Oh Natalie, that was such a fun video to do! You have THE best friends here, they are so kind. Loved hanging out with everyone this morning in the chat. I want to leave this verse right here: Psalm 90:17 "And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us;" Our work can be a reflection of God's beauty! 😊
Oh goodness, you ladies are singing my song 😂 before my husband and I were married, I threw him an open house when he graduated from chiropractic college. My future mother-in-law found my table diagram in the kitchen and thought it was so weird she had to show her sister. I’m glad she still let her son marry me despite my nerdiness 🤓 And I’m glad I’m not alone! God has greatly blessed your family with a beautiful legacy, and it is an inspiration. 💛💛
Here is a sad example, I kept my other comment happy. My mother was a hoarder, even when we still lived in apartments. Boxes and boxes of decor, gifts, serving dishes, etc. They were never used. They were for "someday" which never came. She passed away in 2021, and we had to get rid of her storage lockers full of stuff. She never was able to hostess the way she wanted, or to bring the happiness that she believed would go with it. Friends, by the time we can afford to have all of the stuff, our children are away and our family has passed on. Enjoy the NOW. 😀❤👍
I always get so excited when your mom joins one of your videos. She is kind, humble, and intelligent with a vast amount of wisdom! Thank you for sharing her knowledge and joy with us! ☺️
As someone who often gets caught up in the need to “keep up” - this video was so refreshing. I have been trying to embrace simplicity and so many influencer content makes me feel like I’m not doing enough.
Thank you for sharing about hosting. I don't know exactly why, but I always viewed hosting as a chore, a drag, like someone drew the short straw. It was all complaining and discomfort and i had never really considered or been exposed to your positive perspective on it. I am so grateful for the way this has changed my entire understanding of hosting.
Love Mama Wendy so much. Been following her for years. Unfortunately my mother is estranged and seeing this beautiful relationship between the two of you, gives me hope for the future with my daughters ❤
God is so good and is in the business of reconciliation and healing. I pray for your relationship with your daughters. You’ve already broken the cycle and I’m proud of you! We have experience with estrangement on Weston’s side and it’s heartbreaking. Not our choice at all and we pray every day God will fully restore relationships and bring people closer to Him!
Same! I’m hoping for our 3rd child to be a girl, but I realized the other day that I feel nervous about being the mom in the mother-daughter relationship. I don’t feel like I have a clear picture of what it can look like. But if it is a girl this time I’m sure I’ll realize it’s totally different and natural when it’s your own kid! I have been shocked at the bond with my boys and I’m sure it will be similar with a girl! Just brings up a lot of feelings!
I literally got a bit teary-eyed when you announced your mom’s website. I just adore you both and have such a respect for her. I can’t wait to learn more from her!
I really needed this. I am the youngest in my family and everyone has done their years of hosting and we just moved a few years ago into a bigger house. So it seems that now the hosting (of everything) has fallen to me. No one on my side or my husbands side wants to host anymore and I have a really bad attitude about it. I was extremely stressed on Thanksgiving. It all turned out in the end but I wasn’t happy. My daughter said I was “volun-told” to have Thanksgiving and Christmas. I really need to have a change of heart because I was very grumpy. Thanks for not just giving tips but also for talking about that aspect of it too. Your mom is so sweet! Thanks for the video.
I am 23 and have just started to host my own parties for friends and families! I’ve noticed during hosting there’s SO many things I didn’t think of until it came up in the moment. I really like your ideas of planning, keeping notes, etc and reusing them once you nail it down. People make it look so effortless but now I realize many people put so much time and thought into the process!
I SO APPRECIATE your kind reminders this time of year especially that peace and being content with what you have, are the MOST beautiful ‘decorations’. 😉
This was one of the most lovely things I’ve seen on UA-cam ❤ I really enjoy your channel any day but your mom is such a lovely, gracious, well spoken woman. Would love to see her again on your channel!
