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When you are wearing your crankypants, how do you rally?
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When you are wearing your Grumpy Pants (shout out to Crankypats if she is still here), and you just want to curl up with a book/magazine, but instead you are hosting a last minute dinner with dear friends, how do you rally? We also have an infant, who will need the usual bed time routine that lasts from 5:30-7 (which includes her dinner). I will be getting home at 5. Husband said he will tidy up before I get home (working from home today).
And, as we are both working parents, husband has been traveling all week, the place is a mess. And, we recently moved, so we don't have all our furniture yet. I would love to be a charming, gracious hostess (and I know I can be). I just need some sleep and hair that doesn't look like hell. |
Anonymous
| Order delivery, no doubt. Pour yourself a glass of wine the second you get home. Turn on music that makes you happen. Smell something soothing like lavendar. Tell yourself, "it's Friday night!" (although, honestly, I dont' know the difference between the days anymore...ahhh...those days when the weekend meant something really, really fun!). |
Anonymous
| Music that makes you "happy" I meant! |
Anonymous
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I like the idea of music that makes you happen. You're happenin'! No correction needed.
And booze. Go ahead and start drinking as soon as you walk in the door. |
Anonymous
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Leave the mess, order delivery. They will understand.
Most problems can be solved by relaxing one or two constraints. |
Anonymous
| usually it treat myself to a starbucks beverage in cases like this. the big shot of caffeine helps me. |
Anonymous
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Booze, booze, booze. Sometimes the ol' happy juice does wonders.
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Anonymous
Personally, I write over the top sunshiny reinterpretations of people's gripes...but that's just me - Crankypants. So, just for you (albeit probably too late for your pre-dinner party needs), here goes - and please bear with me, as I am quite out of practice: Ah, an impromptu dinner party! What a glorious opportunity to display to your dear friends your amazing ability to feed, entertain, and send off to happy slumber those of the human species, both small and large. (Preferably the guests will return to their own homes for the slumber part.) The "mess" that is your home is merely a manifestation of the wonderful fullness of your life (a clean house is easy with no kids, no spouse, and an extra 40 work-free hours a week). No furniture? Room to throw back your head and laugh! (Not to mention that it really opens up a room.) Lack of sleep and hair that looks like hell are, of course, hallmarks of your amazing accomplishments - bringing a child into this world, bringing home the bacon, and bringing together two people to form a marriage. Not too shabby. Consider serving your guests a new specialty drink: the Fantabulous, named after its creator - you. 
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Anonymous
| I'm cheering you on OP. You've got some great suggestions here already. Go for it! |
Anonymous
| Not out of practice, Crankypants! |
Anonymous
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I was going to suggest the same things. My first thought was booze, my second thought was make things easy on yourself and order food from elsewhere. You have an infant for goodness sake, that alone gives you a free pass to have a messy place and order take out. If you feel you must clean do surface cleaning and stuff things in cabinets.
Good luck! |
Anonymous
| Aaahhhhhh....welcome back crankypants. We missed you! |
Anonymous
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Drink a margarita...check
Have sex.....check Eat chocolate...check Im still kind of cranky right now. |
Anonymous
| PP Obviously you need a do over. |
Anonymous
| op how did it go? |