I knew I was having company over this week but I didn’t know the details. Â Well, tonight I was given about an hour and a half notice that 8 people were coming over for dinner. Â I had a momentary, habitual panic attack that lasted about two whole minutes. Â It only took that long to walk around and straighten things up before I realized that I had nothing to worry about. Â Instead, I was able to focus on making dinner which turned out delicious.
Do you know what else happens when you don’t have to worry about the mess?  You can put love into your dinner. That might sound silly but it’s true.  Food tastes so much better when you can take the time to make it right.  I can’t really explain it but you’ll notice a difference.
The other thing that you can do when you’re not worrying about the mess is actually spending time with your guests. Â This is something that I’ve put on hold for way too long. Â It used to be hard to sit here talking to the people when clutter was all around because all I could think about was the mess. Â I would spend the time thinking about how I should’ve done this or that before they got there. Â This time, I sat here and enjoyed every minute of the conversation.
Good for you! I need to do that. Get rid of clutter.
Getting rid of all this clutter has made things so much easier but I still have a long way to go.
Jen, that is the best news!! Only 90 min to make a company dinner?? No wonder you had a panic attack!
this is wonderful – must feel terrific 🙂 I too worry about hosting because I am not a good cook. I worry, get sad and embarrassed, and miss all the great time to be spent with my guests – so good for you! when we are pleased and happy, the guest are happy too, and that is all what matters (usually) I guess 🙂
It was really nice! It was the first time in a very long time that I actually enjoyed having guests over! And that’s the way it should be!!