*SO FREAKING EXCITED FOR MY MAMA!!!! And to share the joy, I'm hosting a GIVEAWAY! To enter just 1. comment with **#homegrownonpurpose** and 2. sign up for my mom's email list! **www.homegrownonpurpose.com** We'll choose someone from her email list to send a gift card to! (be sure to add hello@**homegrownonpurpose.com** and hello@**nataliebennett.com** to your contacts so we can email you if you won!)* ALSO! BEWARE OF SCAMMERS PRETENDING TO BE ME! The ONLY way you will be notified that you've won the giveaway is by receiving an email from hello@nataliebennett.com. JUST A REMINDER that I'm not on WhatsApp, Telegram or the like and will not reply to your comment on youtube to say you've won! PLEASE LOOK FOR THE VERIFIED CHECK MARK next to my username to be sure it's really me. PLEASE REPORT SPAM ACCOUNTS THAT REPLY TO YOUR COMMENTS and please don't fall for their scam!
As a boomer mom, I love watching these kinds of mother-daughter entertaining videos. Entertaining can be a lot of work, even when you've got these great hacks, but at home parties are so important to keeping us all connected. Great video! xxoo
I adore these mom chats! It's so hard every year around the holidays now that my mom is no longer here, but I feel welcomed in your little family with these chats. Thank you! ❤️
Natalie, I"M YOUR MOTHER but probably more than 25 years older! She is doing, and has done for years, the very same things as i have found vital to host a special meal with family and friends and guests. You have a great role model and i know you have already followed in her footsteps. Blessings! Thankful for you both!
This was a very helpful video on hosting as we are having everyone over for Thanksgiving. We're excited to have others in our home and bless them with food & fellowship! :) It all comes from the heart.
You are such a beautiful positive vibe!!! I will always remember “feeling blessed, not stressed “. It’s just the perspective, and life feels so much more joyous.
You were both a pleasure to watch together. I always thought I was the only one who kept notes like this for holiday entertaining. Thank you for the Bible verse! God bless your new website.
Natalie, such a good video!! Your mum is inspiring and I have great respect for her. Your remendations are great. I host every year since I got married. I’ve got many children. My parents live in a apartment in the city and It’s difficult to park. My sister is single and come for the holidays and my uncles and aunts live next to me as I live in the suburbs. It’s a huge work, I sometimes apologized about it in the past. COVID-19 changed it all. For the first time in two years I’m hosting my whole family again and I feel blessed. Thank you for your tips. It’s a great new, your mom’s website. I’ll be there!!! Sending love and Hugs from Madrid, Spain ❤🌹
I really appreciated you and your mom doing this video. I have hosted many times. But never have thought to keep a notebook. That is one thing that will definitely be going on my list to start doing this year. I'm excited to check out your mom's website once it fully launches.
I always love watching the videos of you chatting with your mom. My mom was never in my life and still isn’t till this day. I wish so much that I had a relationship similar to this, but I realize I at least can cultivate a strong bond with my own daughter so she never feels the same way. So that when she’s older we have a great connection like this! 🤍 loved the video!
I love the takeaway message you shared about serving your guests simply being about blessing them with good food and company. I live in a studio apartment, in a foreign country, and this will be my 4th year hosting Thanksgiving at my place. I don't have a table for everyone to sit at, so we sit picnic-style on the floor. It is what it is! I still make the food myself because I love feeding people home cooked meals, but otherwise it's a very simple affair. It's a wonderful event that I look forward to every year though!
So impressive, I love your views and loving souls. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the impressions. For 1 week I've been watching your and your videos in a loop and I've learned so much. I have already used a lot of it and I have rethought a few points as far as my apartment is concerned. I'm in the process of making everything nicer and more loving and it's so much fun and brings me joy. Thank you dear Natalie and Mom. Kindly regards from germany, Mandy 🍀❤️
Ummmmm I am literally SWOONING over this video! Your hosting content has always been my favorite, followed closely by the chats with your mom 🥰 congratulations Wendy!! Can’t wait to see your little corner of the world get a little bit wider!
As a fellow homesteader and Christian mama, I'm so excited for your Mom's website. 💗 I love your content, Natalie, and I'm sure that I will love your Mom's as well. I'm not on Instagram, so I'm glad to have an outlet to follow her, too. -Sara #homegrownonpurpose
I love your Mom's, "but does it smell like paper?" ;) Im totally with her there! Great ideas, encouraging video! Happy Holidays and God bless you ladies. ❤️
I am SO excited for your mom! And I think these are my favorite videos you put out. This gave me such a great perspective on what it means to be a good hostess, especially since I am hosting my family for Christmas!
