If you don’t spend a lot of time in your kitchen, for instance because you’re doing some time in some state prison on a regular basis, decorating your kitchen can be a tough job. So don’t do it. Especially when you, like me, never liked cooking and have a very busy professional life. In the last two years I prepared maybe twice a meal in this kitchen.

If you hate it when your kitchen appliances seem to have the highest IQ in your household,  don’t buy that stuff. Keep it simple. My advice is: ”Don’t loose your time fixing your kitchen, just fix you a microwave.”

Relax when you can

Because of my busy professional life, I have been seated perhaps ten times in the living room, the last few years. But if I’m at home, I enjoy twice as hard. I like cocooning and even a succesful business guy sometimes has to relax. Believe me, you will be a much more pleasant (wo)man, if you could only relax from time to time.

A real guesthouse

With a few simple strategies, you will be a warm host, even to bad houseguests, and without losing control. Your friends may be delightful, but they also may be unfamiliar with the ways of civilized society. They can bring an ill-mannered female friend with them, or a poorly trained associé. First of all, make sure your guests feel comfortable with you. Show them you have nothing to hide, maybe put your real name on a piece of paper if you are using a false name (or just write “welcome!” on that piece of paper). And above all, keep your hands in sight (and upon the table, when eating).

Make an effort to give your guests the stuff you’d be willing to use. Remember, a fine line is like the icing on the cake and who would say “no” if you offered him or her a first quality shot? 

This was some advice, nice and free, from Hard Boiled Harry.

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