One of these days I'll learn not to venture outside my comfort zone.
Oh Nooo Jaspen! Keep venturing out there darl! Leaving your comfort zones is how we grow and become stronger. There is no such thing as a mistake if you can learn from it or even turn it into a positive. How are things now? Better? Keep working at it baby steps!

Jess: 25 invited and only 1 came? awwww did they rsvp? No? that's really rude. It's one of my biggest gripes with modern manners, or lack of, and that is that people rarely rsvp these days. I just think it is the absolute rudest thing not to inform a host/hostess of whether you will be able to attend a function or not. It has happened so many times with my children's parties . Once I made sure that the uninvited were left out of certain things like lollie bags etc. You should have seen their faces. I didn't do it last time because I invited the whole street and was kinda hoping some wouldn't turn up... but they all did! Lucky I catered for it. But what a nuisance Jess, but glad you made a new friend Hopefully she will spread the word about how nice you are and the next party will be more successful.