24/7 Party City @ Your House
Many of my home/office decor staples could be mistaken as the detritus of a child’s birthday party and discarded by a stranger, and that has given me a welcome sense of joie de vivre and a sobering sense of where I’m at in the world! A self-improvement podcast I listened to suggested having “warm surprises” in the home, which sounds nice. A surprise party for yourself! Now going full Party City might not be for everyone and I respect that, but a few deranged, elegant party decorations do wonders for a gal…
Put these vintage plastic babies in a pink sherbet glass!
An alabaster Greek column by your bathtub? Stick a plant and a candle in a shade of mauve on it!
Dinner Party Time! Give guests a Troll doll paper cup and watch caramelized (or pickled) confessions slowly begin to connect your friend’s girlfriend with your old coworker. These party hats from 1985? A funny joke waiting to happen!
What’s a nut cup? Put some mints in them and place on side tables.
These pink butterfly baby bottles…party drugs only, I’m sorry….
I like to put a party napkin under my cup of coffee in the morning!
A rainbow fan for the sweltering park picnic you’ve shown up hungover to…
I have made millions more since I covered my desk in Party City’s “Pretty Pastels Opalescent Table Cover”, and it comes in four truly stunning shades. Reviews rave: “I LOVE LOVE this opalescent table cover!! It’s so pretty in person and it’s [sic] thick material doesn’t rip at all. I actually saved it to re use ;)”
For delicato gifts given to friends after they’ve coached you through a life event, a 1990 Barbie treat bag…
You know it and I know it, no better backdrop for life’s little mysteries than pencil-thin strips of mirrored material.
Toss this iridescent tinsel garland around the border of your desk — or on a shelf or side table! When paired with the above table cover, it makes any major or minor-key tragedy that takes place at your desk feel like something that can be thrown away with half-filled apple vodka cups by morning.
You know how at certain ages you could show up at a gathering with a bag of Tostitos or Trollis, and then there came a time when people’s laughs grew more faint at that party bit and they sorta wished you just brought natural wine instead? I have refused to acquiesce. I will bring cheap candy and lotto tickets until my body gives out. Why kill off fun? Efrutti’s Gummi Pizza Candies will delight and surprise; it will be like you rolled out an AMC theater carpet for your guests. There are also sea creatures, geckos, bracelets, and burgers!
