It is stressful. Now I buy some of the things from a restaurant and cook some things. I don’t do it all myself. I try to have a couple dishes that I can cook ahead of time so I am not doing everything the day of. I try to make things that don’t need individual attemtion for each portion, or if there is something like that, they need to be easily prepared ahead of time. For instance some Mexican things I make are very labor intensive, like stuffing poblano peppers, or making quesidillas. Making a roast or casserole is much simpler. I usually pick some sort of theme. Mexican, Italian, etc. a couple of times I hired people to help out. They didn’t help with the cooking, but they helped with set up before and throughout the party and clean up.