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NameLocationWhat's something you love to do when you're not planning around anyone else?Anything else?More?!
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Kate H.Alexandria, VASleep in on the weekend then spend a leisurely 2 hours having a late breakfast at home in my pjs then going back to sleep. All without talking to anyone.Spontaneously take a road trip and purposely get lost. Do housework while singing at the top of my lungs
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Joe MSalem, MARunning - BTW, I disagree that dating sucks. Just think that you are meeting someone new. If you click, great! If not, it was worth the time and maybe you learn something new about yourself.reading and listening to a podcast are good. Maybe watching a movie on TV
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Bryson CAnchorage, AKGrab a pint of ice cream, maybe a beer or two and catch up on my shows without having to explain or wait for someone else!Going out to breakfast or lunch and not worrying about waiting for someone, being stood up, or talking when I don't have something to say.
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Shannon BAshburn, VAPour a glass of wine, pull out my student-grade paints and go to work on a canvas for a few hours (paint-by-the-glass style) --> can be extended for a night-in date with huzbot. we both tried starry night once. it was way more fun than we expectedagree +1 on solo salsa dancing! way easier to meet people and you can dance every song
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India TAustin, TXGo to my favorite bar for happy hour (pick a quiet one) with a book. I always remember to bring headphones in case it gets too loud!Swimming @ Barton Springs, Movies, Reading at home, bubble bath, also like how have we not said MASTERBATE - MAGIC WAND IS EVERYTHING
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Rebecca D.Austin, TXI love taking a speaker, a coffee, and a skateboard to my favorite mini ramp on a Saturday and skate while the sun rises.Masturbation, duhPracticing bass or journaling
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Miriam MAustin, TXI love to go to the bouldering gym and find a route that I can't do and work on it until I get it, or until like an hour goes by.I'll also watch nature documentaries and/or Dr. Who.If I'm lucky, it'll be raining when I'm home and I can make tea or coffee and drink it and then cuddle into my bed and have a nap.
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Ida RAustin, TXEarly(ish) morning hikes before it gets too crowded on a local trail. I get to listen to longer podcast eps without distractions. Afterward, I will get breakfast tacos. My favorite way to spend a weekend morning solo! One of the best things about being single is having my bedroom be just for me. Everything outside my bedroom can be chaotic and stressful and messy. But I know that this is one place where I have things where I want them and I can shut the world out for a little while. Going to the movies by myself. Popcorn for one and getting to see what I want without having to cajole anyone else to come along. Afterward, I will go to a cofee shop and read or walk around my neighborhood.
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Christina M.Bainbridge Island, WAMy first rule to singleness: I do what I want. I enjoy reading, book groups, the pub trivia night sponsored by my local library. I go to a classic film showing at my local cinema once a month (I invite others and if they show, Great!, if they don't, Great! - I have a wonderful time anyway). I volunteer at my local history museum. At home, I may binge watch a British mystery series, or watch one episode each night. I go to the gym at least three times a week after work. If I want to go out for a drink, I go. If I want to eat dinner out, I go. If I want to go into the city to see a theater production, I go. If I want to go on a vacation, I go.Do do have two grandchildren and am very involved with them. I try to make every soccer and baseball game and attend every school performance.I live fully. I hope I live in a way that gives others inspiration. I know newly singled older adults (I'm 48 and never married) who cannot do anything unless they have someone to do it with. I don't push - everyone is different - but, I do encourage them to do it anyway assuring them aloneness does not equal being lonely.
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Jenny TBirmingham, UKI like to make coffee on a Saturday morning and make plans for the upcoming season. Book theatre tickets, plan weekends away, circle films to see in the cinema, add local events to your calendar. By having a social schedule I'm less likely to feel lonely. And you get to do whatever you want, which is a delight. I'll be working autumn out this weekend.Brunch, coffee, podcasts - heaven.Be a gym bunny.
