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‘Tis the season of getting totally pressured into hosting Thanksgiving at your house *again* this year. And, regardless if this is your first rodeo or not, hosting a family holiday can legit be one of the most anxiety inducing events of the year. Not only are you supposed to make, like, 15 hot dishes with a single oven (I still don’t understand how people get shit on the table at the same time), but you’re also balancing multiple personalities in the family that don’t always get along — and that’s putting it lightly.
Personally, I got pretty tired of all the hoops I had to jump through to make the evening go smoothly. And, let’s be real, it’s not just an evening — it’s an entire 24 hour ordeal. So, over the years I’ve found a trick or two that let’s me continue the facade of being the millennial Martha Stewart while actually having a handle on all the pots that are about to boil over. Fake it til you make it, right? If you’re like me and hosting for the third time this year, here are some tips and ideas to get you through.
Stop washing so many pots and pans, and start using recyclable ones
Propack Aluminum Disposable Pots with Lids
Stock up on disposable food containers so you can send people home with food without saying goodbye to your good Tupperware
Enther Meal Prep Containers
Grab a warming tray to keep things edible — your oven is already doing enough work
Chefman Compact Glasstop Warming Tray
Have a craft handy to keep the kid’s table occupied so you can actually eat
FaCraft Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
Get your fam doing a fun activity, like pickle ball, so there’s no room to talk about politics or the status of your love life
Instead of worrying about a fancy centerpiece, keep these mini vases and your Halloween pumpkins around to throw together last minute
PURVONNIE Vintage Small Glass Vases
Never underestimate the ambiance of candle light (but, like, flameless because there are too many people around that would knock it over)
antizer Flameless Candles Led Candles
Invest in a beverage dispenser so you don’t have to collect 5498 cans/bottles at the end of the night
Style Setter Beverage Dispenser w/Stand
Your pet is so cute. Having guests collect their fur? Not so much
Chom Chom Roller Pet Hair Remover and Reusable Lint Roller
You just hosted dinner! You shouldn’t have to clean up after too
iRobot Roomba 694 Robot Vacuum
Grab a fresh PJ set—you deserve to be comfy AF at the end of the night
Avidlove Women Pajamas Set
