This was a fun read, thank you for sharing! While I love planning get-togethers, hosting feels daunting to me. As an interior designer, I tend to get into project management mode and scramble at the end (typical lol), and preparation is absolutely key! I love the reminder to also enjoy yourself as the host. Sounds like your party was a blast!
Thanks, Dana! We had a blast and a great time hosting it. We were running around a little frantically in the afternoon for sure - I am yet to find a way to prepare for parties that doesn't involve that.
My wife and I host 1-2 families at a time since we have a smaller space/home but this is very practical for that too. I tend to cook during the day so I don't have to do any of that while hosting, my wife is the opposite way, she likes to cook with company and it stresses me out lol. really like the point about underpromising and overdelivering. Thanks Graeme!
The cooking can be a fun part of the occasion with a smaller group - less work to do and less pressure on the outcome. Unless you're cooking risky items that need close attention or might go wrong. Like souffles. :)
This was a fun read, thank you for sharing! While I love planning get-togethers, hosting feels daunting to me. As an interior designer, I tend to get into project management mode and scramble at the end (typical lol), and preparation is absolutely key! I love the reminder to also enjoy yourself as the host. Sounds like your party was a blast!
Thanks, Dana! We had a blast and a great time hosting it. We were running around a little frantically in the afternoon for sure - I am yet to find a way to prepare for parties that doesn't involve that.
My wife and I host 1-2 families at a time since we have a smaller space/home but this is very practical for that too. I tend to cook during the day so I don't have to do any of that while hosting, my wife is the opposite way, she likes to cook with company and it stresses me out lol. really like the point about underpromising and overdelivering. Thanks Graeme!
The cooking can be a fun part of the occasion with a smaller group - less work to do and less pressure on the outcome. Unless you're cooking risky items that need close attention or might go wrong. Like souffles. :)