Survey #253—Full Response from Lise
| Pronouns | She/her |
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| Which of the following statements describe your living situation with respect to a dining room and dining-room furniture? |
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| Please complete the following statement: “Members of my household and I eat most of our meals _____.” | Members of my household and I eat most of our meals at the table, the counter, in their room (daughter) and sometimes in front of the TV. |
| Please complete the following statement: “When I want to entertain guests for a meal, we usually eat _____.” | When we entertain guests for a meal, we usually eat at the table or an outdoor set up (makeshift table). |
| What feelings or memories—positive, negative, or in-between—does the phrase “dining room” evoke for you? How have your attitudes, beliefs, or practices around dining and entertaining changed over time? What impact, if any, do dining and entertaining have on the clutter in your space? | Growing up my great-grandparents or grandparents would host special occasions and to sit at the "formal" dining room table was a big deal since we would be at the kitchen table all the other times. When I was old enough to sit at the "grown-up" table at my great-grandparent's on Christmas Eve it was a cherished memory filled with family lore and laughter. I never lived in a home/apartment with a formal dining room and would have liked to have one on the "special" occasions (but we always worked it out). After the pandemic if/when we have friends over we now set up a dining area outside in the front yard with lights/candles and enjoy the fresh air. The kitchen table has become desk space for my husband and son unless the family is over for Thanksgiving and Christmas. |
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