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Originally Posted by Ammi

...structure the washing up, I love that.....yeah the 6 people dinner party thing does need a lot of structuring though..and the trick is to get everyone on board with the structuring...(..without even realising it, or realising it but enjoying it..)...making the structure stuff a part of the evening by gliding them into the kitchen between courses and all doing that washing up together so that you’re not left with THAT kitchen...it’s like an army tactical manoeuvre, Girth...and seeing all of those happy troops chatting in the kitchen while they help do your washing up for you...


..anyways, the whole thing is to enjoy your 6 friends and to enjoy the evening...because the washing up will still be there in the morning but those friends wasn’t be...(..well I hope they won’t be still there.....the deal was never to include an overnight accommodation...although yeah, that can happen as well and it’s just to go with that as well if it does..)...at least if the kitchen is a mess in the morning, you’ll have the dinner guests there to help you...so win/win I guess.....

Dinner Party? What kind of circles do you think I move in? Aint having no dinner parties round my house Ammi.

I was talking about the relatives and their friends who come round and want feeding

We structure the washing up so that the host doesn't have so much to do when they all leave.