Kelly’s website is really fun, and I would recommend a perusal to anyone with a few free minutes. However, I do have an addendum to her tip about laying out your outfit the night before: Don’t do it if you have a cat.

I did this a few months ago for a wedding — I laid out my best suit, a crisp white shirt, tie, boxers, socks and shoes and went to sleep with sweet dreams of suave flirting dancing through my head.

I woke up to the sound of Cleocatra gently scratching my suit. “Don’t do that,” I said, fearing she would shred it into wedding confetti. Luckily, that did not happen. Unluckily, she had peed on it. Needless to say, I did not wear my best suit, and was so thrown off my game that my flirting was horribly unsuave. 

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And now, it’s time for another excellent guest post from Devan T.-L., who last weighed in on the importance of making a bunch of ice ahead of time. This is one of those steps that seem obvious but really and truly does make a huge difference for how in control of your day you feel. It should…