Once you have the date, guest list and venue confirmed, it's time to send out invitations. Invitations can be sent out in a number of different ways: you can make or buy physical invitations, invite people online using e-mail or Facebook or call the people you're inviting directly. Send out invitations roughly four weeks before the date of the party. Make sure to ask people to RSVP by a certain date so you can get an accurate headcount. Remind people that this is a surprise. You don't want someone accidentally ruining the party. Make a note on the invite for people to park away from the venue. You don't want a bunch of cars ruining the surprise. The menu for the party will depend on the size of the guest list and the party's venue. Some venues insist that you use their food and beverages, whereas others will allow you to cater or hire someone else to cater your event. If you are planning a party at home or at a venue that allows outside food, make a list of what you want to cook or order. Consider having a potluck. This will take some of the pressure off you to cater the entire party. Plus, people like being able to contribute something to the event. Plan the menu and order any catering you might need four weeks before the party. Decide if you are going to order a cake or make one on your own. A homemade cake can be more sentimental, but it may take more time. If you're already busy planning a party, ordering a cake may make more sense. Party decorations are a chance for you to really get creative and have fun. Try to make the decorations personal to your mom and her interests if she loves gardening, plan to incorporate a lot of flowers into your decor. If you want to keep the decorations simple, plan for balloons, streamers and possibly a banner of some kind. If you're holding the party outside, make sure to decorate with things that won't get blown around. As the party is for your mother, see if you can think of sentimental decorations. Your mother may appreciate decorations that show her how much you appreciate her as a mother. Photos are a big plus for a party for your mother. Hang up photographs that showcase her role in the family. Go through old photo albums and find pictures from big vacations, milestones, and events in your family's history. If you're tech-savvy, go through old movies and photographs you have on a computer. You can create a short movie to play in the background including photos and videos of your mother. Find decorations that speak to your mom's interests. For example, if your mom is an avid horseback rider, consider having little horse figurines lining the tables and having horse-themed tablecloths.
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One-sentence summary -- Send out invitations. Choose the menu. Plan the decorations. Choose some sentimental decorations as well.

Most word processing apps have several different resume templates you can choose from. If none of them appeal to you, however, you can always use your own design. There are also templates available for download online, many of them free. If you don't want to use one of the basic templates in your word processing app, you may find another online that works for you. Template elements can also be customized to suit your needs. Think of it as scaffolding that you can adjust or eliminate as necessary. Use a standard, readable font in 10- or 12-point. Your section headings may be a little larger. Times New Roman and Georgia are popular serif fonts. If you want to go with a sans-serif font, try Calibri or Helvetica. At the top of your page, type your full name, address, phone number, and email address. Play around with the formatting to find something that you like best. For example, you could have all the information centered. You could also have your address on the left side and your phone number and email address on the right, with your name centered in the middle in a slightly larger size. If you don't already have a professional email address, get one from a free email service such as Gmail. Ideally, the email address you use on your resume will be some version of your initials and last name. Never list a silly or suggestive personal email address on your resume. In a chronological resume, you list your work experience and education in reverse-chronological order. This is a classic resume format that would likely be more appreciated by older hiring managers, or those in conservative fields such as accounting or law. You don't have a lot of flexibility with a chronological resume, but you can still arrange the sections in a way that puts your strongest information at the top. For example, if you have a lot of education but not a lot of work experience, you might want to list education first. With a functional resume, you can highlight your specific skills and assets without having to list every job you've ever had. This can be a benefit if your work experience is thin. A functional resume is also a good choice if you have an extensive amount of experience and want to limit your resume to a page. You can focus on the skills you've developed rather than having to list each individual job with specific details. You can still use a functional resume even if you're looking for a job in a more conservative field. Lead off with a skills section, then include chronological sections underneath. Because this type of resume can get lengthy, consider only listing your last 2 or 3 jobs and your highest educational degree. If you've been at your most recent job for over 10 years, you may want to only list that. You can make clear in the functional part of your resume how long you've been working in the industry.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose a template or design your own. Create a header with your name and contact information. Use a chronological resume in more conservative fields. Try a functional resume if you lack direct work experience. Combine a chronological and functional resume to highlight your skills.

Using a seine net is a two-person job at minimum. To make collecting the fish at the end even easier, bring a third partner or more. Make sure everyone's fine with getting wet, since you'll all be in the water. Find a place close to shore where the riverbed is fairly uniform and even. Stick to the shallows, in water low enough to keep your waist clear while wading. Avoid heavy currents that may knock you off balance or scatter fish. Have one person hold either end. Spread out until the net is fully extended between the two of you. If your net has lead weights and/or floats, make sure the weights run along the bottom and the floats along the top. Have them stand in shallow water only a few strides out from dry land. Be sure they have enough distance on either side of them for the net to remain fully extended when parallel to the shoreline. Instruct this person to stand in place. Keeping the net tight and fully extended, have them drag the net through the water in a 180 sweep around the first person, who remains close to shore, fixed in place, as a pivot. Be sure the bottom of the net drags along the riverbed so no shiners escape underneath it. Trap the shiners between the net and the shoreline as the second person returns toward land. Cut off any possible exit by bringing both ends of the net onto dry land or closer to it. If you've brought a third partner along, have them scoop the shiners out of the water with a teardrop net. If there's only two of you, bring the seine net's two ends close enough together for one person to hold each while the other scoops the shiners out of the water.
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Bring at least one partner. Search the shallows. Hold the net upright. Designate one person to stick close to shore. Designate the second person to wade out into the water. Collect the shiners.