1st Annual Themed Tea Party Blog Hop -- 2020

Hello Friends! 

I've had an idea brewing for quite awhile and I think now is the perfect time for an inspiring and encouraging blog hop! It's been four years since I've done a themed tea party (see below for past parties) and I'm ready for another! Do you want to do one too? Great! Read on for more info on this fun event!

It's easy to join the Themed Tea Party Blog Hop. Just follow these steps:

#1: Let me know you'd like to be included on the list by sending an email to sarah@classicalhomemaking.com and including a link to your blog's home page. (Post a comment below, too, so I know to look for your email!)

#2: Put together your own tea party post (see below for idea links) and make sure to post it on your blog no later than August 7th. Choose any theme you want!

#3: Come back here on August 8 to see the list of participants. Visit and comment on as many as you can and be inspired by everyone's creativity!

I'm so excited about this! I hope many of you will participate. 

We need something fun in the midst of this weird time in history! 

Here are a few past tea parties for inspiration:

Literary Themed Mad Tea Party 2016
Mad Tea Party 2015
Mad Tea Party 2014
Lynzie's Steampunk Alice Party 2016

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Beverly's Pink Saturday

The Homemaking Party: The Lazy Days of Summer

Welcome to The Homemaking Party! Has summer bloomed for everyone? It's pretty hot and buggy here in NW Arkansas and the sweet tea has been flowing! The lazy days of summer are on us...well, the not so lazy in my case. Ha!

The four littles and I have been reading a very special book series for a couple months now. Last night Liam (10) was looking for something to watch on Amazon and ran into the kitchen shouting... “Mom!! They made a MOVIE of Little House on the Prairie! It’s a LIVE ACTION!!!” A whole new world opened up to this dude...ha! The four littles have enjoyed several episodes today. The rare case when the show might be even better than the books.

Here's a picture of my daughters and I on our way to Shabbat fellowship last weekend. The pretty bush behind us is in full bloom and we have many hummingbirds and butterflies visiting it daily!

Well friends I'm excited to see what you've all got to share today at our party! Thank you for your patience with me. I know I'm a little late but I'm getting back into the groove! 

Blessings!

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The Homemaking Party: Overwhelmed in the Ozarks

When I was a kid, I loved to read the newspaper---especially Dear Abby. I'd love to read the newspaper now but every time I buy one it ends up in a clutter pile that I never get to for days. Clutter is taking over my life. If I didn't live in a little corner of the forest on a cul-de-sac with zero traffic, I'd have me a big yard sale. I need a Goodwill trip or fifty. Anyway, all that to say---if I was writing to Abby today, I'd sign my letter, "Overwhelmed in the Ozarks".

It's not a bad overwhelmed---just a "not the best" sort of overwhelmed. I have literally cut every. single. responsibility. out of my life that doesn't specifically pertain to wife-ing/mom-ing/homemaking. I am bound and determined to focus on the best things here at home---even if that means cutting out some good things. I know what I've got to do... I just need to be motivated enough to do it. My house is usually a peaceful place but I've been in a busy rut and things are literally stacking up.

For instance, a couple months ago I went on a massive book-buying spree at my favorite used book shop because I wanted to start making money online selling books. It's gone really well and, after selling most of the books, I went back last week for another round. I've sold most of those too. BUT...the small box of unsold books is sitting here beside my bed and blocking my closet door. It's been here for weeks. Maybe even a couple months. I can barely get in and out of my closet...but every time I do, I have to climb over this little box of books. So, more often than not, my clean laundry piles up on my desk chair because it's so annoying to get into my closet. Is it worth this annoyance to make $20 or so off of these last few books? NO! Will I just take them to Goodwill so I can have access to my closet? PROBABLY NOT. See folks---that's the level of crazy we're dealing with here.

In the last little bit, I've noticed some of my favorite bloggers returning to the block. Has anyone noticed JES is back at Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth? SO excited about that! I'm feeling inspired to be more active here on the blog. Maybe I should blog about all the junk I need to haul off and then I'll be motivated in both areas.

If you've read this far, you've realized this is just the overwhelmed ramblings of a maybe-too-long-quarantined housewife. Nothing too deep and wonderful today...Ha! But, I do wish you all a lovely week and I can't wait to see what you've got to share at The Homemaking Party!

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