Organization & Joy Tips For The Hostess

Organization & Joy Tips For The Hostess. The decision to host any occasion usually has one main theme in mind, “fun and togetherness.” To make that happen,a hostess must plan and execute all sorts of details and do their best to stay joyful in their tasks.

Organization & Joy Tips For The Hostess

Entertaining is a task of love indeed.

Planning alone can be nerve-racking. Add the grocery store trip/s, food prep, timing plan, guest list, tablescape plan, seating, housecleaning, and that sweet touch of guest drama…

Honey, by the time the event rolls in you could easily find yourself hiding under the bathroom cabinet in your pajamas, mascara running down your cheeks, and a bottle of moonshine without a shot glass.

It can be overwhelming, but it can bring such joy if you go in with a happy attitude and a plan of attack.

ORGANIZATION JOY TIP FOR PLANNING

ABOUT THAT NOT SO BEST LAID PLAN

No Bueno to Online Printable Checklists

You can google and print all kinds of checklists for event planning. They absolutely can be helpful, but the layout is never a perfect match for your personal plan. This can make them an inconvenient an uncomfortable waste of time.

No Bueno TO Smartphone Task Lists IN YOUR notes

Lay down that phone. Making a list on your smart device will not likely get you to the plan confidence you need because it is hard to see the big idea on a small screen.

…Plus! Looking for your phone is like finding the scissors and tape when you are wrapping gifts.

ABOUT “THE BEST” LAID PLAN ORGANIZATION TIP

Yes To Notebooks + Pens + PENCILS + Markers

A written plan will take a major amount of stress away because it will help you to organize your thoughts. This notebook is just for you.

It is a place to let go and let the planning flow. Make yourself a drink, get cozy in a quiet place in your home, and get busy with a written plan.

NOTEBOOK TIPS FOR YOUR BEST LAID ORGANIZATION PLAN

What TO PUT IN YOUR NOTEBOOK

PAGE ONE: A NOTE OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOURSELF

Write a positive message to yourself with colorful markers. The first motivational phrase or line from a song that pops in your head will be perfect. Something that makes you feel joy.

My phrase is a few lines from a Lizzo song.

Gwynie, Do Your Hair Toss! ….Check Your Nails! ….Baby How You Feelin’ …Feelin’ Good As He-ck”

I know this is a break up song. I am not planning on walking any part of my body out the door. BUT…

I am planning on tossing my hair a lot and dancing through the planning! It is truly the only way to go. I might add that this might be a good approach to the everyday stuff you don’t see coming if you know what I mean?!

Sparkle Warning! This song will get stuck in your head. This is not just the lyrics from the Grub Hub commercial and my notebook. It does contain a few light dirty words.

…Back to what to put in your notebook. 😉

PAGE TWO: ORGANIZATION PLANNING TASK LIST

Write the words “Task Brainstorm” in a pretty marker color at the top of the page. Then, using a pen, list all the “task categories” you can think of.

Event Theme
Date and Time
Guest List
Decor
Menu
Music
Party Favor
Shopping List
Cooking Schedule

…AND SO ON.

PAGE THREE: HOSTESS TASK CATEGORIES

Write your narrowed “task categories” at the tops of the following pages with colored markers. Then, With a pencil (flexible changes), list you plan of attack for each at the top of the task pages. If you have people that you can count on to help, Use markers to highlight tasks that can be delegated.

PAGE FOUR: THE BEST LAID PLAN

Go back through your “task pages” and create a new page with tasks that can be delegated. Organize the tasks into personalized checklists. Pass your requests on with a “thank you in advance and a please no later than date.”

Take a deep breath! Flip your hair. Check your nails! Baby
How -You Doing?
YOU HAVE A BEST LAID PLAN!

THE FUN SATISFACTION PART FOR THE HOSTESS

After completing each task, mark it off your list. It is such a good feeling! Enjoy it!

JOY TIP: CHECK YOUR JOY METER

Change Your Thoughts: Have you ever heard the saying, “You can do anything you set your mind to!” YOU CAN! It isn’t easy but you can. I think this phrase needs a refresh. You can do anything you set your mind to do when you approach it with a joyful attitude.

Everything you do in life really is about your attitude. I had to rake a yard full of leaves with the wind blowing like a gym fan (I was in a wind battle to remove leaves before they littered my neighbors yard.) last week. It was certainly not a favorite thing to do, but it was the right thing to do. Guess what! I simply reset my “I don’t want to do this thoughts” to “Gwyn, adjust that bad attitude to JOY. Attach that big trash bag between two chairs, FLIP THAT HAIR, and get to the raking girl! You are being a GREAT NEIGHBOR and IT IS FUN TO BE KIND thoughts.”

I did have to do a joy adjustment here and there, but nonetheless I got through it without needing a goat to pet for feelings therapy.

Organization & Joy Tips For The Hostess: Summing it ALl Up

With every small or large task on your personal entertaining to-do list, change your thoughts towards a joyful attitude, focus on the “happy why” and flip that hair like gal on the Bachelorette!

It also requires music.