I'd like to get some feedback on something kind of weird. It's about my dining table.
First I'd like to explain that part of my "plan" which is kind of like whole-foods-intuitive-eating, involves the concept of mindful eating and drinking as opposed to multi-tasking eating and drinking. I want to fully appreciate what I am consuming, not mixing it with driving or TV or work or computer stuff. A lot of what I have read describes the helpfulness of sitting down at the table as part of this mindfulness.
I sit down at my table to eat about once a year. My table is used as a storage spot for mail and junk.
Although I would like to get rid of the junk and mail from my table, truth is I don't usually like sitting down at the table to eat. I live alone, and may have dinner guests over about once a year. Also, this is weird but I associate sittting down at the table to eat with unpleasant dining experiences, like being a kid at my parents house, or, even worse, business lunches. I like to eat on the couch or on a blanket outside or at a bar. Places I associate with fun, rather than stodgy obligations.
So here is my question. One thing that would transform the table experience into fun for me would be to ditch my conventional table and chairs and replace them with a low Moroccan table and pillows. I love that kind of look and feel. And it just seems fun!
I'm an immature 50-year old. I still like sitting on the floor. So this would work well for just ME, but....
My question is, how much would I further alienate people from coming over and having dinner? I would like to increase that once a year event of having friend(s) over for dinner to a more frequent thing. I guess people tend to get back problems or joint problems especially as they get older and not everyone wants to sit on a pillow on the floor. Any thoughts? Thanks as always for the feedback.