How Do You Avoid Planning Boring Family Functions?
When you hear about someone in your family organizing one of those family functions where everyone gathers at their home, try making a suggestion to the event planner to come up with an alternate location instead. Most likely, other family members feel the same way you do about meeting over the hostess home for the umpteenth time, so you may want to gather some support for your idea. First, have an alternative location in mind and suggest the hostess incorporate family traditions. Next, avoid providing too many ideas otherwise he or she will think you are trying to take over. Third, if you are the one planning the event, consider getting some ideas on how to better celebrate the occasion from others. If you aren’t planning the event, talk to the host about getting ideas from some of the other family members about what they would like to do, eat and see at the event. Fourth, prepare your guest list. Don’t invite people you know are in conflict with one another. Even if you choose to sol
