Party Ideas & Logistics with Chrystina Noel

Chrystina from Chrystina Noel Blog talks about simple, at-home party ideas. She covers entertaining and hosting basics, food, drinks, activities, what worked well, and what she would change for next time.

42 || Questions to Consider When Offering Dinner Suggestions 08/10/2018

42 || Questions to Consider When Offering Dinner Suggestions In this episode I discuss questions to consider when offering dinner suggestions to someone in a new city. When helping out tourists, you're engaging in what the Emily Post Institute calls the "Host-Guest Dance" where you're trying to make sure that everyone gets what they need out of the conversation. Here we discuss a series of questions to consider you may not have considered to make sure the guest gets exactly what they're looking for. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6886941

41 || Tips for Hosting a Movie Night 08/03/2018

41 || Tips for Hosting a Movie Night In this episode I talk about tips for hosting one of my favorite types of parties, a movie night party. Those tips include: (1) get the date on the calendar, (2) only buy what you need to buy, only make what you need to make, (3) choose all your favorite things, (4) check the technology ahead of time, and (5) set the mood to cozy. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6839833

40 || 11 Party Hosting Tips 07/27/2018

40 || 11 Party Hosting Tips In this episode, I go through the responses from 11 friends & bloggers I interviewed on Chrystina Noel when they were asked: What’s your best tip for someone who wants to be a great party hostess? /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6839831

39 || What Information to Put on Invitations 07/20/2018

39 || What Information to Put on Invitations A look at how you can send invitations, and the questions that you should ask yourself when you're giving your guests information in order to help them show up as the best they can be. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6832104

38 || How to Lower Your Party Costs 07/13/2018

38 || How to Lower Your Party Costs In episode 38, I talk about how planning ahead can lower your party costs. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6804829

37 || Thrift Shopping for Dinner Party Table Settings 07/06/2018

37 || Thrift Shopping for Dinner Party Table Settings In Episode 37 I talk about tips that I got from Lola of the blog Found in Philadelphia about how to make your thrift shopping experience for dinner party table settings even better. For more information on party hosting and staying in touch visit www.chrystinanoel.com. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6779217

36 || How to Host a Chocolate Tasting at Home 06/22/2018

36 || How to Host a Chocolate Tasting at Home In this episode I talk about six steps to take to host your own chocolate tasting party at home, including: invite your people, choose your chocolate, shop for the things you need, setup for the party, explain to your guests how to taste chocolate, and eat the chocolate. You can get more party tips and tricks at www.chrystinanoel.com. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6732314

35 || Balancing Busy and Self Care 06/15/2018

35 || Balancing Busy and Self Care In this episode I talk about five tips (plus one - probably obvious - bonus tip) to balance busy with self care and why it's important to take care of yourself when you're scheduling staying in touch time. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6707110

34 || The Logistics of How to Stay In Touch. 06/08/2018

34 || The Logistics of How to Stay In Touch. This is the third of a three-part series on how to stay in touch with people based on my book How to Stay in Touch: 27 Ways to Make it Happen. In this episode I talk about the logistics of how to stay in touch, two variables that you'll need to navigate, and three tips to get the details in order. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6681462

33 || 5 Reasons You Might Be Telling Yourself Not to Stay in Touch 06/01/2018

33 || 5 Reasons You Might Be Telling Yourself Not to Stay in Touch In this episode I discuss 5 reasons that you might be telling yourself not to stay in touch, and why you shouldn't listen to them. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6656717

32 || Why to Stay in Touch with People 05/25/2018

32 || Why to Stay in Touch with People In this episodes I talk about 5 reasons why you would want to stay in touch with people in your life. This is the first of a three-part series about staying in touch with people. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6633001

31 || How to plan a conference 05/18/2018

31 || How to plan a conference In this episode I give a brief overview of what you will learn about planning conferences from my most recent blog post. I cover the 13 steps to follow if you're looking to plan a conference of your own that I learned from planning the Blog Connect Conference with my awesome team. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6606797

30 || 10 No-Reason Reasons to Send Greeting Cards 05/11/2018

30 || 10 No-Reason Reasons to Send Greeting Cards while there are many holidays to send cards for, I think the no-reason reasons are the best /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6581981

29 || How to bring different groups of friends together for a party in 7 steps 04/22/2018

29 || How to bring different groups of friends together for a party in 7 steps In today's episode I talk about how to bring different groups of friends together for a party in 7 steps. It's all about planning ahead, using your connectors, and trusting that it will all work out in the end. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6507079

28 || 10 Tips to Host a Murder Mystery Party 04/13/2018

28 || 10 Tips to Host a Murder Mystery Party In this post, I talk about 10 tips for hosting a murder mystery party. It's super easy to buy a murder mystery kit to use that gives you character sheets, a plot line, and lays out how the event is going go, but there's still some tips to make it easier for both you AND your guests - especially if your guests have never done this before. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6476188

