https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:22:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158599 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:15:04 +0000 JessKas 1158599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. I don't care if the house is spotless, and cooking is my forte. I love having people over for dinner! The biggest problem is we took the room we used as a dining room and turned it into a nursery. Now there's not really a good place for a large group to eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158548 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:58:16 +0000 Boogs 1158548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: Lol you sound more like me. I went a married an extrovert so he loves he loves the stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158466 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:25:36 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1158466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I hate 'em. I'm the world's biggest introvert...ever. I don't love entertaining or people all up in my...stuff. Hahah. I'm a peach. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158461 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:24:34 +0000 Mrsbells 1158461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes definitely. I love it but its also stressful </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158455 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:23:02 +0000 .twist. 1158455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do get stressed but it's a good exciting stressed. If that makes sense! I love dinner parties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158408 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:06:09 +0000 nana87 1158408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>dh and I love hosting dinner parties (or just having people over for football or whatever), and it used to stress us out but we've figured it out now! a lot of it is prepping early, like making things before that just need to be heated, or prepping before so it's just ready to pop in the oven or whatever. and we divvy the responsibilities up--I usually spend the morning cleaning and setting everything up (if we have more than 6 people for dinner, we need to move furniture around to make our table bigger!) while dh is in the kitchen prepping the food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158354 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 09:49:18 +0000 heartonastring 1158354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Being organized is the key! Make as much ahead as you can and have a plan of attack. We also like to have the kitchen completely cleaned up and the dishwasher empty before company arrives - cuts down on the chaos :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158120 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:18:28 +0000 pui 1158120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a love hate relationship haha. I LOVE throwing parties but all the clean up stresses me out a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158114 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:17:14 +0000 honeybear 1158114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Magazine-style perfection cannot be achieved in our little apartment--the chairs will be mismatched if we have more than 2 people over, everyone will have a full view of the mess I make in the kitchen, etc.--so I don't even try. And I'm a lot less stressed as a result. We have friends over regularly and it's always fun. I tend to do things on the casual side (except for the food, because I like doing involved recipes), but I bust out my mismatched-on-purpose china and fancy wine glasses and water goblets and call it good. After a glass or two of wine no one cares anyhow. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158098 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:12:20 +0000 mrskc 1158098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Having people over doesn't stress me out but I am stressing about my sons first bday party tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158093 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:12:03 +0000 MsLipGloss 1158093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158090 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:11:48 +0000 LuLu Mom 1158090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I get a little anxious, but I love doing it! Once the day arrives I relax and enjoy, but the days leading up I'm a ball of stress and nerves about my house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1158085 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:10:10 +0000 Alivoo01 1158085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm just having people over for food, not really. But if I have to plan a party where I have to worry about decor, entertainment, food, etc. OMG - yes!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157998 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:33:09 +0000 Cole 1157998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enjoy it but we don't do it often. I don't know that I stress about it but I do spend waaaay more time than I probably should fussing with details (and we aren't talking pinterest worthy dinner parties either!) </p> <p>We recently started making sure we have the cleaning lady come out right before we have "special" company and while everything isn't always perfect it leaves me with time to worry about the absurd stuff instead of my floors! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157980 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:24:04 +0000 looch 1157980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We deliberately invite people over on the Saturday after our housecleaner comes over.</p> <p>We buy dessert or if they offer to bring something, we always suggest dessert. It's one less thing we have to worry about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157971 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:15:47 +0000 ChitownRo 1157971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I love it! We are the default hang out spot for our group of friends (football, game nights etc). I don't worry abt it being perfectly clean and have go to appetizers and dishes to make so I don't have to think too much </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157696 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:57:32 +0000 PurplePeony 1157696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I love it! I wish we entertained more often. I don't worry much about things looking perfect, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157681 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:42:04 +0000 Boogs 1157681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: Any secrets on keeping things stress free for yourself? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157300 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:22:17 +0000 Boogs 1157300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: That's actually not that bad of an idea because they can't possibly do it all bad that's for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157286 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:18:34 +0000 heartonastring 1157286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. We love to cook and entertain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157275 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:16:15 +0000 Reese 1157275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Yes, I always hire someone to clean beforehand. If they don't do something the way I like it.. I will just go over it. It saves me from having to do it all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157201 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:03:51 +0000 Boogs 1157201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: I'll admit, I've often thought it would be great to hire someone to clean just for instances like that, but I worry they won't do things the way I like. Or maybe I'm just crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157021 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:40:28 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1157021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I like everything to be sparkling clean before having a bunch of people over. That makes me a bit stressed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-hosting-a-partydinner-party-stress-you-out#post-1157010 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:39:13 +0000 Boogs 1157010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The ones that stress me out the most are ones at my house, which aren't many lol, because I'm always so worried about everything being super clean and perfect. </p> <p>Do parties of any type stress you out? </p>