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Amy L.Bronx, NYI love singing, whether it's singing along with Spotify or making up dumb little songs about the chores I'm doing.Going to see theater by yourself is great for someone (like me) who likes to think through the show for a bit after it's over and feels pressured to have an opinion right away when someone else asks something innocuous like "Did you like it?" as we leave the theater.It's great to not have to worry you're pressuring someone to go to a place or do a thing they don't want to just for the company. Museums are awesome at your own pace!
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Stephanie Bronx, NYA few folks have mentioned traveling alone on here and I highly recommend it. Whether it's a shorter domestic trip or a longer international one, traveling alone makes me feel powerful and gives me time to be more introspective and curious about myself and the world than I can be when I travel with others. Getting up when I want, planning out the day exactly how I want, and treating myself to good food/drinks/etc where I want while traveling is liberating and exhilarating. I've also felt a lonely during times of solo-travel, and it feels important to kind of sit in that feeling too. Seeing theater/movies/making museum visits solo.
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Sahar BBrooklynSleeping with my dog under the coverstaking long lass walks
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Hannah RBrooklynSOLO VACATIONS - somewhere with white sand, mountains, and/or cocktails on the beach (I'm in a long term relationship and taking three days out of town to myself is still my favorite thing)Stay at my trapeze studio for hours at a timeWalking instead of taking the subway
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David KBrooklynListen to LPs all day longcheetos. All of them.
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Paula SBrooklynWatch whatever I want on tv, drive my car and listen to whatever I want on the radio, sleep with my ceiling fan on high
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DEA Brooklyn (I mean don't we all?) A facemask while eating ice cream in the tub, as I watch old 80's sitcoms (It's HEAVEN) Shanno
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Laura WBrooklyn, NYListening to music of one composer for several days;--go deep
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Tomas NBrooklyn, NYOrder delivery of shockingly unhealthy food, leave the containers on my table for daysuninterrupted synthesizer time
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Celia MBrooklyn, NYYoga, then reading graphic novels at my fave coffee shop or beer barMorning movie with snuck-in bagel
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BethelBrooklyn, NYcook, fart, sleep, wake up whenever I want. not in that order necessarilytravel solo without feeling weird about it or having other people think it's weirdi'm not single, but i get to do this stuff anyway bc my person travels frequently & we have healthy alone time!
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Allie P.Brooklyn, NYRun, clean, listen to podcasts, clean while dancing in my underwear.Travel, go to coffee shops, write
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Priscilla A.Brooklyn, NYwalk around prospect park, through grand army, end on 5th Ave at my fave Vietnamese Restaurant for some Pho. Then Lyft it home.make platonic dates with friends... have a sleepover where we watch Harry Potter and other movies from childhood and stuff our faces with healthy/satisfying snacks.
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Sarah KBrooklyn, NYGo to eat alone at a crazy popular restaurant. There is usually a solo seat at the bar and you don't have to wait. You can talk to the bartender and learn about all the secret things to order.Go to places where people are asked to be silent. People are much more engaging of strangers this way. Some ideas: Sleep No More, Noguchi Museum, meditation workshop, hotsprings, the moviesTake yourself to someplace your parents wouldn't take you when you were a child. I had an amazing time at Disneyland on a Twilight Pass -- surprisingly didn't feel like a creep!
