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Self care and time for ourselves is important, which is why taking yourself on a date is one of the best ideas! Here’s 25 amazing self date ideas that’ll change your life! Now, let’s get these dates planned! 1. Museum and lunch. Find a museum, art gallery or outdoor exhibit and take it all in on your own. Take it as your own pace, no need to feel rushed or wait on anyone as it’s just you! Follow it up with a restaurant close by that you haven’t tried for a well rounded day! 2.Self gratifying activities. Nice things. Feel good, do good things like volunteering. Or you can skim through your closet and clear out all of the unused clothes and shoes that could help the needy and donate them. It’ll make you feel good inside and hopefully be more than a one-time deal. 3. A nostalgic ride down memory lane. Bust out those old yearbooks or find old childhood cartoons on YouTube. Reflecting alone may make you emotional, but it could also lead to some unexpected type of motivational epiphany. 4. One night at nice hotel/resort. It sounds weird, I know – and perhaps it is strange, but that doesn’t mean you won’t feel good doing it. Now this one may cost a small chunk of change, but it wouldn’t make sense to treat yo self at a Motel 6, would it? Just one night of pure relaxtion. Be sure to take advantage of all of the amenities; bar, pool, gym, rooftop, room service, etc. 5. Self wine and dine. Choose a recipe, buy the ingredients from the store and acquire a bottle of wine or two… no judgements here. A homemade dinner for you, by you and multiple glasses of wine = pure joy. 6. Teach yourself how to do something you’ve wanted to know for a while now. For me, this would be self defense. I’ve been wanting to learn for awhile now. It’s time to get to it! 7. Netflix, obviously. Just you and the TV. You take charge of that remote girl! The benefit of being solo is selecting what you, and only YOU want to watch. 8. Have a photo-shoot. Look, many of you do this anyway, but this will be an organized version of the 5,000 pictures for one usable Instagram photo that you normally take. Use your phone or an actual camera and create what will inevitably become your new Facebook default picture. 🙂 9. Art date. Coloring, sketching, watercolors, finger-painting, knitting, whatever floats your boat. You forget how tranquil this type of stuff is until you do it. And no, “I can only draw stick figures” is not an adequate response. Get a coloring book and crayons, or create the best damn stick figures you’ve ever drawn. 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. 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. 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. 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? 25 Awesome Self Date Ideas That Will Change Your Life
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I love taking the nostalgic walk down memory lane. I do that often and it is very uplifting to look back at those old memories!
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I loved these tips! So important to take care of yourself and what better way than to take yourself out for a date!!
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Amazing self date ideas! Having love for yourself is a very important aspect in life :). Keep up the good work
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