27 || Small Kitchen Organization Ideas 04/06/2018

27 || Small Kitchen Organization Ideas In this episode I talk about 5 ideas for making the most out of the space you have in your small kitchen (and by that I mean my small 12 foot x 15 foot kitchen). Those tips are: hang things where you can, add additional shelves to cabinets, utilize organizers in drawers, buy matching Tupperware, and find organizers that fit your space. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6442853

26 || 5 Things About Dinner Parties the Dinner Party Download Guys Said Perfectly 03/23/2018

26 || 5 Things About Dinner Parties the Dinner Party Download Guys Said Perfectly In this episode, I talk about 5 things that Brendan Francis Newnam and Rico Gagliano, the hosts of the Dinner Party Download, absolutely got right in their new book "Brunch Is Hell" (subtitle: how to save the world by throwing a dinner party). This post is not sponsored, but I highly recommend the book if you (a) are trying to come up with a good way to save the world, or (b) you really just like dinner parties. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6398824

25 || How to Execute the Bridal Shower Question Card Game 03/16/2018

25 || How to Execute the Bridal Shower Question Card Game In this episode I talk about the 5 steps of executing the bridal shower question card game, and give a sampling of questions that you could use during execution. I throw in tips about making the cards, suggestions to make it extra special, and explain why it's my favorite of the bridal shower question games. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6371604

24 || Attending a Blog Conference Alone 03/09/2018

24 || Attending a Blog Conference Alone In this episode, I talk about some tips that I have learned through the years to make attending conferences alone feel better. Even for a hardcore extrovert, walking into a room of 600 people who all appear to know each other already is pretty scary. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6346241

23 || How to Host a Creative Retreat Weekend 03/02/2018

23 || How to Host a Creative Retreat Weekend In this episode, I talk about the steps to take to host a creative retreat weekend and 5 tips to save money while you're doing it. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6319345

22 | How to Host a Mardi Gras Party 02/09/2018

22 | How to Host a Mardi Gras Party In this episode I give you 8 tips to host your own Mardi Gras party (many of which have to do with the colors purple, green, and gold). I hope you'll take the time to celebrate and get into some New Orleans culture. You won't regret it. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6242581

21 || Putting together a Guest List for a Party 02/02/2018

21 || Putting together a Guest List for a Party In Episode 21, I talk about my process for building up my guest list for a party, why it's important to figure out how many people you can accommodate - and how to back into the number to invite from there, things I consider when looking at the list of possibilities, and what to do if you forget to invite someone who was supposed to be on the list. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6217551

20 || Birthday Party Idea Brainstorming 01/26/2018

20 || Birthday Party Idea Brainstorming During this episode I discuss all of the ideas I had for my 25th birthday party, and how they may (or may not) apply to the planning of my 30th birthday party. Mostly I just love brainstorming party ideas, so if you do too, this episode is for you. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6191167

19 || The Logistics of My 29th Birthday Party 01/15/2018

19 || The Logistics of My 29th Birthday Party During this episode I talk about the logistics of preparing for my 29th birthday party from grocery shopping to party setup and day of considerations. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6149215

18 || My 2018 Party Goals 01/05/2018

18 || My 2018 Party Goals During this episode I talk about my 5 party goals for the year: /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6118241

17 || Choosing a Party Theme for Your Next Party 12/22/2017

17 || Choosing a Party Theme for Your Next Party In this episode, I talk about where to party theme ideas for your next party, a few examples of how to brainstorm all of the possible ideas that could go along with that theme, and then how to reality check yourself a little bit and take a big idea and make it smaller (while adding a little pizzazz still to make the party more special). /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6082173

16 || 10 Great Christmas Party Ideas 12/15/2017

16 || 10 Great Christmas Party Ideas During this episode I talk about 10 great Christmas party ideas (some of which you've heard of, and some of which (hopefully) you've never thought of before). Those ideas are: /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6049108

15 || What Information to Put On Your Year-In-Review Holiday Cards 12/08/2017

15 || What Information to Put On Your Year-In-Review Holiday Cards A closer look at the 4 steps to putting together a year-in-review holiday card: gather your tools, gather your data, vet your data, and type all the information into the online site of your choosing. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/6023571

14 || 11 Tips for Hosting Parties in Small Spaces 12/01/2017

14 || 11 Tips for Hosting Parties in Small Spaces In Episode 14, I discuss my best 11 tips for hosting parties in small spaces. I live in an 850 sqft. row home in Philadelphia with only 425 sqft of useable space split between 2 floors., it's taken years to figure out some of the best tactics for hosting parties in small spaces, and now I'm excited to share them with you. For the corresponding blog post you can visit the Chrystina Noel Blog. /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/5999396

13 || 5 Tips to Make Running Into Someone You Haven't Seen in a While Less Awkward 11/17/2017

13 || 5 Tips to Make Running Into Someone You Haven't Seen in a While Less Awkward In this episode I talk about 5 tips to make running into someone you haven't seen in a while less awkward. Those tips are: /episode/index/show/chrystinanoel/id/5953939

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