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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Today, I finally admitted to myself that I HATE having people over to my home. I am a very social person and love getting together with friends, but I become so anxious when anyone visits - is my house clean enough? What will we eat? How does the lawn look? Will people notice the crappy paint job in the living room? Should we eat outside or inside? Where should I put the crudites? Etc. etc. I find myself secretly hoping that people will cancel on us after we invite them over. I dread the visits for days beforehand. Anyone else like this? How do you deal? I am an anxious person by nature and I care too much what people think about me, I need to get over it! Our friends have had to invite themselves over in order to meet our now-several-months-old baby. [/quote] OP, don't bother hosting. No-one will enjoy to be around you in your house. I love to have people over, and my house is far away from perfect, but we always have people popping up even without invitation (mom dropped my kid after practice or playdate -- she is always invited for cup of coffee or glass of wine; I chat with the neighbor this morning while walking my dog -- the neighbor invited for breakfast at our house; kids friends are always welcome here; I have few good friends who can just pop up any time they are around in our area without invitation. My house is clean most of the time, have no clutter. We did a lot of DIY fixing it, so the paint job is superb. The rest of the things -- no one cares. People just to want to have a good time, and if you act relaxed and welcoming, everyone will have a good time. [/quote] +1 relax and enjoy your company [/quote]
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