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We have 2 parties every year and I am so happy to say that this is the very first year that I haven't had ANY pre-party stress! 
Our first is this Saturday and the second is on Halloween. We started decorating last week and have been chipping away one room at a time every day after work.
I am buying all food/drink related items tonight and have simplified last year's menu to more items that require less baking and assembly (crockpot mac and cheese, lots of dips, buying cupcakes instead of making them).
One of the things that has helped tremendously has been this app I downloaded called Swipes. It lets me make several "to do" lists and even set deadlines. I cannot believe the difference starting earlier has made. Last year was soooo stressful because we started so late, but this year has been very fun so far!
I wanted to put it out there and see what everyone's tips/ideas are to avoid pre-party stress. Doing a little bit each day this week has worked out so well and I am not burned out! Also simplifying our overly-complicated and labor intensive menu has helped a lot
Our first is this Saturday and the second is on Halloween. We started decorating last week and have been chipping away one room at a time every day after work.
I am buying all food/drink related items tonight and have simplified last year's menu to more items that require less baking and assembly (crockpot mac and cheese, lots of dips, buying cupcakes instead of making them).
One of the things that has helped tremendously has been this app I downloaded called Swipes. It lets me make several "to do" lists and even set deadlines. I cannot believe the difference starting earlier has made. Last year was soooo stressful because we started so late, but this year has been very fun so far!
I wanted to put it out there and see what everyone's tips/ideas are to avoid pre-party stress. Doing a little bit each day this week has worked out so well and I am not burned out! Also simplifying our overly-complicated and labor intensive menu has helped a lot