6 Responses to Open Thread: What stresses you out about entertaining?

1. 
   Coryanne Ettiene
   January 7, 2011

   I adore hosting parties, dinners, and other events — to keep my stress levels in line I maintain an entertaining journal and always have plenty of food & drink on hand. The worst entertaining disaster I have had to deal with was a uninvited guest of a guest who was also unknowing the ex partner to another guest….the white elephant in the room was tiny but kept me on my hostess toes all night.

   
   
2. 
   Amber
   January 7, 2011

   I think the most stressful thing is trying to assure your guests that they are getting what they pay for (in terms of events and parties where the guests have to pay). It’s a shame, and it gets pretty irritating when people start wondering if you’re charging too much or trying to scalp them and whatnot.. I try my best to be dismissive of rumors like that, but sometimes it’s a bit disheartening when the people are supposed to be your own friends… but it’s good to always maintain your cool, calm and collected image despite of what others say. Lose your cool, and you might as well have shot yourself in the foot.

   
   
3. 
   Michelle
   January 7, 2011

   Never thought it would happen but I adore hosting. I want everything ready before the guests arrive and so I can enjoy time with them. This does not always happen, hello anxiety, but I am developing and learning to rest in the fact that God works everything out in the end.

   
   
4. 
   nonspienund
   October 10, 2011

   Футболки с рисунками и надписями.
   Прикольные футболки и майки.
   Для тебя, для друзей, для всех.
   Заходи, выбирай, покупай.

   
   
5. 
   FestivePartyGirl
   January 5, 2012

   The thing that stresses me out is when I can’t do things ahead of time. I like to get as much done as possible in advance and all of those last minute things that can’t be done until the day of the event stress me out.

   
   
6. 
   Joshua Hitsman
   January 25, 2012

   I’m a planner by nature. I love setting things up and seeing the end product really come to exuberant life. The stressful part for me is during the event; facial expressions go a long why and I like to see that people are enjoying what I/we’ve created. If the energy falls and it becomes a sit down restaurant with no fun factor, I stress about what I could’ve don better. After all, you can’t win everything; a valuable life lesson indeed.