What a great idea to clear the counters off in a small space to make room. Such an easy solution and I never would have thought of it. I am hosting in a very small space this year and this tip is going to be extremely useful. 🍂🦃
That was my favourite tip too! It such an easy and obvious thing to do but in all my years of hosting I’ve never thought to do that. I have quite a small kitchen (UK houses usually do!) and this will make a huge difference when I’m cooking Christmas dinner! ☺️
love the content with mom! My husband and I love having guests and hosting, we have a very small apartment size house. we manage to pack people in still. I've learned tricks over the years and we just enjoy our company.
Thank you for the tips as always! This was really helpful, especially when starting with the essentials and hosting 101. Excited for your mom’s new website! Appreciate you taking us along with your thought process.
#homegrownonpurpose This was awesome! I was raised to hostess without making your guests stressed. Not everyone follows this these days, I am older. 🤪 It is about enjoying time with other people, NOT the decor, or the most expensive china. Save the dishes for the next day. Relax and enjoy the holidays this year!!! 😀
I love this!! Thank you so much Natalie and mom who is so adorable btw! Please make more videos like this one! I really need them. This helped a ton!! Can you please do a video on something like a timeline of when to do what. How far in advance can you do something even with food so it stays fresh but you’re not stressing out last minute. When to grocery shop, when to set, when to dress, when to plate… what can be done in Advance and what should be done closer…. Any more tips and tricks please please. What goes on behind the scenes of hosting. Thank you!!
My side of the family is small, and no one hosts holiday gatherings or other parties anymore. My husbands side has get togethers all the time during Spring to Fall and then holidays as well. I cannot handle party planning. I've tried with my young children's birthdays and New Years, and it is always a mess. I'm nervous and uncomfortable the entire time aside from the few moments I'm tucked in a corner by myself! Props to all the confident people out there hosting like a boss!
This is so helpful. I live a minimalist lifestyle in general , so likewise, my Thanksgiving dinner is going to be the same. I'm super nervous. It's my first time, I feel like my house is too small and I'm not a good enough cook but I'm trying to stay positive and believe it'll work out
Natalie, your mom is beautiful! And just so sweet. I wish I had that relationship with my daughter. I did at one time but she got married and HE doesn't like me. So, we have drifted apart and I hardly see my two little grandkids (3 and 5) even though we live 10 minutes apart. It is heartbreaking. But It is really nice to see you two together, please do more!! #homegrownonpurpose
I loved this video! First of all whenever your mom is on your channel I get so excited because she is so sweet and knowledgeable! It was so great to hear some tips that I hope to use one day when I have my own place and can host. And I'm so excited for your moms website!
Great video. We host Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve every year. I totally agree with buffet style for larger groups. If it is a smaller group we will do family style. Love having people over. I appreciate the notebook idea.
This was so interesting and insightful. The holidays are different this year in our family, two have moved into smaller spaces, I will be hosting in my very small space and so excited. Like your mom, I have notes from years past…. They need updating this year. The adult grandchildren go to their significant friends. It will be the youngest, 14, my two daughters and I. Menu planning is my current project. I’ve decluttered a lot of serveware , so that is another thing to plan. Thank you so much for this chat. Good luck to your mom for her upcoming UA-cam. She is just as beautiful as you, you could be twins!
