January blues party?

[HomeCookingWannabe]

Hi all,
Got a new house and would like a little party. Feel like Xmas will be too busy. Been thinking of having a January party, as everyone hates Jan.

But do people hate it in a "want to stay home" way, or in a "i'd love to go to a free party and eat loads of food" way?

I'd love to go to a party in January. It can be a quiet, dull and often cold and wet month. I'd say second half of the month tho, so people will be 'over' Christmas and. New Year and appreciate the festivities more

Yes, party at the end of January would be great!

I think it would be great, but you might get a lot of people doing dry January ? A lot of people use it as a reset month for eating and drinking xx

We often have late January parties due to family birthdays. Go for it. We've always had plenty of guests, and if anyone doing dry Jan thinks they can't have fun without drinking, they can decline!

In a 'want to stay home' way, IMO. Everyone's feeling tired, fat, skint and cold. I think you'd also risk people agreeing to it in theory but then cancelling on the day. What about Halloween or Bonfire Night?

I think it's a lovely idea. If I was invited I'd say no though, January is penance for me for drinking/eating to much ill be doing the usual dry January and eating clean. Right January party pooper!

@FountainofTruth After a shitty day this just made me laugh so much "i'd say no if you invited me" 😂

I think I might make it a dry party. Is this a very very bad idea? 🙈

@HomeCookingWannabe I'd still have drink, even though I'm not coming 😄

@FountainofTruth i've bought carrot sticks incase you change your mind 😝

Maybe do it at the end of January... when people have given up their New Year's resolutions and have been paid and are sick of staying in 😬

@mumtotwo11 I'm probably being dense but having never thrown a party before, isn't it free for guests? What does pay day have to do with it?

It does sound fab @HomeCookingWannabe but I would make it early January!

Like the 3rd or 4th - (they are on a Friday/Saturday in January 2025.)
Then it would be before anyones 'health kicks' and diets kick in! 😁

Not exactly, you'd bring a gift for the host (box of chocs or bottle of wine or flowers), plus your own drink, plus maybe a taxi there and back, plus then the inevitable takeaway the next day when you cba cooking. Party tax.

A dry party is a horrible idea, sorry. However, having a small group of friends round for tea and cake on a Saturday afternoon might go down well.

People are just happier once January pay day comes round 😂 after being skint after Christmas for what seems like ages.

Also taxis/babysitters/new outfit perhaps x