A woman I admire very much said something so simple to me when I was complaining about the state of mess in my house.. She said whenever someone was coming to her home — a home with five children in it — and she started to worry about how her home looked, she would stop and think: "Are they coming to see me, or are they coming to see my home?" It occurred to her that someone who would have a problem with her home looking like a family of seven lived in it wasn't really someone's opinion she cared about. I'd love to say I embraced that wisdom immediately, but I didn't. Slowly, though, I have let go of some of the crazy things I believed must happen before people entered my front door. The first thing I let go was the dog and cat hairs. A sweep I did do, but would fret seeing a ball of hair fly across the timber floors. Over the years, I've became more relaxed. Next, I didn't dust. Nobody said a word, and they came back again. 0.0.. :)
I didn't plan the entire
meal around foods I could prepare ahead of time so my kitchen could be spotless
when my guests arrived. Friends jumped in the kitchen mainly desert time, am hopeless at deserts and they helped me finish making dinner, and we had fun.
I call this scruffy
hospitality. Scruffy hospitality means you’re not waiting for everything in
your house to be in order before you host and serve friends in your home.
Scruffy hospitality means you hunger more for good conversation and serving a
simple meal of what you have, not what you don’t have. It's hard to let go of
the belief that our homes need to be picture-perfect — or maybe I should say
"Pinterest-perfect" — before we can welcome guests. The idea that we
must make our home look unlived in before having people over stops so many of
us from sharing life together. So next time you are about to entertain, think
really is it that bad?
Destinations: - Shiny Shabby and The Crossroads Event
Dress: - :V.e. Valentina E - Hopeless Romantic Dress MAITREYA (no scripts) - (New) @ Shiny Shabby
Hair: -.Entwined. Zoe (M) - (New) @ The Crossroads
Skin: - .:[PUMEC] :. - .:Sonia:. - / April \ - SKIN (Catwa) - (New) @ Shiny Shabby
Cup: - [Merak] - Lexi Set - Cup to Go - (New) @ The Crossroads
Magazines: - [Merak] - Lexi Set - Magazines Display (Silver) - (New) @ The Crossroads
Table: - [Merak] - Amelie Table - (New) @ The Crossroads
Mobile: - MG - Maxi Gossamer - Boho Beaded Mobile - Fameshed
Gourds: - Apple Fall Gourds in Vintage Bowl
Pup: - JIAN Lively Labs :: Golden Companion Pup - (New) @ The Arcade September
Potted Plants: - Soy. Shitamachi Alley Garden - Potted Plants, E, G (New) @ The Arcade September
Choker: - *agp* Agapee Remy Choker
Treehouse: - Trompe Loeil - Natalia Treehouse
Head: - CATWA HEAD Cami V4.9
Body: - Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara
Pose: - RK Poses. Endless love - (Part of couple pose) (New) @ The Crossroads