Oh my what wonderful ideas! Clearing the worksurface in the kitchen.....where have I been.. never thought of that. This year it will double my workspace, thank you both so much! Looking forward to the new website next year 💕xx
I remember how stressed out my mom was hosting holidays. She needed everything perfect. The food was always phenomenal but she never seemed to enjoy it. Now the hosting goes to us kids (my parents are in their 80s) and the theme family makes the food taste better and everyone is required to help in some capacity. #homegrownonpurpose
I loved this!! Biggest takeaways for me zi think are to enjoy it (it's not about being perfect!) and practically, to take notes and clear off work surfaces before starting on a big day of cooking (why have I never thought of that!! I enjoyed watching and listening to you both SO MUCH. THANK YOU 💕❤ Also, really looking forward to home grown on purpose 💕⭐🙏
This is so wholesome! ❤ Just seeing you with your mom! Enjoy it!! I wish I had a video like this with my mom! (She passed away from COVID) Also, I can relate to, “It doesn’t smell like paper!!” 💕💕💕 God bless you and your family!! ❤
Love the tip to go back into the notebook and write down what worked and what didn't! I've kept notes from prior years' events but had not thought to add that! Excited to see the content on the new site! #homegrownonpurpose
Great video! I always enjoy seeing your Mom as a guest in your channel. You two look like sisters! Love your tips and tricks, and I am buying a notebook for sure! Cantcwait to see your Moms new website in early 2023! God bless you always!
#homegrownonpurpose So excited to follow mama Wendy! I have had minimal experience with hosting, as all our family (on both sides) lives out of state in different directions so it's rare to get a large group of us together. I do tend to get stressed out about it a bit, like performance anxiety, wanting everything to be just right. I swear by a notebook too, though! It definitely helps to keep everything straight and remember favorite menu items from one year to the next.
Wendy having a website is the best news. I’m a huge Natalie fan, but I’m closer in age to Wendy so naturally I’ll find plenty interesting reads on there too. Can’t wait. ❤️
This video changed my whole hosting process for the holidays. It was so much less stressful, changed my hosting life!!! Thank you!
Oh this makes me sooooo happy!!! Thanks for getting back to us with this feedback! ♥️
Oh Natalie, that was such a fun video to do! You have THE best friends here, they are so kind. Loved hanging out with everyone this morning in the chat. I want to leave this verse right here: Psalm 90:17 "And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us;" Our work can be a reflection of God's beauty! 😊
Thank you for the verse and for your advice and encouragement. Best wishes for you and your website. I'm excited about it ☺️
Love you, mama! Thanks for all you shared with us!
Oh goodness, you ladies are singing my song 😂 before my husband and I were married, I threw him an open house when he graduated from chiropractic college. My future mother-in-law found my table diagram in the kitchen and thought it was so weird she had to show her sister. I’m glad she still let her son marry me despite my nerdiness 🤓 And I’m glad I’m not alone! God has greatly blessed your family with a beautiful legacy, and it is an inspiration. 💛💛
Here is a sad example, I kept my other comment happy. My mother was a hoarder, even when we still lived in apartments. Boxes and boxes of decor, gifts, serving dishes, etc. They were never used. They were for "someday" which never came. She passed away in 2021, and we had to get rid of her storage lockers full of stuff. She never was able to hostess the way she wanted, or to bring the happiness that she believed would go with it. Friends, by the time we can afford to have all of the stuff, our children are away and our family has passed on. Enjoy the NOW. 😀❤👍
I always get so excited when your mom joins one of your videos. She is kind, humble, and intelligent with a vast amount of wisdom! Thank you for sharing her knowledge and joy with us! ☺️
As someone who often gets caught up in the need to “keep up” - this video was so refreshing. I have been trying to embrace simplicity and so many influencer content makes me feel like I’m not doing enough.
Thank you for sharing about hosting. I don't know exactly why, but I always viewed hosting as a chore, a drag, like someone drew the short straw. It was all complaining and discomfort and i had never really considered or been exposed to your positive perspective on it. I am so grateful for the way this has changed my entire understanding of hosting.
Love Mama Wendy so much. Been following her for years. Unfortunately my mother is estranged and seeing this beautiful relationship between the two of you, gives me hope for the future with my daughters ❤
God is so good and is in the business of reconciliation and healing. I pray for your relationship with your daughters. You’ve already broken the cycle and I’m proud of you!
We have experience with estrangement on Weston’s side and it’s heartbreaking. Not our choice at all and we pray every day God will fully restore relationships and bring people closer to Him!
