Putting Off That Party: Some Well-Worn Excuses

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07 Sep 2006 04:30 AM

Is it time to have people over to visit and carouse and you just keep putting it off? You know it's your turn and yet you just can't bring yourself to set up those chafing dishes. Well, do as Mark Twain said, and never put off until tomorrow that which you can do the day after tomorrow. Put on your dancing shoes and forget the following reasons why you shouldn't do this.

1. Nothing looks right.

Do you say to yourself, "after I paint and re-decorate, then I will have people over? When things look perfect, I will have that perfect party." Forget it. Do it now. Do not pass go and do not collect $200 dollars.

2. I still haven't recovered from my last party.

The last party you had nearly killed you, right? Therefore, you have to wait at least twenty years before you can have another one. Isn't that so? Well, no, it isn't. No one knows what the next twenty years will bring. Celebrate life and its diseases and pleasantries NOW!

3. I can't get the house together. It's a mess!

Is that you claiming you can't find the sofa for the laundry? Well, look for it; it's there somewhere. People aren't coming over to see your laundry, and trust me, after a few drinks no one will even notice it.

4. People don't like to be around me.

You are a bad host/ hostess. Right? People are nervous and tongue-tied in your presence and/or vice-versa? Well, feed your guests and they won't have time to think about that! A full mouth turneth away anxiety, or something like that anyway.

5. I am too busy to put a party together.

I don't have time to call my friends or organize a party. I am simply too busy. Is this you talking? There's time for everything under the sun and you are only as far away from celebrating life as you want to be.

6. I can't afford a party.

Yes, you can. Have your guests bring things so you don't have to foot all the food cost. Pot-luck parties are very popular. Try one.

7. Why should I bother? All my friends have parties.

Because it's your turn, that's why. No one likes a mooch. You will get a lot more in return if you extend yourself just a little bit.

So get things together, close your eyes, hold your nose and have that party NOW!

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