We had the pleasure of having some dear friends of ours come visit yesterday. It was great to get to catch up with everything going on in their lives and their children. I just loved sitting around sharing different recipes we have tried, various scenarios that we found ourselves in, or the numerous times we have to discipline our children. We could have spent the entire time just talking about our collection of seven children . I think we actually did.
The only problem with friends (or better yet--family!) coming to visit is the cleaning you feel like you have to do before they come. We make sure the toilets are clean, the counters are clutter free and the knick-knacks are dusted. We sweep and mop the floors. We take out all the trash and clear off the coffee table. We vacuum, sanitize and polish. We even make our beds.
Birthday parties are the worst. Those events bring both friends and family. So while you are trying to entertain both groups who may or may not know each other and may or may not like each other you are worried that someone might actually notice the soap dispenser is half empty instead of paying attention to the guest of honor blowing out the candles
Do we really think that our friends are going to come into our house with white gloves and microscopes? What if they do wear the gloves and find that it’s not perfect? Do we think they are going to even mind? Do we think they will make fun of us, or they might even leave? Of course not, our friends love us for who we are, not the way we keep our house. (Or if we have gained 40 lbs in four years.) But if they are bothered by the mess then maybe they aren’t really our friends after all. And that would just mean less people coming over to visit. Therefore, the less you have to tidy-up. Sounds like a win-win to me.
So…who wants to come to my house? I promise to not clean.
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