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Thanksgiving Marathon: Hosting Without Hitting the Wall
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Thanksgiving Marathon: Hosting Without Hitting the Wall

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Thanksgiving Marathon: Hosting Without Hitting the Wall

By Brenda Knowles|2019-11-29T07:13:38-06:00November 29th, 2019|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: emotional labor, Family, family time, HSP, relationaships, Thanksgiving|

I have never run a marathon but I have hosted many Thanksgiving dinners. Yesterday was the biggest Thanksgiving dinner I've ever hosted, 24 people. Like a marathon, T-day prep starts way before the actual day. The invites go out weeks in advance. The food purchases start the week before. The smaller details like [...]

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Thanksgiving Marathon: Hosting Without Hitting the Wall

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