I am currently sitting on a bus back home after my weekend went to hell in a handcart with teen DD visiting from uni for a cycling thing just when I am hosting 12 for dinner tonight.
I have lemon/garlic Greek chicken breast marinating in the fridge. I have the ingredients for roasted veg, rosemary potatoes, Tim/cucumber/feta salad, green salad. Dips and nibbles to start ?but I need to dice cut d'Or tzaiki). And I bought desserts on my way home an hour ago (I had to come back out to drop rental car back to airport...he'll..handcart...).
I need to turn the chaos to clean beauty, get my glasses/crockery/cutlery for entertaining (not fancy - just plain white but the numbers needed) from my basement storage in the apartment.
I still need to buy fizzy water and wine (shop near apartment has enough for my needs even if more expensive ...today, I'll take that).
Hoover, dust, clean bathroom, empty bins to basement.
Move exercise bike and DD racing bike to spare room around her clothes and chaos. To set up my desk and extend my dining table to fit everyone.
Have lunch.
I guess, now my blood pressure is dropping back from the Saturday chaos of the airport and managing to return the car in 1 piece, I'm trying to prioritise and wondering if anyone has any tips or shortcuts I can steal.
Have 25 minutes on the bus, guests arrive at 6:30pm.