For almost a month now I've been living alone. All by myself. Allll alone. Completely alone.
But really, it's not so bad. It's a little bit of an adjustment. I think one of the key ingredients to living alone successfully is to keep yourself busy. As long as your mind is occupied enough to stay out of the silence of the abyss, you shouldn't have to worry about going crazy, and your living situation will start to feel less and less like solitary confinement. My schedule has been pretty relaxed this month, and one day, as a result, I found myself actually willing to watch daytime TV (Full House reruns, anyone?). That was the last straw. That's when I knew: I needed to get out of the apartment.
But besides the occasional numbing silence, there are some benefits to living alone. You can eat whatever you want, you can watch whatever you want, you can make as much or as little noise as you want, etc. Basically the sky is the limit. Yesterday I read an article in Marie Claire about this very topic, narrated by the wonderful Mindy Kaling, who you may know as Kelly from The Office (the water bottle incident had me laughing for a good 10 minutes).
Interesting side note about my family of 4: every single one of us is living alone (although my situation is just temporary). And now my Grandma lives alone, too. We're just that cool. I think everyone should live alone at some point. It's a good experience and a great time to get to know your favorite person of all--yourself!
So, to sum up: living alone is both fun and not fun. But so is any other living arrangement. You should try it!
All that aside, I miss you Nicole! :)
:) I'm reading this from a room away. I miss you when I'm away, too. That being said, I think I'll go visit you a bit.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, a few comments.
1. you eat whatever you want anyway.
2. You can't make that much noise because people live under us.
3. I thought I was your favorite person!