Heather Solos 
It’s here! Thanksgiving eve. We have done a lot to get ready over the last four weeks. Just take a look. It’s time to start cooking. How do you feel? Excited? I am. I’m really looking forward to some of our favorites. In my family, it’s always been the tradition to make the pies the …
Hi. Today’s will be short and sweet. If you have been playing along, we are switching from planning to doing. If you need to catch up, click here. You don’t like going to the store when it’s full of people, do you? Me neither. I also want to ensure that I have no reason to …
Welcome back. It’s the last weekend before the holiday. With all the preparation we’ve accomplished so far, you should be able to pretty much stay out of the supermarket except for a quick trip for the weekly necessities. Isn’t it funny how everyone insists on eating the rest of the time?. If you need to …
Hi there! We are now in the home stretch of our series. If you need a review of everything we have covered so far to get ready, here you go. You have done a lot. Yes, you still have the actual cooking to do, but you have a plan,. Yes, you may have some less-than-perfect …
Psst hey. We’ve got one week left. How is your house looking? Is the table still clear? Excellent. You’ve got this, but just in case you are joining us, here’s a list of everything we have covered in our Countdown to Turkey Day. Yesterday’s task was to confirm the number of guests, as it gives …
Eight, eight days to go. You have now been getting ready to host Thanksgiving dinner, a little at a time, for three weeks. If you’ve ever wondered why hosting a dinner or party has felt overwhelming in the past, maybe this series has made some of the unconscious labor that goes into hosting more apparent. …
Hello, I hope you are doing well. Have you kept up with the weekly chores? If not, you still have nine days to go. You’ve got plenty of time to give the public areas of your home some attention. Your guests will respect a closed door, right? What about a locked one? Sometimes our boundaries …
Welcome back! As we do our countdown, we have been talking about a lot of things that not only ensure you feel confident navigating the logistics and expectations of hosting Thanksgiving, but we are also trying to ensure that you can do so safely. If you are just joining us, you can catch up on …
Hello, we meet once again. Now, we are really getting down to the nitty-gritty of preparing for Thanksgiving. If you are just joining us, you’ll want to play catch-up, but don’t worry. We have a list of everything we need to do to be ready by the 23rd. When you sent your invitations, you told …
Season’s greetings- we’re getting close enough. We are in the two-week window. That’s right- it’s getting real, and the sales have started. If you are just tuning in, that’s OK. We have a list of everything we have covered so far, right down there. For the rest of the class, it’s time to get your …