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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some people also feel more comfortable hosting with more clutter, disorganization, etc. around.  I am not saying anyone on here posting currently is like this, but one friend I have happily hosts events with lots of disorganization in her home.  I love her to death, love her family, and love her joie de vivre, etc.   I suppose opposites attract, at least in this case, b/c wish I could be as relaxed and care-free as she.  :(  I am not full-blown OCD, but I definitely like things to be nice and organized before I have other people in my home.  :( [/quote]

I am one of the heavy hosters, and I am like this.  I would never host when our place was dirty, but there is likely to be a basket of unfolded laundry tucked behind the bed that you are layng your coat on or a few items in the corner that need to be donated or sold.  And, if you have kids, I am sure the place will be destroyed by the time you leave, but that is okay, because it just takes a few minutes to clean up after you go.  This attitude makes it easy for me to laugh when you (or your child) accidentally breaks something because there is risk in everything and we shouldn't have had it out.  I think our guests appreciate this attitude, at least the 10+ who have broken glasses, the 2 who have dropped whole bottles of wine, and the 1 whose child popped a squat and peed on the carpet (to be fair, my child joined in and was punished later as this is clearly not allowed).  This is also why we aren't replacing our 8-year-old carpets anytime soon, even though they look a little rattier than I would wish.  We do make sure that everything is cleaned promptly and that the housekeeper comes every other week, but if we waited until everything was absolutely perfect, we would have to wait until our child was grown to entertain, and I don't want to.

But, I completely understand why some people don't want to host.  [/quote]

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