In the spirit of sharing things that I loved this week, here’s a little reading for a good lazy Sunday in the fall. 🙂
First – my good friend Katie did a TED Talk!!! What an achievement. She spoke about the importance of embracing our stories. Thank you, Katie, because before you entered my life I wasn’t writing down my stories.
My friend Kalani made a great point: Don’t Get Sucked Into Buying Holiday-Only Clothing !
I love so much of what this NY Times article says about people getting by on less in order to live their dream career.
This post on “How to say goodbye at a party” really intrigued me, because I totally understand the dilemma the author describes. The discussion in the comments drew me in, too, because people are so clearly divided on whether or not it’s rude. I can see both sides, and am torn.
Have you assembled a Life Team? I think mine is coming together, and I feel that you all who encourage my writing here are a part of it. So – Thank you for supporting me in my blogging adventures!
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Regarding parties – for me, it depends on the size of the party. If the party is over 50 people, then I don’t see a problem with leaving without saying anything to the host. They’ve got too many guests to notice one or two missing. In fact, it’s just as easy to say good-bye to who-ever you’re talking to when you go. That being said, I think it’s polite in those cases to send a thank-you not afterwards so that your host knows that you didn’t leave because you thought the party sucked.
If the party is much smaller, then your host is going to know you’ve left. Then it’s only polite to let them know they’re going and that you had a good time.
Saying good-bye at a party is a multi-function process. You let your host know that you’re leaving so they are no longer responsible for providing entertainment, and making sure that you are occupied. It also means they know if you’re missing or hurt, if you’ve been there and haven’t left. e.g. you’ve fallen over and hit your head. And finally saying good-bye is letting the host know that you’ve had a good time, and you appreciated their effort at the party. As long as you achieve those things, it doesn’t matter how you do it.