Hello World! Welcome Friends! How often do you find yourself arranging regular get-togethers at your home? Things like dinner parties, board game evenings, movie nights, and barbecues?
For some people, the answer to this question will inevitably be “a lot,” but for many others, their homes end up being more or less entirely private domains — with all “events” and social activities taking place externally, in restaurants, bars, parks, or event halls.
While your own home is, of course, your own inner sanctum — and is naturally going to be a very personal and intimate space for you — however, there are some real benefits to be had from arranging regular get-togethers at your own home, instead of just using it as a place to sleep, eat, store your clothes, and watch Netflix.
Here are just a few reasons why you should make a point of arranging get-togethers at your home regularly.
It’s Great for Maintaining Accountability With Regards to Home Maintenance and Tidying
If you’ve ever found your home in a totally messy, chaotic, and topsy turvy state, but have had some important get-together or event looming on the horizon and taking place at your home, you’ve undoubtedly noticed how well these kinds of commitments can motivate your inner handyman and cleaning whizz.
Whether with regards to particular elements of home maintenance such as researching things like pest control near me, in order to help you to deal with infestation — or with regards to simply decluttering and getting rid of old packaging that’s been accumulating in every corner — it’s not always easy to stay on top of household tasks.
As human beings, we all need — and are likely to benefit greatly from — various forms of external motivation and accountability. People who want to get fit are likely to find it much easier to do so, if they surround themselves with people who are also motivated in that way, for example.
By the same token, it’s just a lot easier to let your home end up in a more or less chronically sub-optimal state if you’re the only one who ever sees it.
By regularly arranging gatherings at your home, you introduce a good dose of external motivation into your routine, for keeping your home in great condition. And far from just making a better overall impression on your friends and relatives, this is also likely to have significant benefits for your own sense of wellbeing, on a day-to-day basis.
It’s a Great Way of Nurturing and Deepening Connections with Friends and Loved Ones
There’s something very intimate about inviting people to your home and enjoying time together in a more personal setting — and it’s especially meaningful and significant to have regular face-to-face interactions with those you care about.
Today, a lot more of our ordinary communications with others end up being mediated by screens and digital services of one sort or another. While it’s a great thing that we can keep in touch with friends and family from afar, and enjoy things like video calls, however, none of these things are a good substitute for spending time together in person.
Hosting regular gatherings at your home is an excellent way of nurturing and deepening connections with friends and loved ones. It allows plenty of opportunity for laughs, games, sharing stories, and eating good food together.
It’s a More Straightforward and Cost-Effective Alternative to Going Out On the Town
In some ways, going out on the town is more “straightforward” than inviting people to your home. It doesn’t require you to cater or do much planning, for example.
In another sense, though, inviting people to your home can be much more straightforward — as it allows you to keep things personal, puts everyone in a more comfortable setting, and reduces the need to worry about things like bills, reservations and perhaps even transport.
Hosting events at your own home is also likely to be more cost-effective, in many cases, than going out on the town — with the costs of going to bars, restaurants, and various events, often becoming very substantial very quickly.
It’s a Good Habit to Keep you Social and Outgoing
Regularly hosting events in your home automatically puts you in a position of being more social, proactive and outgoing — whereas always going out on the town instead is likely to just make you more reactive, instead.
With much of the world having been subject to some stringent lockdown restrictions over the last couple of years, many people have apparently found that their social skills have “atrophied” as a result.
It’s a good habit to stay social and outgoing if possible.
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