This week’s podcast episode is all about family! Perfect timing to kick off Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Sisters, Shannon and Jenna from The Busy Bee join me to talk all about building a family connection through hosting.
They have so many great hacks to help you when hosting that the spill throughout the episode. Plus, you can hear their heart and passion behind why they love hosting so much. Their story is one that starts and ends with family, and I can’t wait for you to hear it.
Click below to listen or check it out on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
How to Build a Deep Family Connection
- The Busy Bee and all of their hosting experience started as litter girls learning from their Grandma’s.
- Both Shannon and Jenna moved away from home, but felt pulled back to where their family lives and decided to go into business together. The story of how their business started and what they’ve done throughout the years is fascinating. They’ve been so successful as they’ve transitioned and narrowed in on their passion helping others host.
- Shannon and Jenna share so many of their #hostfulhacks, little tips that help anyone hosting a party do it in an easier way. Things like how to be more present at your gathering and how to not get overwhelmed when throwing a kids birthday party.
- They both talk extensively about how making family get togethers a priority is key when it comes to developing that deep connection with your family. I even got some great advice on how to stay connected when living far away from my family and grandparents.
- Jenna was also a military spouse while her husband was in the Army. She talks about how she had to make family out of the friends she had while her husband was deployed. She did that by being brave and inviting them into her home. Thankfully she found some amazing friends that were in the delivery room with her during her first pregnancy while her husband was deployed. If you don’t take the chance to host and make friends you could miss out on lifelong friendships and experiences.
- Jenna also tells us some horror stories we can all relate to when it comes to hosting kids’ birthday parties. But don’t worry she also shares how to avoid the overwhelm of a kids’ birthday party.
- Both Shannon and Jenna speak a lot about letting go of perfection and just invite others because it always feels good to be invited to someone’s home.
- They can give you all the tips on how to make hosting easier with their hosting guides too. Get the links to them below!
Links You Need
Go to The Busy Bee website here and learn more about Shannon and Jenna.
You can follow them on Instagram and Facebook by clicking these links and I know you’ll love their feeds.
Plus, just in time for Thanksgiving get their Thanksgiving guides that walk you through everything you need to host your own Thanksgiving using their family recipes and tried and true hosting tips.
To help with all of your gatherings, get their Hostful Hack Handbook here. It includes over 110 tips to help you spend less time in the kitchen and more time being present at your gathering. Who wouldn’t want that?
Enjoy Hosting and Building Your Family Connection
This was such an encouraging episode to be present at your own party, spend time with family, and host in easier ways. I hope you got a lot of value out of it, I know I did!
Now I want to be Nana’s best friend and start my own collection of hosting journals just like she has!
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