Being the host at your party can sometimes be a daunting task. You’ve got food to prepare, a house to clean, invitations to send out, hosting, and then cleanup. But even with all that, some of my best ‘friend & family’ moments have occurred when the party is over. All it takes is that one conversation piece and at my house, when it’s time to cleanup our HappiMess, my Delta touch faucet quickly becomes the center of attention. Before you know it, everyone is volunteering to wash dishes and constantly touching my faucet. teehee….. Anyways, I start telling them how my husband uses his bald head to turn on the faucet when his hands are dirty, and how we all touch other faucets in our home and in other homes, forgetting that they don’t have the touch technology. It makes for giggles and then once the giggles start, they just don’t stop.
Food prep plays a big role when hosting a party. I try to do as much as I can, including washing all the fruits & vegetables and making appetizers. This means my sink is full before the party has even started. Luckily my 8 year old thinks our touch faucet is so cool, that he volunteers to do dishes. He’s pretty great at it too so I happily let him help! They love to feel included and useful at this age so hey, if he wants to wash, more power to him!
For this party, we had football fans over. I served up lots of appetizer type food because when you’re watching football, there’s no sitting at the table for a meal. You need finger foods that can be served in front of the TV! Here are a few I made…all of which can be found at my food blog. We tend to make the same things all the time…we enjoy living in our box.
There are always good times when you get together with people you love. And as I mentioned earlier, cleaning up is a breeze when you have volunteers wanting to use your touch faucet. Who am I to deny them that? Besides, the touch faucet is way handy. Even my mom said she didn’t think she could get so giddy over it but after having sticky hands and using her forearm to turn it on, she quickly realized how easy it was to avoid getting the faucet all sticky. You don’t realize how useful something can become until you’ve put it into good use. Needless to say, everyone is wanting one!
Why do people treat mess like it’s a bad thing? It’s actually the evidence of a life well lived. When you’re out there making, creating, doing and playing, embrace your #HappiMess and let Delta kitchen and bath innovations help clean up so you can do it all again tomorrow. Next time you create your own HappiMess, make sure you have the tools for cleanup ’cause then even your laziest friends will want to wash dishes! For reals y’all!
Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Delta via Mode Media. The opinions expressed herein are all mine and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Delta.
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