The thought of suddenly living alone terrified me, but it absolutely rules.
Living by oneself is different for everyone, but that is the beauty of itits a completely customizable experience.
Give yourself time to adjust
Living alone can feel very awkward at first.
According toPsychology Today, solitude can (eventually) be quite freeing: Themere presenceof other people changes us.
They get in our heads and under our skin, sometimes for better and other times for worse.
They steal a sliver of our mental space.
All alone in a place of our own, we get to think with our whole mind.
Have you ever used your whole mind?
For me, it was truly one of the greatest challenges during my separation and subsequent divorce.
(Journaling or seeing a therapist can help you suss this out.)
If happiness expertPaul Dolanis to be believed, single, childless women are the happiest group of people.
The healthiest and happiest population subgroup are women who never married or had children.
Amy Sedaris is my favorite.
When will you be home?
and What are we eating?
Its good, actually.
I have also found solo eating to be a bit healthier, or at least more intuitive.
Now the only real outside influence onmy dietis this job, which is not a burden, obviously.
Im much happier on my own.
I dont want somebody in my house.
The whole quote is good, but I think about that last part the most.
