Preparing for House Guests
Preparing for house guests involves more than providing a comfy place for them to sleep. It’s an opportunity to make those house guests feel welcome and guarantee their time spent with you is memorable. Why have house guests if it is not a positive and memorable experience?
Each of the four seasons brings with it a different reason for out-of-town guests to come knocking on your door. Preparing for house guests can be much easier on you IF you organize and prepare well in advance.
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Listed here are are a few tips to help you entertain your guests with warmth and hospitality. Some of our suggestions include
- Allow your guests some privacy and reserve some much needed privacy for yourself.
- Plan for only one meal together per day.
- Plan one “spend time together” activity per day.
- Have a list of “local fun activities” to entertain your guests.
- Add a few extra “bed and breakfast” touches…Maybe a favorite novel or a few magazines wrapped in a ribbon and laying on their bed, or a little bowl of mints on their night stand. (See the free printable, Holiday Guest Checklist.)
I do understand that many of us use our guest room as a storage room to drop all the “stuff” we have no defined place to store. Contact me if you need help organizing your guest room initially. We can zone your whole house so everything you own has a defined storage location.
If you organize and prepare before your guests arrive, you may even feel regret when your house guests wave goodbye. With a little planning for house guests and preparatory work you can be the perfect host. Remember to keep things simple. Your guests will remember how they felt in your company much longer than they will remember what they did while with you. Take time to enjoy the relationship. Plan now to enjoy your moments together by preparing for house guests early and easily.2 Responses to “Preparing for House Guests”
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November 8th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Gigantic tally you gain with this article. Thanks for sharing this information. I have house guests coming next week.
August 23rd, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Only feeling responsible for one meal per day when my houseguests arrive will make all the difference to me. Thanks for giving me permission.