@PinkSparklyPussyCat colostomy bags are next on my list to be the hostess with the mostest in 2022. I also resolve to be clearer in my posts to eliminate the possibility of misinterpretation.
On the upside this thread has made me realise that my house is well equipped to cater for the casual visitor or a staying guest - even an unexpected one.
But though it makes me sound like the Queen there are some things my husband and I do not provide because we do not use them. The reason I call it wifework is because it's generally only women who agonise over providing things that go beyond normal levels of hospitality in a private home and not a hotel.
The list includes sanitary protection, condoms, the morning after pill and nappies. Disclaimer: this list is for guide purposes only and is no means an exclusive list of things people may be dismayed not to find in our establishment.
On the upside we do have loads of towelling slippers bearing the names of various actual hotels we have stayed in. My husband is addicted to collecting those and also rather nice pencils and notelets so visitors could always write us a thank you note or an IOU.
We don't have hiking gear because there's no call for it where we live but we do have spare Oyster cards which visitors have been thrilled by when they've arrived for some sightseeing intending to register. We've got five, maybe more, because we keep mislaying them in different pockets. It's pot luck whether you get an Oyster that's just been topped up with £20 or one with nothing on it. For the avoidance of doubt we do not require visitors to reimburse us but to leave the Oyster on the shelf by the front door as they leave. I wasn't being serious about the IOU either.
I think that element of chance about the Oyster cards enhances the experience of coming to visit us even though we don't provide tampons and frown on people putting used ones in the bathroom bin.