Here’s What Happens When We Decide To Have People Over.

Eric and I have a mass of people coming over this weekend. It’s homecoming weekend at our alma mater, and since we live only ten minutes away it’s only natural that we would invite all of our college friends to a bonfire at our house on Saturday.

I love having people over.  I love the feeling of having a full house, loaded with the warmth and laughter of people I love.

But before that happens there’s the whole cleaning the house thing, which I’m not so good at because I get so easily distracted.

It all started this afternoon when Eric and I both got home from work early. I had a mental list of everything that had to be done in preparation for the weekend and wasted no time delegating Eric some of the tasks I hate (vacuuming the couch, mowing the lawn, anything that has to do with laundry).

Eric is a powerhouse when it comes to chores and so he dutifully ran downstairs to throw a bunch of towels in the wash that had been sitting in a dirty laundry basket for far too long. I was upstairs sitting on the bed, suddenly struck with the most awesome DIY idea that was sure to add some character to our living room.

As soon as I heard his feet on the stairs I called out to him: “Eric?! Any way we could get the circular saw out later? I have a really good idea for some DIY decor.” I heard him stop at the top of the stairs, and then the bedroom door was opening and he was saying, “Lizz, we’re not getting out the saw tonight. Not tonight”. I hopped off the bed, “Are you sure?”. He gave me a look that could only mean that he was completely sure.

Five minutes later, I’m in the study with an open bottle of paint and some wooden letters; another DIY project that just happened to pop into my head once the former one was dismissed. Eric poked his head in to let me know he was about to go outside to mow and there I was, not cleaning or preparing for company in any way.

Finally once I got the creative out of me I was able to buckle down and do some good old fashioned cleaning, so not only is our house overflowing with partially successful DIY projects, but it’s clean too.

Unfortunately for me, we have a Max (our two-year old canine/shedding machine), so I’ll probably be vacuuming another two times before our guests step foot in our house. But that’s okay, I might even have time for another crafty project or two!