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... have a glass of wine or a cocktail until after all the knifework is completed.
I learned this the hard way.
ETA: In a similar vein:
- Squeezing a lemon with your hands while simultaneously remembering that you just cut yourself
- Working with any chilli product at all when you need to wear contact lenses that evening.
... have a glass of wine or a cocktail until after all the knifework is completed.
I learned this the hard way.
