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Had a great time with friends in the village, enjoying food and whisky and good company until late in the evening.
So here was my question.
Me and my partner spent about eight hours cooking and cleaning, another hour or so cleaning up, two hours prepping dinner the day before and about an hour at the store getting all the stuff.
Fair enough, we overdid it and one can cook less and/or faster things but this is a lingering bit of frustration for me: I spend twelve hours so that I can hang out with friends for five hours?
Doesn't make that much sense as a life trade-off, huh.
Quality vs quantity? The things we do/how to hang out as adults? Gotta give now and again?
Maybe you can have potluck next time, in which each guest brings a dish to the party. Then it will be less taxing on the host’s part
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22 sats \ 1 reply \ @OgFOMK 1 Dec
The time it takes to make things right might not always get noticed. Find reward in the preparation of things, too. Do it with love and your friends will feel good after they leave your home.
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That has its own reward, doesn't it
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Yes but the preparation can be worth it. Think about another example, how hard do athletes practice for just 12 minutes of game time? How hard do entrepreneurs practice for a 5 minutes sales pitch.
No doubt your friends have noticed how much effort you put in, and that will pay its own dividends over time
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Moments with friends when eating together are really fun, because we rarely see these moments, everyone's time is limited, because everyone has their own busy schedule, congratulations to those of you who can gather with friends.
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Not every relationship is transactional.
Though I’m still waiting for my kids to give me my ROI
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Them fuckers! Total losers. Won't even pay for their own food, not to mention diapers
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U understand my pain!
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