Holy House Guests!

Since returning from Easter I've hardly had anytime to myself. It's mildly ironic in a way. Follow my logic here, in years past I used to tidy and clean my house on a regular basis. I used to have an almost defined schedule for keeping things spotless. It was partly pride in my shiny new toy (the house) and partly the hope that folks would come visit and I wanted to have a pristine environment for them to enjoy my company in. I did have many guests initially as people sought to observe what I'd made of myself and how I kept a home. But then everyone started getting their own homes and settling into their lives so visits are tougher. It's pretty standard stuff. But more relevantly, in recent months I've been slacking off. I do the bare minimum. I'm not washing trim or cleaning under furniture now. In my opinion I'm losing control of the state of the home, which worries me some. BUT! Now I seem to have more and more company. Maybe the "formality" of "perfection" chased people away and now that the house feels more lived in they are increasingly comfortable staying here. Either way, what spurred this train of thought is that after Easter I had Binky stay a night then Tosser was here for two nights. We had great dinners and watched my precious Leafs a couple of the nights. It was nice to have some company. What wasn't nice is that it effectively threw off my momentum that I was on in terms of working out. I had been on a serious tear, eating way better, exercising much more. In the lost Easter post I was telling you, the imaginary reader, all about walking with my parents and having a nice time up there. Choosing to drink and eat less with the family and all kinds of positive things. My driving need to be a good host stopped me from excusing myself to workout. I did manage to come home early last night and ride though. I think it's a comfort thing for me needing to be a good host and also for the guest being comfortable just hanging out in a dirty house on their own. Both guests did work well into the evening each night so I'm guessing it wouldn't have been an issue. It's an old thing that is new again and I'll have to re-capture a balance. Going into the weekend I'm thinking that I need to bear down and get back to basics.