I love the holidays. I live a long way from family and I love it when it works out that family can come for the holidays.
Here are some ways to prepare the house for those special holiday guests:
Prepare the guest room
- Put fresh sheets on the bed
- Have an easy to use alarm clock near the bed
- Have an extra blanket and pillow available
- Make there is drawer space and hanging space for guests’ clothing (including empty hangers)
- A waste basket and tissues
Many of us don’t have a special room reserved just for guests. We have to convert a child’s room or a family room with a pull out bed into a temporary guest room.
I think the best way to make someone feel welcome is to create their own special space without having family members walking through all of the time. If you use a child’s room for the guest room take out the clothing and any other necessitties for the following day so the guest won’t need to be interrupted. Let that space show that you have prepared for them and you want them to be there. Nice extra touches are a small vase of flowers in their space, a small bottle of water and perhaps a small chocolate treat.
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