Hosting a get-together or event is an often rewarding experience. You get to spend time with your loved ones, show off the nuances of your home and enjoy the atmosphere of having everyone around. But what if there was a way to enhance that atmosphere while minimizing cleanup?
Here are a few ways entertaining outdoors can improve your gathering experience.
More Space to Spread Out
Your home may be full of illustrious space and great entertaining areas. However, it’s nice to spread out, enjoy company and keep the festivities comfortable. Entertaining outdoors is a great way to do that.
With more space to roam, your guests will enjoy each other’s company without strange internal acoustics or the fear of them bumping into a prized piece of indoor décor. They’ll also be able to maintain their own comfort levels and personal space distances that make them feel at ease around the other guests.
More Space to Vent
There’s a good chance you’re cooking or entertaining with some sort of scent-producing snacks. Depending on the snacks that you put out, you may end up with a cornucopia of smells that may not mix well together. Likewise, you could also host a gathering that would benefit from being able to be outdoors and get a little fresh air and movement, especially if a round of extreme board games break out. Either way, entertaining outdoors is an excellent way to maintain freshness during your event and keep the clean air flowing.
Less to Clean
Possibly the greatest thing about hosting any type of get-together outdoors is the cleanup. While you may still need to clean up after your guests have gone home, there are fewer surfaces and touch points to worry about. Whether you’re worried about sticky fingers or grimy counters, entertaining outdoors can reduce the amount of surfaces your guests come into contact with, which means fewer surfaces for you to tend to after the fact.
Hosting get-togethers doesn’t have to be a tedious and arduous task after the fact. It can be enjoyable and personal while also giving you and your guests enough space to enjoy the party.
About the Author
Kimberly Hering
Kimberly Hering's devotion to helping people achieve their real estate goals stems from her genuine enjoyment of the process. Whatever the task, Kimberly makes it her mission to get it done, however she can, without compromising her client's needs. Often, that means thinking outside the box. After working with Kimberly, clients describe her as being Trustworthy, Creative, Patient, Highly Skilled, Attentive to the Process and having a lot of Integrity.
After spending more than 15 successful years working on Wall Street, Kimberly transitioned into Real Estate, joining Alain Pinel Realtors, then moving to Zephyr, now Corcoran Global Living, in 2018. During her career on Wall Street, Kimberly was a Vice President working as an Institutional Equity Salesperson for Montgomery Securities for 10 years. She covered the top money managers throughout the US and Canada. She joined Jefferies & Co as a Senior Vice President managing the Western Region Institutional Sales group, while continuing to cover the top money managers.
Kimberly leverages her extensive experience selling equities to top money managers throughout the US and Canada, to successfully negotiating any Real Estate transaction seamlessly for her clients. Kimberly is well versed in Marin's neighborhoods, towns, cities, and education system.
Living in the Bay Area for 35 years, 25 years in Marin and having 2 sons in local Marin schools, Kimberly spends a lot of time volunteering in the community and serving on various local Boards. Kimberly has a collection of resources ranging from the best local breakfast spots to vetted contractors. With her reliable list of valuable resources, Real Estate experience and unsurpassed knowledge of Marin's many communities, Kimberly can guide her clients through every aspect of a Real Estate transaction seamlessly.
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