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Julie B Brooklyn, NYMake myself coffee and sit in my ground-level bay window to watch the world go by, but not actually be a participating member of it Get on the subway + get off at some random stop I've never been to - explore! Look @ the ingredients I have in my fridge when I'm getting close to running out and improvise a new recipe
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Christoph G.Brooklyn, NYTry a new cafe/restaurant/bar on my own (and only have to pay for ONE PERSON!!)Go to the gym every morning. Invite friends over and make them dinner.Order tacos, sit on the roof, drink Modelo, stare at Manhattan
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Sabrina SBrooklyn, NYTravelling alone is complete freedom to me. People talk to me more when I travel alone and I get great tips about what to do, where to eat, etc. I don't have to negotiate what I want to do each day and I always get a seat at the bar at that hot restaurant where no one can get a table reservation. There's just something awesome about experiencing a new place through your own lense, without having to process with someone else. Do a really tough hike up a mountain and appreciate the accomplishment and the solace at the topHave dinner at the bar at a favorite local restaurant with a good book
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Emily R.Brooklyn, NYI love to binge crappy tv (helloooo love island), read books, and take long baths. I do yoga, spin, trampoline, and play on a volleyball team. I also love to cook and go to art openings. MAKE FRIENDS and nurturing those friendships. I have this huge network of enormously supportive friends and an exceedingly full social life full of super exciting activities. I have friends all over the U.S. and can just go visit at the drop of a hat. I have a friend who takes me to the opera and others I see punk shows with and others that see electronic music with me (lots and lots of live music). I have co-workers who invite me to the hamptons for a saturday of wine tasting in a limo! I have hiking friends and murder book club friends and friends to see movies with and friends to cook dinner with and friends who ask me to watch their kids. Dating is hard but being single is awesome. Also every time I watch my friends in couples fighting I feel relieved I dont have to deal.
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Alyssa JChapel Hill, NCI love heading out to one of the forests out here, listening to a podcast, and just walking (getting lost!) Salsa dancing is super fun when you're single. and and going to concerts alone is so awesome, you can dance like no one's watchingBlasting music, cleaning my apartment! (while stoned...)
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Alysha BChicago, ILI love watching IU basketball games with my fellow Hooiser ladies at my favorite obnoxious IU part in the city. (My partner hates basketball haha, but don't worry we love Blackhawks Hockey together<3).Going to Musicals in the City. Not many people I know like musicals so I go on dates with myself (sometimes my partner comes along, but rarely) and will go to my fav downtown Italian restaurant and then to one of the nearby shows.
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Leah NChicago, ILHit up a farmer's market, go for a swim and then make myself a nice dinner with ingredients from the marketJust sitting on the couch reading and listening to records
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Amber FChicago, ILIf I'm cleaning around the house, DJ Funk is blaring and I'm dancing around more than cleaning.
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Jason H. Chicago, IL I love solo time at the gym. Later in the evening, on a Friday or Saturday night. Barely anyone around. Just me an the weights. I also love reading, writing, and falling into hours of playing my Xbox. Sitting on the porch with a book, and a cigar.
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Reggie S.Chicago, IL Step 1. Choose a Monday that you can reasonably call out of work. Step 2. Go to the early 6am yoga class. Step 3. Have an indulgent breakfast and coffee Step 4. Go on a walk and listen to a podcast. Step 5. Nap. Step 6. mani/pedi Step 7. Take yourself out to an early dinner and activity (i.e. movie, museum, sports game).Massages and spa days are also nice. Wednesday night at Bordel for live music is low key and makes you feel like you're at an underground, private event.
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Annelies ZChristchurch, New ZealandGoing bouldering so I can work on problems without other people trying to give me ideas (problems in bouldering and short climbing routes that are usually hard and can only be done in a few ways). That way I get the physical and mental satisfaction :) Then I get a coffee and croissant and sit in the sun and enjoy the sounds around me.Weeding and planting out in my garden on a sunny day!
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BethanyCincinnatiI tend to pick up my cross-stitch when I'm alone and want to clear my head, and work on that while binge watching a show that doesn't require 100% attention
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SarahCincinnati, OHCincinnati has numerous free museums, i.e. the Cincinnati Art Museum, so I enjoy going to those on my own and wandering around. Since I love learning, I find it's better to go to places like that alone anyway. I can read all the information cards without feeling rushed and the silence is pretty great, too. :)I enjoy doing my grocery shopping at odd hours, especially when it's not busy. I get what I need with half the hassle and typically, if I go early enough, the selection is fresher and there are plentiful manager's specials that haven't been scooped up yet.I love exploring parks and greenspaces that have numerous spots to lay out a blanket or a fold-up chair. Beautiful views, especially if a body of water is nearby, and lovely reading time.
