Lifestyle
Articles about different aspects of a solo living lifestyle
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Looking Back: A Year Living Alone During A Global Pandemic
I remember the start of the UK lockdown vividly. I was in California visiting friends when the US shut its borders. I rushed home on a nearly empty flight, wearing a respirator mask from my friend’s earthquake preparedness kit the whole way. We’re only just starting to understand the full…
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How to Feel Good About Cooking for One: Five Tips for Getting Started
Perhaps you’ve been cooking for most of your life, but aren’t used to cooking for one. Perhaps you’re new to cooking and don’t really know where to start. Whatever your circumstances, getting used to feeding just yourself can be a challenge!
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5 Problems You Face Only When You Live Alone
I’m such an advocate for solo living that I don’t like admitting it can have its downsides! But as with any way of life, it has good points and not-so-good. To get better at solo living, we need to get honest about the problems you face only when you live…
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Feeling alone this Valentine’s Day? Here are 4 ways to comfort your inner Bridget Jones
You know that scene in a romantic comedy where ‘the single person’ is sitting on their couch alone drinking wine, and feeling like garbage because they wish they had someone to sweep them off their feet? It turns out that lots of people who live alone and are single have…
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10 Ways to Make Outdoor Exercise More Fun When You’re By Yourself
It’s very important for our physical and mental wellbeing that we take the opportunity to exercise while coronavirus restrictions are in place. We’ve put together a list of 10 ideas that could make a walk, run or cycle around your neighbourhood more interesting, to encourage you to get your daily…
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Connection & the key to a happy life: two TED talks that could change the way you think forever
In his phenomenal 2015 TED talk (viewed more than 36 million times), Robert Waldinger asked, ‘What keeps us healthy and happy as we go through life? If you were going to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time and your energy?’
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Extrovert or Introvert? Why it’s helpful to know your personality type when you’re flying solo
As someone who lives alone and is navigating the world solo, I understand that deep self-knowledge is at the heart of a successful solo life. Personality profiling can help us build that knowledge. And there are three main reasons why I think it pays to know your personality type when…
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Spending New Year alone? Try these simple ideas for a peaceful, focused start to 2021
I used to think New Year was all about traditions that involved other people – going out, parties, dinners, eating too much, drinking champagne at midnight, watching fireworks, then talking late into the night until you all fell asleep on someone’s sofa. Until one year when plans didn't come together…
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Five things to say (and not to say) to someone spending Christmas alone
Covid means people who would never previously have spent Christmas alone are now facing it down for the first time ever, and in record numbers. This is daunting enough - and what none of us need at the moment is the judgement of other people. If you're struggling to know…
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Walking on eggshells? How to negotiate a family Christmas in 2020
Families across the globe are facing heart-wrenching decisions this Christmas. It can be so easy to get caught up in family politics anyway at this time of year. With Covid in the mix, it’s pretty clear that Christmas 2020 is ripe for disappointment, resentment, upset and a host of mismatched…
