Muskrat
Senior Member
- Location
- Mainly arizona
I am absolutely certain this is going to be wonderful. Relax and enjoy the ride!
Family's coming this weekend and I'm nervous
- Thread starter seadoug
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Teacher Terry
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One of the really fun things about having people stay in your home is that you can get in your pajamas at night and sit around and talk and you’ll probably have some amazing conversations.
When people go to a hotel rooms, they have to decide when that happens, and I found that it doesn’t turn out as well. Since I’ve been an adult, I’ve had people visit and stay in my home frequently. That includes family and friends.
When people go to a hotel rooms, they have to decide when that happens, and I found that it doesn’t turn out as well. Since I’ve been an adult, I’ve had people visit and stay in my home frequently. That includes family and friends.
Ronni
Well-known Member
- Location
- Nashville TN
We have overnight guests fairly frequently….we have Ron’s sister flying in next week as a matter of fact….and neither Ron or I do much extra prep other than making sure the guest room sheets and towels are fresh.
We’re neat and tidy, both hate clutter and mess, and we both clean, dust, and vacuum whenever we see that it needs it, so things are always more or less guest ready.
@seadoug My experience has been that there’s always a few minutes of awkwardness no matter how close everyone is, as the guest(s) get oriented, but that quickly passes. Visitors almost always notice far less about a home than the folks who live there 24/7, so even though I might know that I didn’t clean the baseboards or overlooked that smudge on the wall or forgot to dust something, visitors tend to not see the minutiae that is so obvious to me.
Hostess tip: Bake some cookies or simmer some spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg or the like) on the stove right before your guests’ arrival. Those yummy fragrances make your home feel warm and welcoming.
And if it’s cookies, you also get to serve your guests a plateful fresh from the oven! What’s a better welcome than a plate of warm, fragrant cookies?
We’re neat and tidy, both hate clutter and mess, and we both clean, dust, and vacuum whenever we see that it needs it, so things are always more or less guest ready.
@seadoug My experience has been that there’s always a few minutes of awkwardness no matter how close everyone is, as the guest(s) get oriented, but that quickly passes. Visitors almost always notice far less about a home than the folks who live there 24/7, so even though I might know that I didn’t clean the baseboards or overlooked that smudge on the wall or forgot to dust something, visitors tend to not see the minutiae that is so obvious to me.
Hostess tip: Bake some cookies or simmer some spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg or the like) on the stove right before your guests’ arrival. Those yummy fragrances make your home feel warm and welcoming.
And if it’s cookies, you also get to serve your guests a plateful fresh from the oven! What’s a better welcome than a plate of warm, fragrant cookies?