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Gabe R.Columbus, OHRecently I've been ordering Thai and watching British period piece films like "Room With A View" or "Barry Lyndon" while getting high. I've never been much of a weed smoker, but since it's become legal recreationally, I've been indulging more. The combination of the spice and sugars of Thai, the nearly Shakespearian eloquence of classic period dramas, and being in a comfortable, foreign, slightly foggy headspace is a remarkable way to wind down a Sunday. Occasionally I'll top it off with an ice-cream sandwich. Listening to music with my phone on airplane mode and walking around the park
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Eva MDallas, TXWear comfy clothes and lounge around the house doing DIY projects, gardening, organizing, watching Youtube videos that I would never watch with anyone. Also going for long walks in the neighborhood while listening to podcasts I also like to go to a coffeehouse to read a book and people watch. My favorite thing to do though is drinking and eating whatever I want, whenever I want. I tend to eat healthier when I'm eating just for me and love how I feel afterwards
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Dana KDenver, ColoradoTake my dog on adventures! I pick a new hike, park or dog-friendly store each week and make a go of it. Create! Sewing, embroidery, and crafting are so easy to pick up, even for the less than artistic among us! And it's a good excuse to befriend people at the local craft store.
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Alex. EEast Lansing, MIWandering around at night
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Mo OEast Lansing, MICatching up on my podcasts and showsI enjoy going to the movies alone and go on long drives by myself.
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Sheri M.East Orange, NJCooking a nice dinner like braised beef ribs in wine. Knitting or any other type of needlework and having coffee or tea. Singing out loud is a must.Going on vacation alone.
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Judith T.GermanyDefinitely doing sports. It's something I hardly can do with someone else, except for my SO (SO you ask? I study far away from home and we only see each other 2 or less times a month. So I like to see myself as half-time single with full time-single things to do in my freetime). Especially I do sports when there's not a bunch of work to do and only then I am given the possibility to care about myself and my mental and physical health.Ever enjoyed a cinema by your own? I always thought it is something so grown-up. But I guess I'm grown up now (I'll be 29 by this Saturday)? Ha. I really love going to the cinema for myself. I like twisted and severe artsy movies. Without company I don't need to face my favors and taste in movies and I am able to just enjoy this particular piece of art.Ah, yeah! Going to the art museum by your own. I highly recommend that! Enjoy and absorb art works by your own speed. It's priceless!
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Aimee CHonolulu, HIGo on a long hike! Be one with mother earth. Inhale clean mountain air. Absorb the peace only tangible in nature.Sleep in as late as I want, with my dog! Go to the gym in the middle of the night.
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LisaHudson County, NJTake crazy long walks to nowhere and make up stories about the people I pass and conversations I overhearOrganize closets, drawers by dumping everything out then putting it back in.
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MelissaIthaca, NYDo nothing productive. This could mean vegging on my couch or in my hammock, taking a nap, binge watch trashy television shows or binge a podcast, read a book in total silence. I do whatever I want for however long I want to do it. Going on a long, quiet hike or walk with my dog. I agree with blasting my music and dancing like nobody's watching.
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Roxanna SLondon, UKI like to go to museums and art galleries alone, as you can move as quickly as slowly through the exhibits as you like. London luckily has so many great, free museums too. City breaks are great alone too. With friends or a partner is also fun, but you have to compromise a lot more. When you are alone, you can do whatever you like and eat when and what you like. It can also be cheaper, as you're only seeing the sights that interest you, and not every meal needs be a grand affair. I love exploring a city while listening to music, and it's a bit anti-social to have headphones on when with someone else. I had an amazing 3 weeks in Japan alone a few years back after a horrible break-up, and it was fantastic. I was mainly alone, but ever lonely. I find the cinema easier alone too, no need to try match your schedule up with a friends or partners. Or try to agree which film to see.
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Chris S.Los Angeles, CALate afternoon walks around the Silverlake Reservoir listening to podcasts!
