No you cannot stay at my place while you’re on vacation | Andrea de Michaelis – Creating my own reality, one thought at a time

We live in Florida. People vacation on our Florida beaches, so it’s not uncommon to have friends old and new invite themselves overnight while they’re in town. Domino told me last night she got a call from someone she hasn’t spoken to in 10 years who wants to use her place as a crash pad for a week. She doesn’t know how to tell them no. She doesn’t want to seem rude, but she runs a busy business from home and doesn’t have time for the interruption. “What would you do?” she asked me. I told her I’d tell them the truth. My home is my office, it is not set up to have people stay with me. “You won’t even know I’m there” is never true. Even if we’re each being quiet, my routine is interrupted so my attention is taken from my work every moment you’re in town. The fact that I have an extra bed or couch matters not. It doesn’t even matter that I don’t know you that well or you’ve never contacted me for any other reason. My home is simply not set up to accommodate guests, no matter how casual. Domino works from home and stays as busy as I do. My truth is her truth as well. When her parents visit, or her kids, she loves spending time with them but all work comes to a halt until they’re gone. I love my friends and family and they understand staying with me is out of the question. If it is also out of the question for you, don’t hesitate to tell them so.