Reasons to say no

[LanguageAsAFlower]

So I have a lovely friend and she is a compulsive "yes" person. She offers to do everything for everyone and then gets massively burnt out. Her DH and I have been helping her to start saying no to stuff, giving her good excuses and generally trying to make her feel less obligated to be everything to everyone. It's her birthday next week and I'm going to make her a set of cards with "funny" reasons she can't do stuff on. (Not asking if this is a good idea as I know she will find it funny/also have got her a proper present too). Have we got any ideas of funny/irreverent/mildly silly reasons I can put on the cards?
I kind of had the idea and now I've got writer's block.

“…I’m washing my hair!”
More seriously, I know that’s not what you asked, but in my experience it’s better to just say “no”. If you give a reason, people start to unpick it or find a way around it. Giving multiple reasons seems to work even worse. So just help her stick to “no”.

Please don't give her even more of a problem by making her believe she always has to have some excuse to say no. No is reason enough. She needs help to stop being such a doormat, not ideas that will undermine her.

Yeah she knows all these things as do I honestly. She's working really hard at it, it's definitely a joke thing rather than anything that will give her a problem!
Maybe I should just give her "no" cards!

I like Phoebe from Friends response when asked to do something she didn't want to do "I wish I could, but I don't want to"

I'm walking my fish

One hundred cards that read, "No is a complete sentence."

I'd love to but.......

I've done enough 'people-ing' for today

My social battery is on 2% so I need to be plugged in to my charger at home

My therapist said I'm not allowed

Is this the kind of thing you mean, just a fun thing which isn't to be taken too seriously?

My mate made us all "Boundary God" necklaces to remind us all it was OK to say NO and protect your boundaries. They are protectors of limits, entrances and exits.

Maybe something symbolic like that to remind her it's ok, and indeed it's healthy to say NO!

"It's Robanukah" (Futurama reference)

Sarah Millican does a really good job of explaining how great it feels to just say now, and its really funny

She also teamed up with tatty devine on her tour merchandise- they make a necklace that says no

Might be funny if its within your budget and she likes sarah millican

www.tattydevine.com/products/sarah-millican-no-necklace

Is that really a good idea?

It is her birthday.