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SaraLos Angeles, CAMuseums are 100% better alone. You can move through at your own pace and nope out of the wings you find boring
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Lois R.Los angeles, CAI put some on some Billie Holiday, Daniel Caesar or The Carter Album (or anything else I'm feeling at the moment) get a glass of wine and put on my PJ's. Then I dance in my underwear, while cooking dinner. Cliche, I know, but it's therapeutic I LOVE singing in my car or living room and then I record myself. It's as if I'm rehearsing for myself and it helps me improve my vocals. I enjoy going grocery shopping alone. It's not a chore to me. It's my time to make sure I am eating all the right foods, so I stay on top of my health lol.
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David GManhattanTake long long bike rides with no set plan or time frame.Take a day trip to go hiking. Alone. And find a place to eat after. Alone.I'm single. I do a lot alone. It's OK.
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AdamManhattanbaking in my underwear listening to urban fiction (https://goo.gl/1bbmby)browsing circulars, walking however many miles for THE CHEAPEST sour cream
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Melissa F.ManhattanTake a long walk to the cloisters & gardens, treat myself to good coffee or ice cream or both!!!, spend half a day at my gym Play piano, binge on trashy tv shows, cook myself an elaborate meal of thai food Eat a burger, fries and milkshake by myself at my local burger counter
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BexManhattanBeading with tiny seed beads, thread, and super thin needles.
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Chris H.ManhattanSpend time observing the world around me, then photograph, sketch or paint what I see.Learn a new language (Duolingo app is great)Play NES Classic (Nintendo)
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Holly SManhattanBinge tv shows, and make crafts for hours on end
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Maya P. Manhattan, NYCDog-watching at the dog park or cat worshipping at the cat cafe (my partner is allergic to both creatures)Blasting true crime podcasts/YouTube videos about murders and disappearances Crying and yelling VERY loudly over Skins episodes (generations 1&2 only)
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Nina-Lee J.Maplewood, NJtry out different hairstylespurge my computer files or my file cabinetbrowse the plant store then buy some things to plant that day
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Alice B. Melbourne, AustraliaSpend a day wandering aimlessly, especially in a new city... Use a body scrub / face mask Write a poem, go for a walk, start a new project that you work on obsessively with no distraction
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Katie H.Minneapolis, MNSkydiving! Whenever I need to feel excited and alive like nothing else, I take myself and don't have to worry about someone else getting too scared to go!Run with my headphones, drink a thai coffee, and buy a (only one!) plane ticket to explore somewhere new.Read a good book accompanied by a good candle
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Patty Montclair, NJGo to brunch on Sunday morning on Church St. and treat myself to a movie afterwards.Museums or an art classDrive down to the beach for the day
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Diana Morgantown, WVBeading and making wire jewelry. Getting involved in very dramatic Korean dramas.
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JessicaMorgantown, WVCook meals that I like but my partner doesn't, like chili, ramen with tofu and peanut sauce, and other goodies.Take up all the space in the bed!Take myself thrifting (honestly I do this even when my partner is around!)
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Melanie W.most recently Nelson, New Zealand - travelingMake myself food treats and then have muffins/pancakes/meals for the entire week to keep enjoying because I don't technically have to share with anyone.Eat a meal out while writing in my journal.Solo travel, as many others said already! :)
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Kely H.Mountain View, CAChoose my hairstyle, my clothing, my furniture, play music that I like, watch movies that I like when I want to. I'm recently divorced, so this has been very freeing.
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JoelleNairobi, KenyaGo on a solo game drive in Nairobi National Park -- the only national park in the world that is within city limits. You're guaranteed to see at least zebras, buffalos, and rhinos almost every time you visit and can even see lions, leopards, and other amazing animals occasionally. Rock out to "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys. I sometimes listen to it on repeat...
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TaraNCI create a space for myself, light candles, watch shitty ass TV and masturbateListen to podcasts and clean and paint
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EmmaNetherlandsHop on a train and go on a mini city trip to another city. Stroll around the city listening to podcast, getting lost on purpose and take forever to take the photograph I want to take without anyone getting impatient with meThrift shopping - I can spend hours browsing
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Stephanie J. New MexicoStay in bed reading for an unreasonable amount of time in the morningTaking up the entire bed.
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Emily BNew YorkNot eat regular mealsSee a movie at 11 am. (I don't think I've done this for 15 years.)
