Moving out of your first home and becoming an adult is a scary but necessary step most people need to take in their lives. When you move out for the first time you might end up having to bunk with roommates, or move in with a sibling for a short time, but every so often, a brief and magical experience can occur when you get to live all by yourself.
Your first home might be a dilapidated old loft, but getting to have it all to yourself, it may as well be the Ritz. It’s a sanctuary where you get to be yourself 100% of the time, and you get to do whatever you want, whenever you want.
No more rules, no more curfews, this is your time to enjoy the true meaning of independence and freedom. The following 12 illustrations showcase how living alone is actually one of the greatest experiences ever.
1. Peace and Quiet: There is absolutely no substitute for total silence and serenity. This is especially true if you have younger siblings. Having the whole house to yourself grants you the void of noise you never knew you were craving.
2. Time to Read: With peace and quiet comes opportunity. Now you can pick up a good book and enjoy it uninterrupted. Hide your phone, unplug your computer, enjoy a tech-free afternoon and get lost in a classic novel.
3. Judgement-Free Zone: You can practice your talents and hobbies in a judgment free zone! No parents or relatives telling you that you’re nothing compared to Picasso
4. Rainy Days Are Great: There’s nothing better than solitude, especially on a rainy afternoon.
5. Eat Whatever and Wherever you Want: Don’t want to cook? No problem! Do you want cookies for dinner? No problem! Do you want to binge-watch Netflix with zero judgment from anyone? No problem!
6. Private Time is ALL the Time: You literally have every moment to yourself. Every. Single. Moment. For some that may sound scary, but what you call ‘scary,’ we call heaven.
7. You Don’t Have to Share a Bathroom: No more relatives banging on the bathroom door. You don’t need to wait for your turn to take a shower, or give yourself a much needed all-afternoon spa treatment.
8. Listen to Music as Loud as You Want: If you have clashing tastes with other people, you need not worry. Nobody is there to judge you if you play Broadway’s Greatest Hits and sing from the top of your lungs.
9. Secret Snacks: You want to sneak that last slice of cake from the fridge when no one is looking? Well, sneak no more. It’s your fridge now. Treat yo’self!
10. Uninterrupted Meditation: Sometimes in order to find inner peace, you need to dig a little deeper. It’s very hard to practice meditation when your mother is blasting Dr. Phil from the living room.
11. Mornings To Yourself: There’s a kind of beauty the world can only give you when you wake up in the morning without distractions. You are reminded of how wonderful and calm the morning can be.
12. Nobody Steals Your Cookies: Want to bake an entire batch of chocolate chip cookies for yourself? No problem. When you live on your own, you won’t have roommates who steal your freshly baked goods.
13. Nobody can Hear you Gossip: Need to have some private time to chat with a friend about something bothering you? Do it! There isn’t anyone around to eavesdrop so complain all you want.
14. Make Your Own Cleaning Schedule: Tired of Dad asking you to take out the trash when you’re in the middle of an intense video game? Now you can do it later, or tomorrow, or next week, or when the smell becomes unbearable.
15. Star in Your Own Fashion Show: Sometimes you need to try on old clothes to gain some perspective. Often times you want to see what you look like in a dress in a completely objective environment. Having your own place allows you to do just that.
16. You Can Be Yourself: Have weird quirks or behaviors that others might think strange? In your own place, it doesn’t matter. Do whatever you want. Be who you were meant to be. You’ll be surprised at the wonderful things you can learn about yourself once you are free to do it in your own space.
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