You Know What I Hate… Uninvited Guest

It’s 2018, no one should be showing up to your door unannounced. That’s exactly what a guest isn’t. It is your selfish right to walk around your house comfortably with a bottle of whatever without fear of interruption.

But now, instead of rushing to put on “presentable” clothes. You will hide in the back of house (or behind whatever immediate furniture you can get to) until the coast is clear. You will gaslight anyone who thinks they saw you into thinking they were spying on you. And you will continue your party for one without care or guilt.

Dropping by someone’s house is completely inconsiderate and you should not fill bad by hiding. But what about uninvited guest that show up to events? Or to your office when you’re trying to finish an important deadline.

Who really does that? It’s amazing to me the people who continue to invite themselves to places. I’m sure being alone is a problem for them, but that shouldn’t be your problem. You need your space like they need company. They just need to find company with other people who want company.

Here are some tips to discourage people from just dropping in.

• Park in the garage so your car isn’t visible
• No garage, no problem. Get in habit of limiting the light inside. Maybe someone else picked you up
• Close your door when you are in your office, if someone knocks you don’t have to answer
• When the person asks where are you or where you’re going, say where you are just leaving instead and change the topic
• Don’t post your location on social media until after you have left

What are your secrets for stopping uninvited guests?