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Alex GNew YorkStaying up late watching random tv shows because I don't want to sleep just yet!Dance alone to stupid songs
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Anabel BNew YorkTake a long walk to a place with good pie and people watch!Take the time to do more than one coat of nail polishNot do my dishes for at least 24 hours
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Kelly PNew Yorkwalk aimlessly for hours and hours and hours, stopping around town to eat, read, and visit friends unexpectedly
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Emily JNew YorkCraft! Take an afternoon/a whole day to make homemade cards and collages and take up as much space as I want and leave it out for days in case I want to keep working on stuff
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Lyssete C.New YorkLiterally lay in bed, watch youtube videos or go on twitter, and smoke. Do my own make up, some facial, sometimes paint, go to the gym. Definitely masturbateDo the things I have to do like clean my room and meal prep. Even though I have to do them, most times I feel great doing it since I feel like I accomplished and learned something.
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Kate JNormally Melbourne. Currently Bogota, ColombiaTRAVEL watching the people around me in relationships struggle with long distance pangs, plus heaps of people end up cheating on their partners. Appreciate that you can do whatever you want while away without any guilt or repercussions! Not saying bang every night but if anything does happen, just recognise that you have the freedom to enjoy itLearn to rely on yourself for emotional support. It's so easy if you're dating someone to text all the time everyday, and they just naturally become your day-to-day support system. But if you always have that, you never learn to support your own well-being. Use this as an opportunity to grow Go to parks on your own with a camera and take AS LONG AS YOU WANT taking photos. The problem with doing this in a group/with a partner is that you all gotta move at the same pace. FUCK THAT. Spend 20 minutes taking photos of moss. You ain't got a schedule or anybody nagging you
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Carol, KOklahoma City, OKTake up a new hobby, there are several classes at Vo-tech schools that are cheap. Travel. Traveling alone is freeing and a wonderful growing experienceVolunteer.
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Holly C.OntarioI binge watch all the trashy TV shows when my husband is away Hanging out with my friends, it's hard to find time when we all have husbands/SO's to schedule around, but we make sure to plan a girl's trip every year to recharge.Deep cleaning the entire apartment while no one's in my way... grocery shopping alone! Just shopping alone in general!
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Alex B. Pasadena, CAListen to podcasts when walking to the grocery storePicking my favorite clothes and applying makeup that makes me feel good and confident
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Patrick CPhiladelphia, PAWander around local museums alone and walk home afterwards with some tunes. Doesn't matter how far the walk is.Solo hikesSeeing twee-indie-bullshit films and melodramatic documentaries at the local independent theaters
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Kristin V.Pittsburgh, PAGet in the car and drive - while singing at the top of my lungs to whatever happens to be on my playlist or Spotify.
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Emily CPortland, ORWander through Powell's Bookstore even though I already own hundreds of books.Eat popcorn for dinnerWatch the 4th Season of True Blood..again...and again.
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Michelle BPortland, ORGo on runs where I break into spontaneous dance in the forest. Go on runs past people eating while I am listening to really awesome sexy spanish music. Pick flowers for myself on said runs, running through the street with my makeshift bouquet. One of the best solo memories of the last 10 years was waking up in Patagonia (on "the W") at 4am for the most beautiful sunrise and running, rolling in the grass, being wild by myself until 8am when everyone else seemed to wake up and get on the trail. This amazing day was followed by a birthday when I decided to not contact anyone I knew and woke, rode alongside a chilean bus driver hearing his driving stories, was the first to hear from a couple that I met that they were pregnant, ate a small pizza by myself, went to a restorative yoga class in a women's home, got a massage, watched a sunset on the edge of the continent, and then took myself out to a drink. Pure joy. I have been getting TONS of joy going out to dinner and saying "for one" and then challenging myself to not have anything but a menu, maybe a journal or a book, but definitely not a phone, ideally nothing. It seems like if you can own, absolutely everything can be fun alone.
