1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: tip is to host the same party twice. 4 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 2: You'll get twice the fun with probably a lot less 5 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: than twice the effort. Longtime listeners know that I suggest 6 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: batching similar tasks. It is much more efficient to work 7 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: through a punch list of ordering gifts, making appointments, and 8 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: paying bills in one setting every week or so, rather 9 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 2: than doing these sometimes tedious tasks whenever you think of them. Likewise, 10 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: it is more efficient to wrap all your Christmas gifts 11 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: at once. You have your tools out, you are in 12 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: the zone, and everything goes more quickly. Longtime listeners also 13 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: know that I am a big fan of defaults and templates. 14 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: We have pasta every Monday, for instance. No need to 15 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: keep reinventing the wheel here, which brings me to today's tip, 16 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 2: host the same party twice. In theory, at least many 17 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: people say they would like to host more. They like parties, 18 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: they want to see their friends, they want to celebrate. 19 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 2: It just seems like a lot of work, and that 20 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 2: is too bad because in most cases, the greatest joy 21 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 2: of hosting is in spending time with people we care about. 22 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: It's not about designing a fabulous tablescape or wowing people 23 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: with some recipe they have never seen before. So why 24 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: not throw the same party twice. Maybe you've got two 25 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: different groups of people you'd like to see. Get all 26 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: the stuff out on Friday and host group one on Friday, 27 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: then host the second group on Saturday. You can have 28 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 2: the same flowers on the table. You can probably use 29 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: the same drinks, just put half of them out on 30 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 2: Friday and half on Saturday. You could put in the 31 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: same order from your favorite takeout place, or pick up 32 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: the same shrimp platters for each. You might have to 33 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 2: clean up after party number one, but a lot of 34 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: the basic decluttering and pick up will have been done 35 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: ahead of party one, and so it will still be 36 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: there for party number two. There are lots of economies 37 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: of scale. This model can work for many kinds of gatherings. 38 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 2: You could have a pool party for your ten year 39 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: old and her friends on Saturday afternoon and for your 40 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: twelve year old and her friends on Sunday afternoon. You 41 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: could host a barbecue for your partner's work team one 42 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 2: night and for your team the next night. Your mom 43 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: could come over for cookies and lemonade one day and 44 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 2: your neighbor the next day. You could have friends over 45 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: for dinner one night, and then your small group at 46 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: church the next night. Now, if you love planning the 47 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: details of a menu and decorating for a party, great. 48 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: If you enjoy doing that again and again, even better. 49 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 2: But if what you love is time with people you 50 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 2: care about, hosting the same party twice can be a 51 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: smart way to get more connection with fewer logistics. In 52 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's 53 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: to making the most of our time. 54 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 55 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 56 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. 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