Yesteryear Hosting Guide

A free, printable-minded plan for hosting Yesteryear.

Invite hook

“A tradwife with millions of followers wakes up in 1855. Come talk Yesteryear — the ranch, the feed, and whether the past was ever the point.”

The question you’re arguing about: If the life you posted was a set, and you woke up inside the century you were selling, would you run — or try to ace the test?

Shopping list

• □A sourdough loaf (bakery stand-in is fine) — Natalie's grid signature
• □Jam and butter in mason jars, labeled a little too prettily
• □Farm-style eggs: a frittata or egg salad, nothing fussy
• □Biscuits or cornbread and a bowl of fruit
• □Tea, coffee, lemonade, juice, and sparkling water
• □A gingham runner or checked napkins; extra mason jars as glasses
• □Printed two-sided caption cards for the surprise touch
• □Bingo cards and extra pens

Day-of timeline

1. 0–10 minWelcome & icebreakers (readers, not spoilers — keep Shannon's interview, the tonic, and Clementine's car off the welcome mat)
2. 10–20 minTrivia warm-up — ranch name, Harvard, 1855, Sassafras, the microphone
3. 20–50 minMain discussion (start with the feed vs the nannies and the Angry Women; save Mary, the Manosphere trailer, and the prison interview for last)
4. 50–65 minSpeed debate: victim vs author, or whether the ending is a satisfying moral
5. 65–75 minBingo, one-word rating, pick next month

Wrap-up

• □Group photo with the sourdough and the flipped caption cards in the frame
• □Quick rating round: 1–5 stars and one word each (expect "acidic," "twist," and "I would have run")
• □Vote on next month's book together