A couple weeks ago, I ate at the Chinese restaurant in town. My favorite part of eating there are the fortune cookies. I love reading the fortunes. My fortune for that week was "You are capable of tremendous creativity". Well yeah that is true, that is my line of work after all. If I wasn't creative, I wouldn't be able to make it in the graphic design world. Yes, I love what I do for a career. But one of the places I really enjoy being creative is in the kitchen. I love trying new recipes and inviting friends and family over.

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Seasoned event planners know exactly what I mean when I say RFP. I have seen about 1,000 different versions of these documents. Which I think is perfect. The point is to declare all the needs and wishes of the event and receive back information from each potential host with comparable bids. Without an RFP a planner might end up with apples and oranges. When you're working towards making a decision on a big ticket item like the host venue, being fully informed allows you make the best choice for your organization. So what are t...