Holding a Party At Home? Here Are Four Blunders Not To Make

Everyone loves to have a party; it’s one of the only few times you get to make merry and enjoy nice food and drink with friends and other people who matter. Still if you want to make the most of such an event, there are a few things you have to remember. Ultimately, you want to play a good host without being on everyone’s nose, and also want to ensure that no one goes home hungry or stupid drunk from your party.

That being said, here are some things you shouldn’t do if you wish to have all those people come back next time you invite them again.

 

Making your guests stand throughout the party

So maybe you intend to have a party that will go on for only two hours or so, and feel that renting chairs won’t be necessary. It is true that this can help you save a bit but on the flipside, if someone comes in and they have no place to sit, they’ll be fast to come up with an excuse to exit. To keep everyone relaxed and comfy therefore, you need to pull out anything that can serve as a seat: a stool, an ottoman, a bench…basically, just don’t make people stand awkwardly at your party.

Having too little food

Having a buffet at your evening birthday party may not be on your list of must-have items, but still, you don’t want your guests to get tipsy just after one bottle of beer. Offering some food so everyone can have something to eat before they drink is good. If you don’t have the time to make the food yourself, you can consider working with a catering company, or ordering some from a take-out joint.

Standoffs between guests

Whether you have many friends or not, it is highly unlikely that they will all know each other. Thus, when you have them together in the same room, they may not mix as well as you expect. This means you may end up with groups of people who won’t mingle or even say a word to each other. You want your guests to have fun because that is what the party is meant for after all. Thus, to lighten things up, you should aim to do introductions as your visitors arrive.

Not warning your neighbors upfront 

So you have gone out to send card or text invitations to your friends, and have even given them instructions on where to park, and how to find your home, and now you believe everything is covered. There is one thing you are forgetting though; if you are going to have blaring music playing in your house up to midnight and not of even your next door neighbor knows, you are going to have trouble; and lots of it for that matter. Be courteous enough to give your jirani a heads up in advance; it will go a long way into giving you both peace of mind.

These small details may seem insignificant to a party host but when you take them into account as you plan your event, things will turn out much better at the end.

Greeting Cards-The Story Behind

When was the last time you sent someone a greeting card? Was it Christmas? Was it New Year? Valentine’s maybe? And did you know that each time you give or send someone a card, you carry on a practice that dates back to ancient China? The tradition was common among the early Chinese who would send messages of good will in order to ward off bad luck.

In sending the cards, their main aim was to try to keep off Nien, a wild beast who was often spoken about in Chinese legends.Nien was believed to be a monster that would attack and kill people at the end of every year. To prevent these attacks, villagers would send each other cards with best wish messages, and also use loud noises and bright light to scare Nien away!

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; 

       luckiest is he who knows when to rise and go home.

  -John Hay

Entry of the cards in Europe

By the early 13^th century, Europe had taken up the greeting card idea. Their cards were handmade and often, these pieces would incorporate illustrations done by hand. Besides, card makers had to do deliveries in person as well seeing as postal services were not in place yet. Obviously, the process was expensive and time consuming and because of this, those cards were not available to the masses. It was not until the 18^th century that mass production began and at that time, Christmas Cards and Valentine’s cards became very popular.

Commercialization of the cards

Three years after the postage stamp was introduced in 1840, greeting cards became commercialized and handmade cards were then overtaken by mass produced varieties. From then on, the cards were not just a reserve for those who had money; anyone who wanted a card could get one. Still, the oldest card which was a handmade valentine card created in early 1400s is currently found in London’s British Museum.

Where things stand today

Nowadays, sending cards is almost always a requirement especially for occasions such as Christmas, Valentine, Exams, and Mother’s and Father’s day. For many brides, Wedding cards are also a must-have. While some of these cards come printed; others are handmade and incorporate calligraphic messages written by hand as well.

Although Birthday, Christmas ,love and other greeting cards have been in the market for centuries, the selection available to customers now is incomparable. People can get cards in any theme, color, size and shape they like. There are even companies that focus on making heavy metal greeting cards with dark gothic images and all and while this may seem a bit overstretched, the fact that they’re ready buyers means the idea is not too overextended after all.