Trolling for party recipes & it occured to me: I like planning parties almost more than having them.

[traca]

Is that possible? smileys/smile.gif

 

[marsha-tbay]

Same here, Traca

 

[wigs]

Oh, yes, that is always an excuse to haul out the cookbooks and other printed recipes and review to

my heart's content (stomach, too!)! smile.

 

[cynupstateny]

I HATE planning them. You should work as a party planner. If you were closer, I'd hire you!

 

[angak]

ditto! I love making the lists, and revising them(again and again).

 

[curious1]

That's the way I am about recipes, though I love to cook, I love collecting the recipes more.

 

[erininny]

Amen to that. I get massive Party Angst during the actual thing. But planning? Great fun. smileys/smile.gif

 

[amanda_pennsylvania]

Me, too. I love the planning process.

I briefly considered becoming a wedding planner because I loved planning my wedding so much.

 

[erininny]

My husband still teases me about the itinerary I planned for our wedding guests.

Let's just say it was very complete. smileys/smile.gif But I, too, flirted with the idea of making that into a business! Or at least becoming a tour guide. But then I realized that a) I'm shy, and b) dates fail to stay sharply attached to my brain. smileys/wink.gif

 

[suz]

I also love to plan and plan and then re plan until I get the menu I want

by the time of the party I'm exhausted!

 

[traca]

Yes! By the time I have the party, I'm exhausted too!

 

[traca]

Ever spend hours selecting a recipe, get ingredients at the store & never make the dish? Ugh.

I wish it wasn't true...but I've been guilty of that as well. Planning is so much more fun!

 

[barb_b]

I have done this numerous times!!

 

[traca]

Cyn, I do work as an event/party planner. It comes naturally and can really help myself...

I'm avoiding making a career out of it for fear of loosing the fun. There's too many juggling pieces to go through that kind of stress for someone else. Every now and then I step my toe in the public arena and afterwards, I'm reminded why I steer clear of them!

I'm working on an event right now...and it's been DAYS trying to get all the pieces together. (I just need to book a room. Got all the players on board. One person needs to reserve it, another person from a different organization needs to cut the check. I've been working on it for a week! Everyone just skipped town for the holiday and my event is on July 14th. I've got others on my back wanting to send out press releases, etc., which I can't confidently do until the venue is secure. Ugh.)

What normally happens with ease...this event is driving me crazy!

In the meantime, I decided to have my own party this Sunday and I'm juggling stuff with that, plus this other event. Some days, I think I'm a masochist!

 

[cynupstateny]

Or a glutton for punishment smileys/wink.gif