Why Do I Bother?

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     Why do I bother trying to plan things with a part of my family that are -according to my sister- "last minute wingers?"

    Personally, I like to plan things. If I am having a party or some other type of get-together, I like to have an idea of who I invited, where I'm going to be, what time everyone is meeting, and what we are going to do. Depending on the event/get-together/whatever, I need to have the proper supplies with me to make sure everything flows and there are limited disruptions. 

    Apparently, for part of my family, this all can be thrown into the trash and stomped on for good measure. 

    To give a brief idea of what happened: There was a party that we had today. Very nice party planned, the venue was already picked out, and there was a time and date set in place. Great. But that was all there was. 

    Did we have a time to meet and figure out what needed to be done before the party started? No. There was a two second conversation with no follow-up. 

    Did the party hosts communicate which specific hall of two at the venue that they wanted? Not until two days before the party. Considering that the two halls in question are vastly different in size, this would have been important to remember. 

    Did the party hosts communicate what time the family needed to come and setup the venue and decorate? No. I got to the venue two hours early to start setting up. Two other family members got there about about half an hour after me to help. The party hosts and the rest of the family didn't show up with the decorations or to help until half an hour before the party was supposed to start.

    Did the party hosts know how many people were coming? No. They didn't even remember how many people they invited. 


    Needless to say, the party still went fine. After the chaos of the pre-party setup, the party ended up being less intense with fewer people then I thought would be there for a party. 

    Why did I feel the need to vent about this in my blog? Because it serves as a pair of lessons for both myself and maybe you. 

  1. If you are asked to help plan a party, make sure the party hosts think of everything. 
  2. If you aren't asked to help plan a party, but are asked to help setup a party, then you might as well go with the flow. It doesn't help to get worked up and in a frenzy trying to fight against a flow long established before you jumped in.
    With that in mind, I'm going to sleep now. I am very tired from the currents I tried to fight, and I really don't feel like dealing with the world right now. So have a good night, and I'll see you guys next week for another NaNoWriMo stream. 

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NaNoWriMo Word Count (as of today): 4,541

    

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