We Love Birthdays!!!

Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You!

I may be a little biased especially because my own birthday is just days away but thought I'd share just a few of the must haves for a fabulous birthday celebration for any age!

You must:

Surround yourself with friends and family and don't forget to take lots of pictures to capture all the memorable moments.

Have great food and drink!  By all means, don't forget a birthday celebration is not complete without birthday cake!

Most importantly...HAVE FUN!!!

Sometimes people get so overwhelmed with all the planning that they forget to enjoy themselves when their guests arrive.  Remember to take some time for yourself to celebrate you and your next adventure (no depression here about getting older, just excited about another year to get better:-)

Cheers,
Leslie

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Surviving the Company Holiday Party: A Guide to Holiday Party Etiquette

From the archive of Sparkle! Parties & Event Management:

It's always a good idea to address this annually much like a performance review. 

It's always been interesting to see the behavior of all that didn't take the advice. Following are just some tips to help you survive the company Holiday party:


• If your company permits you to bring your spouse/family this is not a free for all. Please remember that this is not your last supper!

• Truly, I understand that you earned that promotion or long overdue raise but this is not the time to share your feelings about it. No matter how generous your boss has appeared to be the last few weeks, the Holidays always change a person's mood at least until Jan. 2nd.

• Do we really need to go over the rules of alcohol consumption with your colleagues? Plain and simple, DO NOT OVERINDULGE! It will be all over the building by the time you return to work or worse.

• To my beautiful ladies, now is not the time to put on your most provocative cocktail dress. Yes your male counterparts will enjoy it but do you want your coworkers to remember you based on your work performance or as the one wearing that sexy red number? Quite simply watch the plunging necklines and short hemlines.


Ultimately, we all need a refresh on the party etiquette. Many of us forget that the Company party is an extension of our professional lives. Therefore we must be mindful of how much of our hair we really let down.

Happy Holidays!

Leslie