By : Kasidy Isahaq
Holiday Office/Work/Acquaintance parties are inevitable. Someone decided that the best way to celebrate the season was to gather around unidentifiable dishes that are nothing like your mamma used to make.
In light of this, here is my playbook when it comes to these situations. I’m giving away all my secrets here but, because it’s you and I care, I’ll be alright with it.
My go-to item to bring to these functions are spoons. Always volunteer to bring the spoons. Since cooking is not necessarily my anointing in that I don’t enjoy it at all – this works the best for me. In the event spoons or other paper products are unavailable, ice is your next bet. If you are fortunate enough to snag your first choice, here is your step-by-step survival guide:
1. Go to the store. Your local Target will do if you’d like to find them in a logical place, next to other paper products. If you have a little more time and feel you’re not annoyed enough for the day go to Walmart, where you will find them next to the garden center or the automotive goods.
**Introvert bonus tip – leave for the potluck 16 minutes after it starts and just stop by the store on your way. You’ll be late, they will have no spoons – but it’s less socializing for you so…..
2. Once you have located them, select carefully. There is much to consider – how many ppl will be there? What kinds of dishes will be served? Do you need the thin cheapy spoons or will you splurge on the biodegradable kind. Or, if you’ve chosen the Walmart route and would like everyone else’s frustration to match the amount you’ve now acquired – maybe get the sporks…
