A Messy Apartment...

... is a sign of a life well lived, I've decided. Though I pride myself on my organizational capabilities, I am really not OCD. But when I do things like, for example, wake up at 7 am after a late-night party at my flat in London to clean up, it does not help my case.

Now that I have an excellent, cozy one-bedroom I am entertaining more and having friends over, both planned and sporadically. And I have given myself permission to not clean up after they leave. In fact, after my holiday party in December I didn't clean up for a few days after. Walking in the door to see the empty plates, beer bottles, my cute party shoes on the floor... It put a smile on my face.

And tonight, I just had a couple friends over for dinner unexpectedly. Not only am I proud that I can whip up a tasty meal in less than 15 minutes, but I am proud I can leave our plates on my kitchen table for a couple days. Because, to me, it is evidence of having friends over, and that is evidence of a life well lived.