@@NatalieBennett Amen! 🙏🏼
Same! I’m hoping for our 3rd child to be a girl, but I realized the other day that I feel nervous about being the mom in the mother-daughter relationship. I don’t feel like I have a clear picture of what it can look like. But if it is a girl this time I’m sure I’ll realize it’s totally different and natural when it’s your own kid! I have been shocked at the bond with my boys and I’m sure it will be similar with a girl! Just brings up a lot of feelings!
I literally got a bit teary-eyed when you announced your mom’s website. I just adore you both and have such a respect for her. I can’t wait to learn more from her!
So did I! 🥺 so exciting!
I really needed this. I am the youngest in my family and everyone has done their years of hosting and we just moved a few years ago into a bigger house. So it seems that now the hosting (of everything) has fallen to me. No one on my side or my husbands side wants to host anymore and I have a really bad attitude about it. I was extremely stressed on Thanksgiving. It all turned out in the end but I wasn’t happy. My daughter said I was “volun-told” to have Thanksgiving and Christmas. I really need to have a change of heart because I was very grumpy. Thanks for not just giving tips but also for talking about that aspect of it too. Your mom is so sweet! Thanks for the video.
“But does it smell like paper?” 😂 Your mom and I are kindred spirits. 🥰
I am 23 and have just started to host my own parties for friends and families! I’ve noticed during hosting there’s SO many things I didn’t think of until it came up in the moment. I really like your ideas of planning, keeping notes, etc and reusing them once you nail it down. People make it look so effortless but now I realize many people put so much time and thought into the process!
I just have to say, your mother seems so sweet and she has great advice! I love listening to both of you ❤️
I SO APPRECIATE your kind reminders this time of year especially that peace and being content with what you have, are the MOST beautiful ‘decorations’. 😉
This was one of the most lovely things I’ve seen on UA-cam ❤ I really enjoy your channel any day but your mom is such a lovely, gracious, well spoken woman. Would love to see her again on your channel!
*SO FREAKING EXCITED FOR MY MAMA!!!! And to share the joy, I'm hosting a GIVEAWAY! To enter just 1. comment with **#homegrownonpurpose** and 2. sign up for my mom's email list! **www.homegrownonpurpose.com** We'll choose someone from her email list to send a gift card to! (be sure to add hello@**homegrownonpurpose.com** and hello@**nataliebennett.com** to your contacts so we can email you if you won!)*
ALSO! BEWARE OF SCAMMERS PRETENDING TO BE ME! The ONLY way you will be notified that you've won the giveaway is by receiving an email from hello@nataliebennett.com. JUST A REMINDER that I'm not on WhatsApp, Telegram or the like and will not reply to your comment on youtube to say you've won! PLEASE LOOK FOR THE VERIFIED CHECK MARK next to my username to be sure it's really me. PLEASE REPORT SPAM ACCOUNTS THAT REPLY TO YOUR COMMENTS and please don't fall for their scam!
#homegrownonpurpose, signed up also ♡
#homegrownonpurpose and signed up for her email list a few days ago after watching the video ☺️
As a boomer mom, I love watching these kinds of mother-daughter entertaining videos. Entertaining can be a lot of work, even when you've got these great hacks, but at home parties are so important to keeping us all connected. Great video! xxoo
I just love your mom! She has such a sweet and kind spirit.
I like to get my kids involved by having them greet guests at the door with enthusiasm ☺️
I love it when you do collaborations with your mama, she is the second mom all of us need in our lives 🥰🤩
I adore these mom chats! It's so hard every year around the holidays now that my mom is no longer here, but I feel welcomed in your little family with these chats. Thank you! ❤️
I loved every bit of this video. The peace and calm that you and your Mom exude is beyond words. Thank you for this, it is appreciated.
Natalie, I"M YOUR MOTHER but probably more than 25 years older! She is doing, and has done for years, the very same things as i have found vital to host a special meal with family and friends and guests.
You have a great role model and i know you have already followed in her footsteps. Blessings! Thankful for you both!
This was a very helpful video on hosting as we are having everyone over for Thanksgiving. We're excited to have others in our home and bless them with food & fellowship! :) It all comes from the heart.
I love it when your mom is in the videos. She is such a sweet lady.
I agree with your Mom. I write down everything. Daily, monthly, seasonal.
