These 5 super easy appetizers are a must have in your refrigerator for those last minute hosting opportunities! Short notice drop-ins or a take-away to a game watch party, these easy recipes are sure to please. If you are “Hosting a Lady’s Weekend” — schedule out all of these appetizers throughout the weekend and impress those ladies! 1. Caprese Salad Always a crowd-pleaser and it takes about 15 minutes to throw this together. During the summer, I grow my own tomatoes and basil so we make this a staple in our household. Set out with some table crackers and a lovely seasonal wine and you will wow the pop-in guests.…
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Hosting a Fabulous Christmas Dinner Party
Hosting a fabulous Christmas dinner party is a wonderful way to connect with your girlfriends……AFTER Christmas. For several years I hosted a friendly lady’s dinner party each year after the Christmas hubbub settled down. It would be a night for just hanging out with my good gal friends, eating a delicious meal and relaxing after the crazy holiday. I so miss this event as I have now moved south, but I still have all the go to suggestions on how to pull off the perfect dinner party. Mid-Life Goddess rule # 9 (here) states “A Goddess lives to Entertain and be Entertained!” Being a Hostess with the “Mostest” is a…
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What are your Thanksgiving Traditions?
What are your Thanksgiving traditions? Turkey or Ham? Big family dinner or small group of friends? Travel or Stay Home? I have collected a group of traditions from my sisters and girlfriend tribe — we’ll call it a Friendsgiving twist on some traditional ways to celebrate Thanksgiving. Our Family Traditions For years, while my daughters were little ones, my mother-in-law and her sisters would show up on Thanksgiving day and take over my kitchen. My contribution was a clean kitchen, a couple of decorated tables (adult and kid versions), and wine. She and her sisters would laugh, bump into each other cooking their various specialties and drink their wine. I…
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What a Midlife Girl Wants from Oprah’s Favorite Things
What a Midlife Girl Wants from Oprah’s Favorite Things 2019? Of course, everything on the list!! But let’s be practical and pick out some fun items on the favorites list that work for the midlife women you love! By the way, to my daughters — this is my Christmas list this year! Please Note: We will sometimes earn an affiliate commission on the sales of products we link to at no additional cost to you. I will only feature items I genuinely love and want to share with my reading Goddesses! 1. Traveling with Jewelry How cute is this? I travel quite a bit and this would be a perfect…
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12 Money Saving Tips for the Mid-Life Goddess
Everyone loves saving money and these 12 money saving tips for the Mid-Life Goddess will not disappoint! We will give you some of our favorite sites, apps and ideas for putting that moola in your lovely midlife pockets! Please Note: We will sometimes earn an affiliate commission on the sales of products we link to at no additional cost to you. I will only feature items I genuinely love and want to share with my reading Goddesses! 1. You Don’t Have to Drive an Uber in Retirement! Buy this book! This book by Marc Lichtenfeld is full of all types of money saving tips for the “retirement” crowd. In fact,…
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10 Fabulous Hostess Gifts from Oprah’s Favorite Things List
Oprah's Favorite Things list comes out in November and we should save this list as a "go to" guide for our many Midlife Goddess Hostesses! I have compiled a list of goddess-worthy gifts under $50 that any Hostess would just love to open up. You know that she has put in a lot of time cooking and cleaning and setting up the perfect dinner party or Lady's Weekend so show her some love! Please Note: We will sometimes earn an affiliate commission on the sales of products we link to at no additional cost to you. I will only feature items I genuinely love and want to share with my…
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