Your Hospitality Personality by Morgan Tyree

Author:Morgan Tyree
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Living/Personal Growth;Hospitality—Religious aspects—Christianity;Personality—Religious aspects—Christianity;REL012070;SEL035000
ISBN: 9781493423255
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2020-06-10T00:00:00+00:00

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One year I decided to splurge and pay for a birthday party for my kids at one of those bouncy play places. I was practical (or cheap) and actually combined the party for my two oldest kids because their birthdays are only a month apart. While this option was a bit beyond our normal birthday party budget amount, I felt it was worth it because of the time and stress savings. And let me tell you—it was!

I had a short meeting with the coordinator, signed some forms, paid the fee, and was handed some blank invitations. Then, all I had to do was fill out the invites, send them to the guests, and bring the cake and party favors. That was it! It was such a simple way to host a party, and because I knocked out two of our kids’ parties at once, it actually ended up being fairly economical too!

If you are strapped for time, feel that your house doesn’t work well for hosting, or find that you tend to get overly stressed when hosting in your home, then why not host at an outside venue? Coordinating everything is often one of the biggest parts of hosting, and it can be made much smaller by choosing to host at an outside location. Outside venues typically mean less prep work and often less planning too.

A venue can be anywhere. Just go to your local Starbucks. So many of the patrons there are really just using the coffee shop as a place to gather. Starbucks is their venue. And it’s not really costing them much (other than their beverage or food purchase). There is also no cleanup or setup, and it’s easier to end a get-together when necessary because you are at a neutral location.

Neutral locations can be very beneficial, especially if you need to emphasize certain boundaries. You don’t have to ask someone to leave if it’s getting too late or your roommate is sick. Instead you can just get up and leave! While this may not be a common challenge, it sometimes can be. If you or your guests have varying time preferences or schedules, a neutral location can better mitigate all of those differences.

We learned from experience that in the Portuguese culture, arriving to a social event thirty or even sixty minutes after the start time is not considered being late. We also came to realize that dinner usually doesn’t start before seven and can easily go until all hours of the night (like midnight on a school night!). Therefore, we found that meeting at an outside venue would usually offer us greater flexibility, especially if we needed to leave early.

When hosting a book club or Bible study, I’ve intentionally elected to meet up at a coffee shop or a restaurant. While I love opening my home, I also appreciate making things easier for myself. If I pick a location where I as the hostess just have to show up and don’t have as much to do before and after, it saves me both time and energy.

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