to "rush around" the day of.

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