Sometimes I pack a few days full of friends. This was one of those weekends. There were several people or families on my mental list that I had been wanting to have over to our house for a meal and chit-chat, and I just happened to schedule them all on the same weekend (at different times). I had the weekend "free" of appointments, kids' sporting events, and other general requirements, so I decided to fill the days with cooking, eating and catching up with friends. I did a dinner Friday night, breakfast (a late one) Saturday morning, and dinner Saturday night. That could sound overwhelming, but there are some reasons that "clumping" guests in a few days' time is sometimes actually easier than spreading them out. Here is my rationale:
1) I clean the house and it is still generally clean by the time the last guests leave
2) I get menu planning and grocery shopping done all in one swoop.
3) I can bake a few things the same day in preparation and they'll be fresh for all the guests (or I can even make the SAME THING for several guests (I just make sure my own family doesn't get tired of it!)
4) I can put out candles or table decorations/centerpieces, and set out place mats and just leave them up the whole time.
So instead of doing, undoing and re-doing things multiple times over several weeks, I actually just did everything once (in BULK, you could say!). It was a great weekend. Try it sometime. See if you agree with me.
Very persuasive! I would like to have people over more, and I get your rationale! I'll have to give it a go. Thanks for the inspiration!
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