When I get a notification that you have uploaded a video, my happy time begins 📸❣️🍊♥️🥳😘🥰🤩❤️
Same here ❤I just love her 😍
You are such a beautiful positive vibe!!!
I will always remember “feeling blessed, not stressed “. It’s just the perspective, and life feels so much more joyous.
This is just the sweetest video!!! Taking note of all the things you guys shared for this year and the years to come!🙌🏻
You were both a pleasure to watch together. I always thought I was the only one who kept notes like this for holiday entertaining. Thank you for the Bible verse! God bless your new website.
Natalie, such a good video!! Your mum is inspiring and I have great respect for her.
Your remendations are great.
I host every year since I got married. I’ve got many children. My parents live in a apartment in the city and It’s difficult to park. My sister is single and come for the holidays and my uncles and aunts live next to me as I live in the suburbs. It’s a huge work, I sometimes apologized about it in the past. COVID-19 changed it all. For the first time in two years I’m hosting my whole family again and I feel blessed.
Thank you for your tips.
It’s a great new, your mom’s website. I’ll be there!!!
Sending love and Hugs from Madrid, Spain ❤🌹
You (both) are such a bleessing. Thank you for sharing your wisdom once again.
I really appreciated you and your mom doing this video. I have hosted many times. But never have thought to keep a notebook. That is one thing that will definitely be going on my list to start doing this year. I'm excited to check out your mom's website once it fully launches.
I always love watching the videos of you chatting with your mom. My mom was never in my life and still isn’t till this day. I wish so much that I had a relationship similar to this, but I realize I at least can cultivate a strong bond with my own daughter so she never feels the same way. So that when she’s older we have a great connection like this! 🤍 loved the video!
I LUV everything about this whole video. Thanks Ladies. Amd what Beautiful Memories between you to being made each time.
I loved mom’s, “but it smell like paper!” In reference to your iPad “notebook.” This is so special Natalie & Momma. Thanks for sharing❤
Your mum is the sweetest! 🌻💛🌻
I love the fact that you put guests first. That perspective is bound to be a success. 🙂
I love the takeaway message you shared about serving your guests simply being about blessing them with good food and company. I live in a studio apartment, in a foreign country, and this will be my 4th year hosting Thanksgiving at my place. I don't have a table for everyone to sit at, so we sit picnic-style on the floor. It is what it is! I still make the food myself because I love feeding people home cooked meals, but otherwise it's a very simple affair. It's a wonderful event that I look forward to every year though!
So impressive, I love your views and loving souls. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the impressions.
For 1 week I've been watching your and your videos in a loop and I've learned so much. I have already used a lot of it and I have rethought a few points as far as my apartment is concerned. I'm in the process of making everything nicer and more loving and it's so much fun and brings me joy.
Thank you dear Natalie and Mom.
Kindly regards from germany, Mandy 🍀❤️
Ummmmm I am literally SWOONING over this video! Your hosting content has always been my favorite, followed closely by the chats with your mom 🥰 congratulations Wendy!! Can’t wait to see your little corner of the world get a little bit wider!
As a fellow homesteader and Christian mama, I'm so excited for your Mom's website. 💗 I love your content, Natalie, and I'm sure that I will love your Mom's as well. I'm not on Instagram, so I'm glad to have an outlet to follow her, too. -Sara
#homegrownonpurpose
You’re my absolute favorite creator on UA-cam, hands down!!!!
I love your Mom's, "but does it smell like paper?" ;) Im totally with her there! Great ideas, encouraging video! Happy Holidays and God bless you ladies. ❤️
I have 0 interest in hosting but I love both of You. I'm gonna by applying Your notebook advice into other areas of my life.
I am SO excited for your mom! And I think these are my favorite videos you put out. This gave me such a great perspective on what it means to be a good hostess, especially since I am hosting my family for Christmas!
Can you explain what notes you use on your tablet? Looked really cool to use. Do you prefer it from a physical notebook? Thank you ❤
Having a notebook is a great idea! Not just for home, but I can really use this idea to track the events where I work.
