We've all been there. You've broken up with your boyfriend and all your attached friends are telling you how great it will be to be single and how they look forward to living vicariously through you. You can't help but to sigh, roll your eyes and gulp your Pinot Noir. You wonder if everyone loves being single so much why don't they give it a try or why isn't everyone single all the time. You may even end the evening thinking "I'm going to strangle the next person who tells me how great being single is."
Well, stop playing that Adele CD and put on your fanciest strangling gloves because I'm going to remind you how amazingly awesome being single can be. Believe me, I know what it's like to miss being in a relationship. To wish that you had that special someone to share your time with and talk to. Here's a tip: YOU are that person. It took me a while to really enjoy my Sexy Single Girl life but now I love it! So without further ado, my top 5 reasons that being single can be awesome.
1) Freedom
You can do whatever you want whenever you want! How awesome is that?! I'll never forget the first time I woke up post-breakup and realized that the day was totally mine to do what I want. I didn't have to go over to someone else's place or have someone at mine. I didn't have to check with my boyfriend to see what he wanted to do. I was the Boss, applesauce.
So of course, I did what any reasonable sexily single lady would do, show the world (aka my empty apartment) my amazing talent.Which leads me to...
2) Solo Singoffs and Danceoffs
That's right! Step It Up has nothing on me! Beyonce? Please take all of the seats. Why? Because the real Queen is serving it up! When was the last time you broke it down Mary J style and busted a move like JLo when your man was around? I'm guessing never. I'm not talking "I'm being sexy in the club" dancing. I'm talking about dancing and singing like your rent is due
and your So You Think You Can Dance AND The Voice auditions are tonight. That's a whole new level of bootyshaking and vocal warbling. Now is your time! No one is watching! Werk it, gurl!!!
3) Focus on Yourself, for Yourself
Ok. Bring up the lights. I'm going be serious for a moment. Every magazine breakup article talks about focusing on self-improvement. I admit that I used to roll my eyes and move on to the next article but not anymore. This is YOUR time. It's the perfect time to decide what goals you want to achieve and how you want to achieve those goals. Figure out what makes you happy and do more of those things. Figure out you don't like doing and do less of those things. Do it while you don't have the distraction of being in a relationship. It'll probably feel weird at first but then you suddenly notice that you're happier than you've ever been. The guy will come, but for now DO YOU.
4) Doritos and Wine Dinners
Ok. Bring the lights back down. Because it's time to talk about food and drink, 2 of my favorite topics. When you're in a relationship, you probably want to eat well and like a grownup whether you're cooking yourself or you're dining out. You guys might goof off and have something delivered. Or go really crazy and have breakfast for dinner or appetizers for dinner. You crazy kids! (Insert shade here) Give it a rest. Being a grown single lady means you can eat whatever you want! Sometimes I get home from work more tired than a hooker on payday. On those days even cereal takes too much effort. On those days there's nothing better than a Doritos and wine dinner. I believe in having complete meals, so I have frozen Thin Mints for dessert. And that's ok because I don't have to think about what anyone else wants to eat. The only things I have to think about are Cool Ranch or Nacho and Malbec or Pinot Grigio. Decisions, decisions, decisions.
5) Pinteresting/Buying More Shoes/Buying More Bags Without Explanation
"Yes, I need another pair of shoes." "Yes, I need that bag to complete the outfit I'm thinking about getting." "Yes, I'm still on Pinterest." How many times have you said some variation of those statements. Being a Sexy Single Lady means never having to explain those things. One more thing. You don't have to share the remote! Want to watch March Madness? Hoop it up! Want to watch Scandal? Break out your wine goblet a la Olivia Pope! The point is that you can spend your free time however you want without apologizing or explaining it to anyone.
As you can see, the theme of this post is Freedom. Enjoy it! Embrace it! Test your limits and then surpass them! Now is your time to explore who you are and who you want to be. No matter what love yourself as much, if not more, than you've loved the guys you've been with. The One will come but for now DO YOU.
Stay Sassy, Ladies!
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