If you want to know how to host a 4th of July party without spending the whole day frazzled in the kitchen, the secret is not working harder. It is planning smarter. You said yes to having people over, you meant it at the time, and now the holiday is creeping up and you are wondering how you are supposed to clean the house, plan a menu, grab groceries, make the patio look cute, and still be a person who has fun at her own party. It does not have to be overly complicated. The whole point of h[...]