What a great idea to clear the counters off in a small space to make room. Such an easy solution and I never would have thought of it. I am hosting in a very small space this year and this tip is going to be extremely useful. 🍂🦃
That was my favourite tip too! It such an easy and obvious thing to do but in all my years of hosting I’ve never thought to do that. I have quite a small kitchen (UK houses usually do!) and this will make a huge difference when I’m cooking Christmas dinner! ☺️
I thought clearing the counters were a brilliant idea, I do something like that but never the big items.
I love the notebook idea, I wish I thought of this years ago
I really need more of the hosting content! Thank you for tips, great video 👍🏼
I absolutely love all the videos you do with your mom! Thanks to both of you!!!
Hi Natalie, Loved the chatting with you and your beautiful mother. Thank you both!!!!
Watching from Michigan…Kim
love the content with mom! My husband and I love having guests and hosting, we have a very small apartment size house. we manage to pack people in still. I've learned tricks over the years and we just enjoy our company.
I also love how Wendy mentioned spouses being a team when hosting! My husband and I always work together when having guests and I love it.
Thank you for the tips as always! This was really helpful, especially when starting with the essentials and hosting 101. Excited for your mom’s new website! Appreciate you taking us along with your thought process.
#homegrownonpurpose This was awesome! I was raised to hostess without making your guests stressed. Not everyone follows this these days, I am older. 🤪 It is about enjoying time with other people, NOT the decor, or the most expensive china. Save the dishes for the next day. Relax and enjoy the holidays this year!!! 😀
Love when Momma Wendy is on!! You guys just light up around each other❤️ and so excited for her site!!
love it ... notebook ... i have a gorgous Cath Kidson planner that is my brain for Nov n Dec ... my filofax is for rest of year ... planner geek
I love this!! Thank you so much Natalie and mom who is so adorable btw! Please make more videos like this one! I really need them. This helped a ton!! Can you please do a video on something like a timeline of when to do what. How far in advance can you do something even with food so it stays fresh but you’re not stressing out last minute. When to grocery shop, when to set, when to dress, when to plate… what can be done in Advance and what should be done closer…. Any more tips and tricks please please. What goes on behind the scenes of hosting. Thank you!!
My side of the family is small, and no one hosts holiday gatherings or other parties anymore. My husbands side has get togethers all the time during Spring to Fall and then holidays as well. I cannot handle party planning. I've tried with my young children's birthdays and New Years, and it is always a mess. I'm nervous and uncomfortable the entire time aside from the few moments I'm tucked in a corner by myself! Props to all the confident people out there hosting like a boss!
This video is on perfect time, so I don’t feel overwhelmed with holidays. Thank you so much for the advice ☺️
Me...thinking about my relationship goals w my mom.
This is so helpful. I live a minimalist lifestyle in general , so likewise, my Thanksgiving dinner is going to be the same. I'm super nervous. It's my first time, I feel like my house is too small and I'm not a good enough cook but I'm trying to stay positive and believe it'll work out
I am hosting a Thanksgiving potluck at my church, this video has blessed me so much 🥹 I wish I had this kind of mother-daughter relationship.
i do all this, it's great stuff and makes things so easy !
Natalie, your mom is beautiful! And just so sweet. I wish I had that relationship with my daughter. I did at one time but she got married and HE doesn't like me. So, we have drifted apart and I hardly see my two little grandkids (3 and 5) even though we live 10 minutes apart. It is heartbreaking. But It is really nice to see you two together, please do more!! #homegrownonpurpose
This is awesome. It makes me miss my mom so very much. ❤
Love your mother/daughter videos. Keep them coming.
Omg!!! I do the same thing in terms of a notebook!! I have a folder and I also do the recap. Super helpful!!
You and your mom are beautiful, and have such a great relationship. Thank you for sharing all your wisdom! Congrats to your mom on her website🎉
I loved this video! First of all whenever your mom is on your channel I get so excited because she is so sweet and knowledgeable! It was so great to hear some tips that I hope to use one day when I have my own place and can host. And I'm so excited for your moms website!
Such good ideas! Love when you do videos together!
Great video. We host Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve every year. I totally agree with buffet style for larger groups. If it is a smaller group we will do family style. Love having people over. I appreciate the notebook idea.
