Dealing with houseguests

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I am very married to routine and a pathetically light sleeper, and as a result I get very out of sorts when I have house guests. My husband thinks I'm really rude, but I'm not good at being polite when going short on sleep for days on end and I just can't hide how unhappy I am to be sharing my house. Plus, we only have one bathroom, which is occasionally inconvenient for the two of us but gets unlivable fast with 4 adults in the house. Then there are the demands on your time and energy...house guests want to play board games, or talk all night, or to drive around to places with you. It's just too much.

How do you cope with house guests? Do you have good strategies for taking care of yourself while they're around? I have some showing up next week and I'm dreading it.

I don't know, I have house guests now that I secretly wish would leave, since they take up my bathroom and workroom as well and leave it out of order. But I just try to focus on homework or a trip to the bookstore or school where they're not there. Or failing that, count down the numbers of days until they leave. That's all I have, sorry.

My advice to dealing with house guests and feeling uncomfortable. The best advice for you would be to speak to your husband and express your concerns before they arrive next time.

The second advice would be to get as much rest as possible before they arrive If you feel that stressed, I would try Yoga and breathing exercises. They have plenty of videos at you tube.com on yoga.

I have let people know, politely, that they need to stay at a local motel instead of my place. Some of them took offense, a few understood and did so. Then we went to dinner together and the limited time spent was pleasant. (Except for the fact I can't stand noisy crowded places but that's a different subject).

I had some house guests on friday night, turned out ok. Started a little awkward but after a bit we all relaxed and spent the night chatting s**t and eating crap.