Home with a Twist

Helpful tips for navigating as we shelter in place during the CoVid19 quarantine. I share tips on establishing a routine, how to help support small businesses, how to make your own disinfectant wipes, baking bread, caring for your elderly neighbors, reading and bedtime stories with actor, Josh Gad.

This week I have a special guest - The OCD Bachelorette Elizabeth Jones. She is the proprietor of Nest and Transformation - a professional organization company. This episode is like sitting down with two girlfriends chatting and catching up. We discuss the best organization product from The Container Store, how she has helped me transform spaces in my own home, and more.

Welcome back to season two of the Hemline Podcast from the writers of Home with a Twist. Creator Melissa Austin-Weeks shares life in graduate school, going through menopause and healthy supplements for women over 50.

I am answering a listener's question -- what food dishes are good to take to a grieving friend, someone who is healing from an illness or just to do a good deed. I've got five yummy casserole dish recipes to share and ideas for pre-made food to take. For the gardeners out there, I am sharing the secret to having beautiful pansies through the winter and spring. Plus, I have a sweet story of unexpected encounter.

In this episode I share stories of my brother, the third born of my siblings, my new adventure of entering graduate school, my mantra for 2019 #movetobloom, my Five Favorite Things and my latest project painting my Ladies Lounge thanks to my sponsor Jabo's Ace Hardware and Kilz line of paints with Magnolia Homes by Joanna Gaines.

On this episode I share my childhood memories of how Mother made Christmas magical; a fun game called the "Great Candy Cane Pass"; a few delicious recipes for a holiday cocktail and appetizer I plan to serve at my neighborhood happy hour; and how our bookclub has made our goal in 2019 to read at least three classics -- we are starting with Little Women.

This week's episode I am sharing the life of my brother and his death to suicide. Creating a mantra for 2019. A fun retro recipe for Cinnamon Red Hot Cider that my mother loved to make for the holidays. A fun postcard to Santa from Touch Note. And the game of This or That Christmas.

On this week's episode I share a very personal story of the loss of my son twenty years ago this Thanksgiving and how it has made me grateful I knew him. I am also sharing a yummy cocktail recipe for a Cranberry Martini, 10 tips on how to prepare for a dinner party, some ideas for ice breakers to help your guests get to know each other, and a delicious heirloom recipe from my mother for sweet potato delight.

This week on the podcast I am sharing memories of holidays spent at our family farm, five great questions to ask if you conduct job interviews, how I started a successful bookclub through BookMovement, a fabulous cocktail recipe and the value of focusing less on things being perfect for Thanksgiving.

This week on the podcast, I am sharing the story of why it took my mother five days to give me a name, tips on how to help a grieving friend, a delicious hot punch recipe perfect for fall, and the 12 habits of happy women.

On this week's episode I share how I started blogging, ideas for "winterizing" your skin for the change of seasons, my new favorite sparkling wine, three trending podcasts you'll want to follow, and a list of ideas to make you more charming.

Welcome to the very first episode of Home with a Twist. This week I share a little bit about my childhood, the three things that made my "Twist List" this week -- 19 Criminals Wine, the Touchnote app, Joanna Gaines candles, and a fun trivia fact. Plus, we'll finish with ideas for care packages for your student away at college.