When you are alone...

Maybe it's just because i've spent so much time alone in my life or that i'm the only child but i never feel lonely. Sometimes i do but that time is so seldom. I feel like writing a guide for people who feel lonely and don't want to. This is my guide and advice for how to avoid feeling all by your lonesome and to harness the amazing goodness of solitude.

Do everything that you want to but are afraid to when others are around 

Ever had those moments when you said to yourself, " If noone was around i'd...". The best part about being alone is not having to think about anyone else's feelings, thoughts or ideas. It's all about you. It's time to do something completely and utterly selfish. Take your time in the most banal things like cooking, going to the bathroom, reading a book and luxuriate in the fact that there's noone to cut you off short.
You can even go one step further and do weird things. Sometimes when i'm bored and alone i get all dressed up for no reason. I even put makeup on. Then i strut around and enjoy myself in this new outfit.

Make Collages
When i'm home by myself, i love getting crafty and making collages. I get this sense of accomplishment when i make a really good collage. It's the perfect time to just zone out and get lost in your own world. I think i enjoy this the most in life. Zoning out into my own world.

Cry
The best part about being alone is being able to make yourself vulnerable and not get owned.

See yourself as someone beyond the context of others
It's when i'm alone when i can truly see eye to eye with who i am as a person. In the context of other people, things about me change. It annoys me that this is the case. I want my personality to be more staid, more uncompromising and generally more me. In order to avoid loneliness, you have to be comfortable with who you are. In order to avoid loneliness, you have to be able to enjoy your own company and yourself as a third person. You are someone that isn't defined by other people or even your surroundings.

Look at yourself in the Mirror

If you're a girl, this is the time to play with your hair, do your makeup and experiment with your clothes. I love doing this so much, it actually is one of the most exciting things for me. When i'm alone, i go to the mirror and just look at myself. My skin, my hair, my nails, my eyes. I survey how much my hairs grown and whether i'm about to get any pimples or not. I also try to see how i've physically changed and remember how i used to look when i was a teen. 

Write in your " Life Book "

If you don't have a life book ( Which you probs don't ) then now's the time to make one. Your life book is the book where you not only write about your feelings but you also plan out the things you want to do in your life. In my life book, i've got a page dedicated to my personal budgets, a list of goals for 2014, a reading list, a shopping list and countless lists of things i want to do in life, what i want to do for others and my wishes and hopes. It all sounds really 'girly' but it actually isn't. It makes you seem really productive, motivated and in control having one of these. I seriously recommend them. It also gives you a sense of direction ( got to have one of those )