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| Here Are Martha Stewart's Tips For Hosting A Terrific New Year's Eve |
| 2019-12-29 |
| [NPR] For the last few months, we've been fielding your questions and conundrums in the Help, I'm Hosting! series. As 2018 draws to a close, we decided to go to the ultimate authority on all things home and hosting ‐ Martha Stewart. New Year's Eve is a time for optimism, Stewart says. It's "the welcoming of a new year, a new season ... hopefully a happier time." If you're hosting friends or family as we usher in 2019, Stewart is here to help. Her new book, The Martha Manual: How to Do (Almost) Everything, has a whole section on hosting and entertaining. Below, she answered our questions and our listeners' questions about how to throw the New Year's party that's perfect for you. If you're offering accommodations for overnight guests, how do you choose who gets to stay and in which room? And how can you make those guests most comfortable? There might be a clamor for those rooms, but I think the people who live the furthest, of course, should have first choice. I think that making the rooms comfy for them ‐ making sure there's plenty of water to drink and maybe a bowl of fruit or something. ... Have a toothbrush and some toothpaste in the bathroom ... and a bathrobe, of course, and a schedule for the next day. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Find a better way of telling the FBI that you aren't going to "wear a wire" and entrap your circle of acquaintances....? I always thought the FBI prosecutor was dreaming of an endless stream of convictions and then Martha Stewart told him to "Take your cheap knock-off suit and shoes and piss off!" when he tried to turn her. |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-12-29 20:29 |
| #3 Alternate saying "don't recall" and "lawyer." It's a good thing... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-12-29 14:23 |
| #2 Tip 13: Invite Snoop Dogg to make sure there are plenty of doobies. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-12-29 12:05 |
| #1 Tip 1: Don't invite federal officers for an interview. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2019-12-29 09:47 |