Honest talk- I love to celebrate me. Because why the hell not? Embrace it. Shine bright. We all get one day a year when we can capitalize on the attention and me magic, so take advantage. Throw yourself a damn birthday party. Make it great, but make it easy. You deserve it.
My next birthday is fast approaching and I’ve been thinking on last year’s celebration. It was awesome and I was surrounded by almost all of my favorite people in a lovely setting with food and booze. Can I outdo myself this year? I can try.
Here are some of my tips for throwing yourself a birthday party…
– Throw the party at someone else’s (awesome) house. You don’t wanna be cleaning up, or worrying about your neighbors, or your new couch. Return the favor when they need you and your house.
– Set up a self serve bar. Have anything anyone would need to quench their thirst (water, ice, wine, beer, cocktail fixings) and then forget about it. And drink it. Let the machine operate without you. PS- I’m particularly fond of a margarita bar with fresh juices.
– ORDER PIZZA. Or Thai takeout or whatever. Don’t cook a thing. Have your foodie friends contribute sides, a salad, and snacks in lieu of any gifts. We’re grown. We don’t need any more stuff, right? I’ll take booze and food. Thanks. Or I’ll take presents too, who am I kidding.
– Buy a plain iced cake (ahem, Baskin Robbins ice cream cake!) and decorate it. Add some fresh flowers, sprinkles, or other decorations and you’re golden. It’ll look supah fancy. Or just buy a couple dozen donuts. Nobody doesn’t like donuts.
ALSO, employ one of your dearest friends to document the party and take pics of you looking fabulous so you can blast hot pictures of yourself across ALL social media platforms and online dating profiles.
Photos by Joy Wilson