@Laura2592I host long-term guests and my last one left on Friday. I am housing a temporarily homeless friend for the next week and then I will be on my own in this four bedroom house. At least I have my fur babies for company!
I've lost months' worth of bookings already and expect to lose the upcoming ones so who knows when the next guest will arrive - I assume not for many months. I've also lost one of my two day jobs (the one that actually paid well), as I worked for an inflight magazine and that has been axed due to the pandemic.
So for sure, I will have a lot of extra time on my hands, but no funds, so any projects will need to involve resources I already have.
Luckily for me (and I never thought I'd say this), I am a hoarder. I am always buying stuff for projects that I never seem to get around to. So, I have stacks of paint and wallpapers and picture frames just waiting to go on the walls. I have furniture to upcycle. I might even have a go at trying to restore the staircase myself, which is bound to be a disaster, but I've never been able to find someone to do it, so I might as well have a go.
My hoarding has also provided me with endless activities. There are cupboards and drawers to be organised, stacks of forgotten clothes to mend, donate or sell online, papers to be sorted. My accountant will fall off his chair when he receives my paperwork ahead of time instead of right before the deadline! I'm going to reorganise all the book shelves and take 'shelfies'.
Spring cleaning is going to take on a new meaning. I recently hired a cleaner, which is an expense I can no longer really afford, but I don't want to pass my losses onto others, so I will keep her on as long as I can. That doesn't mean there isn't plenty for me to do. I intend to deep clean the whole house, wash all the curtains, shampoo the rugs and mattresses, leave the chandeliers sparkling etc. etc.
I can't wait to get out in the garden - something I've had little time to do since I started hosting. Again, my hoarding has helped. I have loads of seeds and bulbs waiting to be planted.
It's a pretty ambitious list, but it looks like we're in this situation for the long haul. I really don't know if I'm going to continue hosting with Airbnb after this, but if I do, when the guests start coming back the house is going to look amazing!!