When someone turns up at your house...

[PurpleSapphire]

I don't like it. Even friends, I like to know a day and time they're visiting. I'm the kind of person who changes into pj's/slobbing around stuff as soon as i'm in the door, bra off, messy hair tied up out of the way. I've never been confident about how I look and I just find it really intrusive. It's my home and I should be able to relax any way I want, not be on constant alert in case someone turns up. Am I just really antisocial and strange?

@UntilYourNextHairBrainedScheme

bringincrazyback thats a bit chicken and egg isn't it? Many people sleep walk to the shower and wake up when the water hits... I feel grotty til I've showered, which is why I get up before I need to wake the kids on a day I'm home, and make sure I shower even before an early shift with a 6am start. That's fairly common talking to colleagues who also work shifts, and working in residential accommodation with clients who have to get up early - most people seem to be more awake if they get in the shower, and to stumble downstairs groggily if they don't.

It can be a bit chicken and egg, but personally I just hate getting wet while I'm still sleep-groggy so much that I'll postpone it on every morning I possibly can. Now I WFH that's not too hard, but I look back with a shudder on the days when I had a super-early work start and had to get straight into the shower as soon as I woke. It felt horrible and didn't necessarily help me feel that much more awake.

Agreed!