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6 Plan your playlist.
Unless you happen to be a DJ, you’ll want to avoid having to maintain constant vigilance over what song to play next. Here’s where the 5 or 6-disc CD-changer comes in handy. Pop in a few good compilation CDs, hit random, and voila! You’ve got an instant party soundtrack that’ll last at least a couple of hours. Of course, making your own mixes ahead of time (either by burning your own CDs or doing it the old-fashioned way on tape) is even better than using pre-made compilations (which inevitably contain one or two real stinkers in the collection), although it’s a lot more work. It’s important to realize, though, that the best music to play at a party may not necessarily be the music you most enjoy listening to in your spare time. Party music isn’t great music (necessarily); it’s fun music that sets a mood.

7 Have a number for a cab company conveniently by your telephone AND/OR have extra sleep space to offer guests
We’ve all had that "don’t drink and drive" message hammered into our heads since at least puberty, and yet we’ll still sometimes try to convince ourselves that, after a steady stream of drinks imbibed throughout the course of an evening’s festivities, we’re "all right enough" to "do that short drive" home. Make it easy for guests to avoid making that thoroughly idiotic decision to drive home tipsy – keep the number of a cab company on hand or just offer to let them crash on your sofa.

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Simple, isn’t it? So stop stressing out; follow these seven steps and you’ll have nothing to fear. Oh, and remember: it’s a party. Relax. Smile. And have fun.

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