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This past weekend, I met our family friends, Enrique and Blanca, here in Dublin. I\u00b4ve known them all my life; this was their first time in Ireland. I was looking forward to seeing them; we spent an evening together (thanks, guys!), and I also had the pleasure of showing them our house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The thing is, when it comes to showing the house, the same thing usually happens to me (though I think I\u00b4m starting to get over it, or at least I hope so): I begin to make comparisons with the expectations in my head, or what I think other people\u00b4s expectations are, and then I start to think that the house could be cleaner, tidier, better organized, have better furniture, better interior design, etc., etc., etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, before we get there, I feel the need to lower their expectations, and I explain that it\u00b4s not one of those beautiful houses you can show to visitors but a functional house to live in, and also, because children are living here, there\u00b4s a certain level of untidiness. People usually respond by downplaying the topic, saying things like, \"Do you call this untidy? Then you should see my house.\", which I feel grateful for. But the answer I got today was so much better, it was brilliant, I loved it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"So then, what you have is not a house; it\u00b4s a home.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they\u00b4re right, it\u00b4s true. My house is indeed very cosy and welcoming, and very comfy in its own particular way. It\u00b4s not by any means luxurious, but it is nice and spacious. It\u00b4s a place where one can relax and feel comfortable. And where anybody who comes in is not treated as a \"visitor\" but as one more member of the household. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our house. Our home. Where we can be ourselves, recharge batteries, rest and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I searched for quotes related to this topic, and leaving aside many clich\u00e9s that I\u00b4m not going to repeat here, here are three phrases that caught my attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms.<\/p>William J. Bennett<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back.<\/p>Wendy Wunder<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Let your home be your mast and not your anchor.<\/p>Kahlil\u00a0Gibran<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What about you? Do you feel comfy at home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Este fin de semana han venido a Dubl\u00edn Enrique y Blanca, unos amigos de la familia que conozco de toda la vida, y que nunca hab\u00edan estado en Irlanda. Me ha hecho mucha ilusi\u00f3n verles y pasar la tarde juntos (\u00a1gracias chicos!), y tambi\u00e9n me ha encantado poder ense\u00f1arles nuestra casa. Con el tema de … Continue reading At home<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":5539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"BinaryWords - En casa \/ At home","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo te sientes cuando est\u00e1s en casa? \/ How do you feel when you\u00b4re at home?","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4990,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiracion-inspiration","category-diario-journal","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3DPtR-1rm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8888,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2026\/03\/30\/visitas\/","url_meta":{"origin":5540,"position":0},"title":"Visitors","author":"binarybea","date":"30\/03\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal llevas lo de recibir visitas en casa? \u00bfTe agobias un poco (o mucho) con los preparativos? 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