Miss Manners: My coworkers have suggested I invite them to my home

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just moved into a new home, and I wanted to keep that information private at the place where I am temporarily working. I’m not particularly close to anyone there. Several people are nice to me, but not to the point of being friends.

Well, word got out about my house, and now several people have invited themselves over or hinted as much. None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves.

I don’t entertain anyway, but I know telling them that will not work. I’m just really bothered that they say, “You’ll have to invite us over.”

What would you do? I need a list of excuses!

GENTLE READER: No, you need only one: “I’m not planning anything.” Or fewer than one, if that is possible: a…