Kinda awesome but sometimes, scary AF, living alone can be one of the most enlightening phases in anyone’s life. I can say this with a fair degree of certainty coz I have been living alone for the past five years and even though it makes me homesick sometimes, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

It has it’s fair share of highs and lows, like everything else but you learn to love it and live it!

Here are just fifteen of the wonderful gifts living alone blesses you with:

1. Hi Me!

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You always have a lot of *me* time- whether it be solo pep sessions, a lot of own-body-pampering or simply sleep!

2. PJs are your one true love

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Don’t you dare snort when you look at my wardrobe. 33PJs to go with 25 tank tops. What! They are comfy AF and who else is there to judge?

3. Damn! The roommates weren’t that bad

Remember those sneaky calls made to your mom in the middle of the night whining about how your roommate is a terrible person. You kinda miss them because that bi**h wasn’t so bit**y after all. But hey, life’s cool this way too, there’s always the b*tch at office to crib about!

4. Cleanliness meter check

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Unless you have an OCD with cleanliness you learn to live with the mess. I mean, the apartment really piles up s**t by itself.. 😛

5. Cooking is such a pain in the a*s

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Stuck in office, turn up late and damn, you need to cook and then, do the dishes. *sleeps hungry only to wake up in the middle of the night and munch frozen pizza* Sigh! Not quite how I planned my list

6. No haggling for the remote

You can play your own channels, watch the stuff you like and there is no one to steal the remote. The remote kind of looks lonely, eh? *feels*

7. You like yourself

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It takes time but reality begins to dawn upon you. You start falling in love with yourself.

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Suggested read: A single person’s thoughts on Valentine’s Day

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8. Falling sick could be a nightmare

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You are sick and there is no one around. Picking even a glass of water could be a complete hell zone. Siri, call mom!

9. Horror shows? What do you mean?

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Unless you are a dare devil, you don’t make the mistake of watching a  horror flick or reading a horror novel when living alone. Coz even the sound of your breath will haunt you afterward. Trust me!

10. Too much talking – to yourself

You start talking a lot and that too to yourself. Hey! You love your own company so no one should be judging you for this, right? Except they all do. So, shhhh…

11. No secret zone

This is like the best reason for staying alone. Your whole apartment is yours. You don’t need the secret zones for stashing those *first love letters*.

12. Bad music? No judging

You can play Justin Bieber all day, all night, except if your neighbor objects. Can’t fight the neighbors when you live alone.

13. Want to cry? Anytime

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If you are an emotional fool like me, you would know the urge to cry over and again. When you live alone, do it anywhere, everywhere.

14. Sleepovers? Yes, please

You were the one who detested sleepovers and wham! You will be the one inviting too many people because the ‘once in a while’ gang of b*tches starts to look good for an empty apartment that screams for company!

15. Alone isn’t necessarily lonely

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Alone isn’t necessarily lonely. I live alone, on my own terms, with a  broad happy smile, a dozen of life lessons and a whole lot of fun.

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