This was so interesting and insightful. The holidays are different this year in our family, two have moved into smaller spaces, I will be hosting in my very small space and so excited. Like your mom, I have notes from years past…. They need updating this year. The adult grandchildren go to their significant friends. It will be the youngest, 14, my two daughters and I. Menu planning is my current project. I’ve decluttered a lot of serveware , so that is another thing to plan. Thank you so much for this chat. Good luck to your mom for her upcoming UA-cam. She is just as beautiful as you, you could be twins!
so sweet the two of you!!! Good advise!
Oh my what wonderful ideas! Clearing the worksurface in the kitchen.....where have I been.. never thought of that. This year it will double my workspace, thank you both so much! Looking forward to the new website next year 💕xx
You are so welcome!❤❤❤
I remember how stressed out my mom was hosting holidays. She needed everything perfect. The food was always phenomenal but she never seemed to enjoy it. Now the hosting goes to us kids (my parents are in their 80s) and the theme family makes the food taste better and everyone is required to help in some capacity. #homegrownonpurpose
I loved this!! Biggest takeaways for me zi think are to enjoy it (it's not about being perfect!) and practically, to take notes and clear off work surfaces before starting on a big day of cooking (why have I never thought of that!!
I enjoyed watching and listening to you both SO MUCH. THANK YOU 💕❤
Also, really looking forward to home grown on purpose 💕⭐🙏
This is so wholesome! ❤ Just seeing you with your mom! Enjoy it!! I wish I had a video like this with my mom! (She passed away from COVID)
Also, I can relate to, “It doesn’t smell like paper!!” 💕💕💕
God bless you and your family!! ❤
I love this video. Mother and daughter ❤️ keeping it real. Paper and tablet😂❤❤❤learn alot. I love paper😅.
Love the tip to go back into the notebook and write down what worked and what didn't! I've kept notes from prior years' events but had not thought to add that! Excited to see the content on the new site! #homegrownonpurpose
I started tearing up when your mom shared the verse from Psalm 90! These videos with your mom are really such a treasure. 🤍
Great video! I always enjoy seeing your Mom as a guest in your channel. You two look like sisters! Love your tips and tricks, and I am buying a notebook for sure! Cantcwait to see your Moms new website in early 2023! God bless you always!
Congrats Wendy on your new website!! You have so much wisdom to share in the most gracious way. Can’t wait! 🧡
#homegrownonpurpose signed up for your moms website so fast! 😘
Love this so much!! I love your channel and am so excited for your mom’s site 😍
Love this video and your mama's notebook. Would love to see more hosting videos. Thank you!
Priceless! ❤ You and your mom are so sweet! I’m sure you both truly bless your guests! 😃 Buffet style works best for our family too!
I have been following your mom for a little over a year now and I am so excited for more content from her! ❤
Such an awesome idea for a video! I’ve always struggled with feeling stressed when hosting- you guys had some really useful tips!!
Thank you for this wonderful video, and I am so excited for your mom's website!
OMG!!! I love your mom!!! Great video!!! I wish her great success on her new website!!!🥰
This is all such great information !!! Thanks so so much ! I just started hosting Christmas so this was so helpful !
#homegrownonpurpose So excited to follow mama Wendy! I have had minimal experience with hosting, as all our family (on both sides) lives out of state in different directions so it's rare to get a large group of us together. I do tend to get stressed out about it a bit, like performance anxiety, wanting everything to be just right. I swear by a notebook too, though! It definitely helps to keep everything straight and remember favorite menu items from one year to the next.
I always look forward to your videos Natalie. Love them. Especially when you have your mom.
I love your coffee mug !
Wendy having a website is the best news.
I’m a huge Natalie fan, but I’m closer in age to Wendy so naturally I’ll find plenty interesting reads on there too. Can’t wait. ❤️
This is such a gorgeous and helpful video ladies ❤
Excited I could join this morning.
Your mom is adorable
So excited for your mom’s website! I LOVE watching you ladies sit down and chat.. Those are my favorite videos. ❤
This is so exciting!! So happy for you momma and can’t wait to see it!! #homegrownonpurpose