10. To the movies. One of the easiest and first that comes to mind! If don’t know where to start. Start here! This is one of the most liberating, pleasant experiences ever. No sharing snacks, hearing opinions on the previews or responsibilities other than to enjoy the film, and yourself.

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11. Coffee shop. You can take a book or your trusty laptop as a companion, but make sure to order a large version of your favorite drink and perhaps a snack, then stay a while. Don’t leave until the coffee bean smell is embedded into the fabric of your clothing.

12. A fancy bath. Buy those bath bombs, light some candles, dim the lights and turn on some tunes and lay there, relaxing. Don’t think of your to do list or the kids. Just enjoy the music, water, and candles.

13. Cheap buffet. Usually I like to wait all day to eat, only having a snack here and there – you know, like appetite foreplay. A banana for breakfast, a few pizza rolls for lunch – just to get the juices flowing, the mouth watering. Then, when hunger is at its climax, you go to your buffet and make them reconsider their all-you-can-eat policies.

14. Depending on the time of day, do some cloud watching or stargazing.

15. Go out for drinks. Being at the bar solo is looked at as socially abnormal, but it’s worth trying. Obviously you want to have a cab, Uber, subway or way home that doesn’t involve you getting behind the wheel, but unaccompanied drinking often leads to deep thought and conversations with strangers = two awesome things. This really takes you out of your comfort zone. With no friends there to talk to, you have to make friends on your own! Eek! You’ll start alone, but there may be people around throughout the experience.

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16. Active body. If you’re not a big fan of public exercise, this is a great opportunity to buy a yoga or Pilates DVD and fail miserably at a bunch of stretches, movements and poses that are 500 times harder than they look, without any witnesses.

17. Guilty pleasure shame eating. You know the stuff that’s so unhealthy or over the top that people give you funny looks for eating it? Well indulge in all of the ice cream sundaes and Oreos with peanut butter you’d like, without any judgmental glances.

18. Take a long walk around your neighborhood with the intent of thinking and relaxing more than exercising or burning calories.

19. A long drive. Listen to a podcast or music to play along the way, or roll the windows down and listen to the sounds of tires rolling against pavement and air whirling in. You can travel across your city or go to a different one nearby. The relaxation that comes from a good old-fashioned drive makes the absurd amounts we pay at the pump worth it.

20. Take a guided tour of your city or hometown. You’ll be surprised at what you learn or who you’ll meet.

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21. Pet store. Going and looking at all of the animals will certainly make you have lots of feelings and emotions. All of the puppies are so freaking cute and you’ll consider financing that ridiculous amounts for a maltese, but ultimately realize that you’ve just got puppy fever and bills to pay. Still, it’s ALWAYS nice to look and wish.

22. The indoor all-nighter date. See what happens when you stay home and don’t sleep. Maybe you’ll end up creating something brilliant, maybe you’ll binge watch an entire TV series on Netflix— who knows? We’re often surprised by what happens when it’s just our thoughts and us.

23. Try to bake stuff. When you’re a novice, baking requires time and patience that we don’t always have. Surely you have time for this self date, get in the right frame of mind so you have the patience. You’re going to bake something dee-licious!!

24. People watching by your lonesome. Just make sure to do it somewhere that doesn’t seem creepy. Watching people in the mall is a lot more manageable than watching people a coffee shop or something.

25. Go shopping like a baller… at the dollar store. When things are 99 cents we can act like a rich celebrity and throw whatever we want in the basket without concerning ourselves with poor people stuff, like prices. 😉

What’s your favorite thing to do by yourself?

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