According to Endsleigh, over 2 million Brits will avoid inviting people over this Christmas because of their shabby interiors. With this in mind, we take a look at the things couples panic about when they have an unexpected visitor.
Shabby interiors
Plates- Chances are you've just had your tea or you had it off your lap last night and the dirty plates are still spread about your living room. It doesn't bother the two of you but guests may have other opinions.
Kitchen floor- It's easy to just sweep crumbs and bits of your dinner onto the kitchen floor and leave them there until you clean at the weekend. To any outsiders it looks like you live in a barn.
Your bathroom- Crusty toothpaste on the sink, no toilet roll next to the toilet and damp from every morning you forgot to open the window and let out your shower steam. Oh the shame.
Washing- You have seen your knickers, you partner has seen your knickers, but there they dangle for your mother and father in law to see because your washing is still drying on your maiden, days after you ran them through the machine.
Your pyjamas- It's a given that as soon as your set foot through the door you get changed into your pjs and dressing gown. Other people might not be so eager and ask if you're ill or having an early night- nope- they're just comfortable.
Stairs- Your straits are the dumping ground for everything that needs to go up, however, it's got so bad now that you would need some sort of large carrying device to get them up there. Consequently, everything stays put and remains a tripping hazard every time you go up and downs stairs. You pray your guests will tread carefully if they need the loo.
Glasses- Your house looks like a scene from Signs- people genuinely think you're preparing for alien invasion- either that or you're always thirsty and can't make it to the sink before shrivelling up through dehydration.
Post- You're not going to lie; you let post pile up for days without opening it- it's going to be a bill after all, so you'd rather not know how much debt you're in. Instead your sideboard looks like the sorting office. You worry guests will think you haven't got your life together. It's true- but they don't need to know that.
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