I am really tired and a bit sore this morning, but all for a good cause. We are planning a HUGE Harry Potter party for my daughter’s (Angelgirl) 11th birthday on May 27 – we have rented a hall and the planning and preparations started May of last year.

I spent a lot of time this weekend sorting through all the various boxes that have arrived over the past few months containing Harry Potter Party STUFF!!!! It has taken over the living room, part of the dining room, and some of the room on the second floor — oh yeah, its THAT much. So I got some big containers and just started sorting — one pile for food related items (dragon lollipop molds, pumpkin spice syrup, pumpkin mini muffin tins, etc.), another box for items related to the classes (divination, potions, charms, etc.), another for decorations (stone goblets, gold and blue carboard stars, owls of various sizes, etc.), yet another container for diagon alley shop items (wands, pigmy puffs, cauldrons) and 2 boxes for the 24 Honeydukes candy sampler goodie bags, and another container for the table clothes, plastic cups, etc. Of course there are the really big boxes for the class Kits (24 HP astronomy class kits, 24 HP mobile kits, 24 HP care of magical creatures tracking kits), and two huge cauldrons, several brooms, 15 posters (that still need to be laminated), and the big pile of various things that need to be copies and the papers to copy them on (i.e. menus, handouts, invitations, etc.).

At least I feel like I have gotten a handle on things. But it does feel a bit overwhelming at times. The party is only 8 weekends away!!! So that means I have just 7 weekends (14 days) to get it all done (make posters, finish the wands, glue eyes on the pygmy puffs, etc.), with the last four days before the party devoted to food preparation for 24 kids and the adult volunteers. Oh yeah, the panic is going to kick in soon. LOL I can already hear the little voice in my head saying……”What have you gotten us into?!!!”

Gee looking back over all that, no wonder I’m a bit tired today. LOL I skipped doing my exercise bike on Sunday but I figured I’d survive — after all I was lifting boxes and bending and sorting for several hours, that has to count for something!

Stress, busy and tired — a combination that could equal healthy eating trouble ahead, but I’m sticking to the plan and only eating what is on the list. Too sore for exercise though.

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