Until about four years ago, I had never lived alone. When I was 18, I moved from my family's home--with four younger sisters--into my husband's home--with two room mates and two dogs. Oh, and we had a baby on the way! My entire life I relished time alone, but moments of solitude and silence were few and far between. Again--up until four years ago.
Now, my life is full of silence and lots of time to myself.
And I gotta tell ya, it ain't half bad...
So, as I sit here in my jammies at 5 in the afternoon, let me share with you a few of the things I have come to appreciate over the last several years of living alone.
THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BEING SINGLE & LIVING ALONE
1. I listen to music and sing in my house day and night. I put songs on repeat. And no one complains.
2. I come home from the gym and strip in the garage. I come up to the house naked, sometimes stopping at the fridge and taking gulps of juice straight from the carton.
3. I eat food directly from the containers.
4. I have washed my car exactly three times in three years.
(I love that.)
5. I eat in my car. And drink in my car. And leave stuff in my car.
(I really love that.)
6. My house is kinda messy. (Unless you're coming over.)
7. I never make my bed. (Unless you're coming over.)
8. I watch baseball or ESPN or the MLB channel, 24/7. (Reruns of the 1987 All Star game are better than anything on TV today.)
9. I buy whatever I want, whenever I want,
where ever I want.
(And I throw away the receipts.)
10. I do laundry twice a month. Maybe.
And I live out of the basket for weeks.
11. I eat cereal for dinner. Or a couple of eggos.
Usually with a beer.
12. I take a nap every day.
13. I take a bath every day. (Usually with a beer.)
14. I go to the gym, to yoga or for a walk every day.
15. I read through a couple of books a week.
16. I sit on the couch with my laptop for hours every night.
And I sleep with my BlackBerry.
17. I go out with friends several times a week.
(Sometimes, friends visit me...)
18. I see my family a few times each month.
(Because I want to.)
19. I've been to SIXTEEN baseball games so far this season!
Going to another one on Tuesday.
20. Sometimes, I get up, read the paper and then go back to bed.
Often actually.
21. The dirty dishes are all mine.
22. I'm the only one who bitches when there's no milk for the coffee.
23. I am going to San Francisco next month mainly to see the Dodgers play the Giants. And because I can.
24. No one keeps track of where I am or when I'm coming home.
(Spur of the moment is a whole new world.)
25. It's a very simple, easy, quiet, uncomplicated, delightful and gratifying way to live.
Yes, I have dated over the last four years. And, for the most part, it's been a lot of fun. I am certainly open to being in a relationship, but definitely not obsessed with finding one.
Please know too, that I am not advocating that you become single.
I just want to share how fulfilling it is to love and appreciate the life you have, rather than to wish and long for a life that you don't have.
Let me tell you, there's a whole lot of good in this life.
So, until I find a man who just wants to sit on the couch and listen to music and watch baseball and drink beer...
well, I'll be living alone and loving it.
For her birthday, I gave my sister, Gina two tickets to tonight's
KC and the Sunshine Band concert. Yikes.
I am a life-long, avid fan of the game of baseball. I love EVERY team! I love everything about the GAME and can appreciate a night at the ballpark--no matter the team or the stadium! Of course I follow the Dodgers--passionately!--bu
Enjoy the crack of the bat, the beauty of the field, the intricacies of play. Learn the infield fly rule! (I'll teach you!) Take in batting practice, drink in an ice cold beer, eat peanuts til you're covered in shells! Teach every child you know to sing TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME! And take them out to one!
Baseball is amazing and I hope to someday enjoy a game at every single stadium in the country! And, for the record, I have a Diamondbacks tee, a Padres hat, a Yankees jersey, several Angels shirts and a WHOLE LOT of Dodgers gear!
I will ROOT ROOT ROOT for the home team every time.
Especially the Angels.
Unless of course, they are playing the Dodgers...
Let me know if you'd like to go to a game!
Just a warning--I get there for BP and stay til the fat lady sings. And, if you don't know what that means, please call me right away!
We gotta get you to a game.