I wasn’t going to bother.
It just seemed like too much work. Setting a date. Securing a venue. Getting liability insurance (for a two-hour shindig!). Making or buying hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Sending invitations. All this on top of the lame and loathsome work of marketing my book? No way. It’s just. too. much.
Clearly, I suck at celebrating. All I can see is all the work leading up to the celebration and all the clean up afterward and who needs that?
Apparently I do. My amazing and wonderful husband is insisting that we celebrate the fact that I wrote a whole book and got it published. He set the date and secured the venue and is arranging for hors d’oeuvres and drinks. All I have to do is show up.
And send invitations.
This is yours: if you live in the Seattle area (and even if you don’t!), I’d love to have you stop by next Friday, October 25, from 7-8:30 to celebrate Cracking Up with me. A friend of mine is hosting the party at her house, so if you want to come, just shoot me an email and I’ll send you her address.
I hope to see you there!
photo by Kelly Sauer, creative commons via Flickr.
I hear you on the parties. I’m afraid that as our family has grown I’ve begun to look at everything through a lens of “how much work will it take to clean this up?” Not the best life philosophy.
I’m glad this party has been planned for you. It’s a book worth celebrating!
Thank you, Christie, for getting the whole party-thing, and for your enthusiasm for my book!
I would love to be there to help you celebrate! Alas, I cannot magic myself there and airlines do not yet work on the barter system.
Sissy sue, I know you would be here if you could. I’m just keeping my fingers crossed for Christmas.
I hear you on the parties. I’m afraid that as our family has grown I’ve begun to look at everything through a lens of “how much work will it take to clean this up?” Not the best life philosophy.
I’m glad this party has been planned for you. It’s a book worth celebrating!
Thank you, Christie, for getting the whole party-thing, and for your enthusiasm for my book!
I would love to be there to help you celebrate! Alas, I cannot magic myself there and airlines do not yet work on the barter system.
Sissy sue, I know you would be here if you could. I’m just keeping my fingers crossed for Christmas.
Ah, dang. That would be a fun party. Can you put a notice on FB so I can share it and tag my Seattle friends so maybe they’ll go instead? I know, I know, more work for you. I keep thinking of more friends that I need to buy your book for. 🙂
Sarah! I wish you could come. I posted a link to this post on Facebook on Friday. I’ll see if I can forward it to you…
Ah, dang. That would be a fun party. Can you put a notice on FB so I can share it and tag my Seattle friends so maybe they’ll go instead? I know, I know, more work for you. I keep thinking of more friends that I need to buy your book for. 🙂
Sarah! I wish you could come. I posted a link to this post on Facebook on Friday. I’ll see if I can forward it to you…
Hope it was a blast, Kimberlee! Way to celebrate something this big and brave. Wish we could have been there.
Steve! I wish you could have been there, too! I would love to see you and Laura. Thanks much for the congratulations!
Hope it was a blast, Kimberlee! Way to celebrate something this big and brave. Wish we could have been there.
Steve! I wish you could have been there, too! I would love to see you and Laura. Thanks much for the congratulations!