Being Nicer and a Prepared Hostess

Resolutions Update: Being nicer just got a lot easier: the handles to the bathrooms at work have been removed and now the doors just push open. I can't laugh at people when they walk into the doors anymore! Sad; it was always good for a laugh.

Was reading some old posts on Apartment Therapy, this one about being prepared for unexpected guests. Decided that I'm going to clear a spot in my sideboard for a tea tray and have it all ready to go: tea cups and saucers, a small jar of sugar cubes, sweeteners and tea bags, a tea pot, and a small package of cookies or shortbreads.
Started taking down christmas decorations last night. Emma misses the tree.