We have had a guest in our home

I do not like drop in company either. Even my DIL calls before she comes over.

And for some reason I don't like overnight company either -- I find it kind of unsettling, even if it is family. Guess I'm just set in my ways or something. I am too used to doing what I want to when I want to.
 

I guess we're a bit different-we enjoy having others over, even staying for a few days. One of the reasons we have our summer house at the lake is so we can have guests and spend time with friends and family. We have guests stay overnight at least once a month and friends over for dinner once a week or so.
 
I don't really like my routines disrupted. It means my gym and home workouts are often stopped. Meals are different as most guests don't want spicy food which we always eat.

Short term guests are okay though - 3 or 4 days. Stepdaughter and her hubby and son are coming later this month for a few days, but I have to give up the room where I do my workouts and have to babyproof the house and the wee one is just turning 3.

Our Ugandan daughter visits for about a week at a time.

My sister comes for a month normally every other year. Every year when we visit my family we usually spend two weeks at my brothers house and two weeks at my sister's. I think my brother gets tired of having us there, but my sister hates to see us leave as she lives alone in a big house and loves to chat, and chat and chat.....

I have a cousin coming from Phoenix this summer and I haven't seen him since our grandpa's funeral in the early 80's! We were never close so I don't even feel like I know him. We are friends on FB and he tells my sister via their phone conversations about the awful left-wing things I say on FB. The only interest we share is genealogy. He asked me for hotel recommendations and instead of saying come stay at our house, I gave him recommendations. I'm a Bad cousin.
 
I suppose it depends on the size of your house how guests would be tolerated. Mine woul have to be a mansion...:cool:
 
I like having guest too, I just don't like the ding dong, guess what, I'm at your door drop by kind of guest, plus, it's hot in FL, I'm rarely fully clothed. Another reason to have make a mad dash :eek:nthego: to alter my comfort. I don't even mind living with other people, I just don't care for drop in people who don't give notice well ahead of time. And yes, sometimes they can over stay their welcome. Some very close friends will be visiting in a few weeks, I can't wait, but, I'll probably be pushing them out the door in a few days or maybe not, sometimes, I wish they'd stay forever. Depends on if their expecting me to cook any meals during their visit, if that's the case, time to get on up and out of here, hit the road. This is tourist dream, bring your credit cards, we're eating out, your treat. :D j/k uh, kinda. LOL.
 
we enjoy having the guests that WE ask to stay for a few days, perhaps that's the difference.We only have one double guest room as well, but that's enough for two people to stay, we never have more at any one time, as all our family live close to us.I do think that four days is enough however. I like people to drop in, although most choose to phone ahead.
 
We have three BR two full baths but when you have guests you are always "on". Maybe it's me but I like my little rut just fine.
 
oakapple said:
we enjoy having the guests that WE ask to stay for a few days, perhaps that's the difference.We only have one double guest room as well, but that's enough for two people to stay, we never have more at any one time, as all our family live close to us.I do think that four days is enough however. I like people to drop in, although most choose to phone ahead.
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My family and friends in the US seem to think we are a holiday destination since we are in Scotland. We have a 'request' in for next summer from a friend and former colleague and her husband.
 
I remember my Grandma used to put a new box of wooden matches in her bathroom when she had overnight guests. I don't remember air fresheners in those days.
 
AZ Jim said:
I remember my Grandma used to put a new box of wooden matches in her bathroom when she had overnight guests. I don't remember air fresheners in those days.
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Thanks for the reminder, air freshener just isn't enough when some make use of the lab. Matches used to always do the trick, I haven't tried it in a long time, think for one friend, it's time to experiment. She'll get a kick out of it when I leave them with the rest of her toiletries with a note. LOL
 
Hahahaha she may not appreciate it but for sure the next user will.
 

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