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Experience, How to be alone, Solo Living

Learning to Live Alone In My 30s: How I Travel Is In My Hands (Most Of The Time)

When you live solo in your mid to late thirties, the experience is significantly different to your twenties. Twenties are a period of trial and error. In and out of…

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December 10, 2021
Community, Covid19, Experience

Starting Again At 62: A Solo Rollercoaster Ride!

Until just over a year ago, up to the age of 62, I had never lived alone. From leaving home at 16 to sharing a flat with a friend. To…

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October 8, 2021
Covid19, Experience

Why I headed for the Highlands just after Covid restrictions were lifted

I realised my entire system was overloaded. I’ve always had a busy social diary – before Covid I was out more than I was at home. But Covid forced a…

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September 2, 2021
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    Experience,  Solo Living

    The 7 Greatest Freedoms of Living Alone

    November 11, 2020 /

    What’s the best thing about living alone? When asked, people who live alone overwhelming say that ‘freedom’ is the most positive aspect of a solo life.

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    Hannah
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    Solo Living

    Book review: Honjok – The Art of Living Alone by Francie Healey and Crystal Tai

    October 10, 2020 /

    The title of this excellent book is a Korean word for ‘tribe of one’. Taking the concept of Honjok which ‘invites us to consider who we are outside our established and cultural norms,’ it thoughtfully examines positive aspects and possibilities of living alone.

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    Hannah
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    Lifestyle

    6 of the best online therapy and wellbeing services for people who live alone

    October 4, 2020 /

    We never know when we might find ourselves in need of mental health support (from top ups through to more intensive work). The team and I have had a look at some of the most highly recommended apps and online counselling services on the internet, and we’ve tried some of them out with an eye…

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    Hannah
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    Experience,  How to be alone,  Lifestyle,  Occasions

    5 Steps to a Surprisingly Happy Solo Birthday

    September 22, 2020 /

    Let’s face it, there are very few of us who enjoy the idea of spending our birthdays completely alone. With a little preparation and the right mindset, solo birthdays can be a wholly different, yet still enjoyable experience. The trick is to make it work for you, and to embrace everything it has to offer.

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    Hannah
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    Experience

    Where the light enters: living alone after divorce

    September 9, 2020 /

    It was the first time I had been on my own in eleven years. Loneliness was the first thing that entered my heart and my mind, along with rejection and a strong sense that I’d failed. It didn’t make a difference that the ending had, in the end, been mutual. Over time, my experience shifted…

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    Hannah
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    Community,  Experience,  Lifestyle,  Solo Living

    5 things people who live alone secretly want you to know

    September 5, 2020 /

    We asked people who live alone to tell us the things they secretly wished their friends and family knew about their lives. Here’s what they said.

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    Hannah
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    Community,  Solo Living

    What do you call someone who lives alone?

    August 25, 2020 /

    The rise of living alone (especially as a preferred lifestyle choice) is a relatively new trend – so new, in fact, that there isn’t yet one commonly used word to describe us!

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    Hannah
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    Community,  Solo Living

    What does it mean to live alone?

    August 18, 2020 /

    Living alone means that when you shut your front door, you are solely responsible for what happens within the walls of your home.

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    Hannah
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    Experience

    Moving In By Yourself is Like Making Pasta

    August 12, 2020 /

    Or, 'what it’s like to start living alone during a lockdown.'

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    Hannah
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    How to be alone,  Opinion,  Solo Living

    Five Lessons I’ve Learnt from Lockdown

    August 4, 2020 /

    Lockdown has been different for each of us – and has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives.

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    Hannah
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