Everyone has been to that party, or hosted that party where after a few drinks the WOOOOOO! factor takes control, then somewhere in the blur of hunch punch and singing along to the blaring top 40 playing in the background, you hear that dreaded knock on the door….

Wether its an angry neighbor or the straight up Po Po standing on the other side of the door, the vibe quickly shifts from woooooooo to whoooops.

While, full disclosure, more times than not i’m an attendee or hostess of these functions, not the nearby resident enduring the side effects. But the other night however I found myself falling into the roll of “annoyed neighbor”. Me and my roommate (aka my brother) were sitting in our apartment while for hours the apartment above us sounded like they were playing a football game while simultaneously being cheerleaders.

Just when we had reached the brink of our tolerance…. (even though personally we would never think of filing a noise complaint, due in part to the fact that they also have to deal with us as neighbors) we heard the loud screeching of “Happy Birthday” being sung through the ceiling.

And in that moment we caught ourselves thinking…. awwww it’s someones Birthday, and our take on the situation changed.

And with that I leave you with this life hack;

If ever you feel like a party is to loud or annoying the neighbors, pick a name let the surrounding attendees know and belt out “happy birthday” at the top of your lungs. Because nobody feels like calling the cops when they realize it’s someones birthday.

Disclaimer*** This method is not 100% effective… but neither is birth control. So if you don’t want to contract noise complaints or hateful neighbors the only method that is fail proof is to abstain from throwing parties.

Also moderation is key, if you abuse this method it will become less effective.

Enjoy responsibly.