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Chriszelle N. Pretoria, South AfricaI sort things out, whether that's the fridge, my cupboard, computer, emails, phone or room... It gives me clarity and brings order. Cooking or baking also brings me personal joy, although it is normally to bring other people joy as well. Exercising, watching something profound or listening to podcasts!
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Maria GQueensBinge watch Netflix (one season in a sitting)^ eat a whole bag of hot cheetos, because who cares about my stomach? travel alone internationally (THE BEST)
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Joe YQueensListen to music; practice music; make lots of noiseall of the coffeescotch if there's time
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Whitney S.Salt Lake City, UTSolo mountain biking, skiing, or hiking to get away from people and the chaos of life. On of my favorite quotes from a book is "I don't think I will ever know my full capacity for solitude". Amen. (Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams). Ironically, I met my boyfriend while on one of these search-for-solitude bike rides in the mountains, lamenting over a failed relationship. Best bike ride I have ever been on :)2 hour massages, a rare and special treat
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Kate K.San Diego, CAWaking up and laying in bed til I decide I want to make breakfast. Could mean watching shows, listening to podcasts, reading, or going on social media. Leisurely mornings are the best.
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Amy L.San Francisco, CATravel like crazy! I've been to Iceland, Mexico, Canada this year. Sometimes by myself, other times with friends or with travel groups. Re-living my 20s staying in hostels and meeting people from all over the world. It opened my heart to many possibilities and perspectives Meet new friends and say yes to whatever comes in my way
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Courtney BSan Jose, CADate myself: when you go on a date, you don't skimp on the extras. I make a conscious effort to go on a date with myself, which often includes watching guilty pleasures on Netflix that my man wouldn't particularly enjoy, painting my nails, wearing sweats, eating Mac & Cheese, drawing, crocheting, or whatever I'm feeling. The best part is, this is something you can do when you are in a relationship - and I am! My man encourages my me-time. I love that about us, and I love to check in with myself too
I'll also make a date for myself at the mall. Set aside some amount of money
that I get to spend on myself, take as long as I want in the Homegoods aisles
or in Sephora and in the Gap dressing rooms, and buy an iced caramel
macchiato from Starbucks to enjoy while I'm out.
In college, I enjoyed driving the ~300 miles home by myself. I had my usual stops for lunch in Iowa, long country roads to myself, a karaoke party in my car, and the music up as loud as I wanted or as quiet as can be & windows down if I feel like it.
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Emily T.Seattle, WADo a puzzle while listening to podcastsGo to a bookstorePlay my instruments: bass, ukulele, and keyboard
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DeMera OSouth Lake Tahoe, CAGo lay out & read a book on the beach, lose myself in the book/record store, hit the gym, go get a pedicure (just for the foot massage), deep clean my apartment, pot some plants, have coffee and a good read on my modest garage apartment porch with a an epic view of the mountainsDrink wine, smoke cigarettes (for nostalgic reasons - it's what my grandmother did while drawing) whilst watercoloring and watching movies like Steel Magnolias and the Godfather...Long road trips back home to Texas with my special 'I'm Coming Home' playlist with classic country tunes
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Freyja B.South Orange, NJYoga, meal-prep, organize my closets, clean my refrigerator
Drink a martini at a bar by myself while I do the crossword
I'm not actually single either but my partner lives 4 states away and we only see each other twice a month. I think it's the best of both worlds.
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SandraSwitzerlandOK so this sounds silly but I have really gotten into my plants lately, I've been buying them but also learning how to take care of them and make plant babies and reading about them. I live in an apartment without a balcony but having my green friends waiting for me when I come home just makes me so happyGet on a train somewhere I haven't been yet without an exact plan. I plan everything always so this is pushing me outside my comfort zone. I bring a book and podcasts but more often than not find myself watching the people around me and listening in on their conversationSorting through my stuff, throwing out things I don't need anymore, reminiscing in memories and feeling that pleasure of owning pretty things that just get more valuable the less I have in total. And all this of course with a great playlist on.
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Sofia DTamale, GhanaPut on a face mask and watch some tv or listen to a podcastGive my cat some attention