There may be no more exhausting feeling than waking up the day after a big outdoor party only to see the total devastation of your house and backyard. The last thing you want to do is plan the next cookout when you're doing the clean up from last night's. But it may be the best time for it.

I always feel a little unsure as a guest in someone else's home. I want to be as polite as possible, and that can lead to some anxiety. Can I go through that door? Are those snacks for everyone? Where's the bathroom? Here's a trick that can help worrying guests such as me.

If you use Gmail and Google Calendar, planning an event over email should be easy, but it can be annoying to jump back and forth between the two apps to check your availability. Now, it looks as though Google finally has a solution to this first-world problem, and you'll find it in a major update coming to Gmail's desktop view.

There are plenty of people who both crave human interaction and find it a terrifying experience full of social pitfalls. We contain multitudes! If you're one of those people who struggles to leave the house even when you really want to, take some advice from a psychotherapist on how to get yourself out the door.

Birthday parties: children daydream about them, while their parents often dread them. Before social media, parents had nothing to compare their kids' parties to, aside from a cursory glance at friends' events during drop-off and pick-up-time. Not to get all nostalgic, but some of my favourite birthdays were at the local McDonald's.

Legally, all you need for a wedding is a visit to the registry office, and whatever else your local government requires. Everything else is optional. Of course, some things are more optional than others.

Putting together a guest list for a wedding is more stressful than it needs to be, especially when you've got plenty of other stuff to worry about -- like the budget. Here are seven types of people you can keep off the guest list for your big day, guilt-free.