planning a party

just thinkin


funny how something as simple as a get together with friends can get so complicated. that's the thing about being obsessive compulsive -- i sit there and start anticipating all kinds of crazy things, and planning how to deal with that. later, i'll be working on something else, or talking to someone, and another couple of uh-oh things pop into my head and i'll start trying to figure out how to deal with THAT what if.

all the contingency planning gets pretty nuts. and what started out as just a simple get together is suddenly a very big deal with all kinds of details and lists of schtuff and, well ... you get the picture.

what a hairball.

so yesterday i threw everything into one excel worksheet and told myself i'd skinny everything down to just what was REALLY necessary.

dang. didn't know i thought all that was necessary.

back to the drawing board.

delete. clear. delete. clear.

ew. now it looks messy. reformat.

okay and just when i'm figuring kewlness ... it looks do-able, manageable, and streamlined, someone says "hey -- you know what i really like about you? you think of EVERYTHING!!"


and i'm like, oh shirt.