Living with self

If you think that sounds boring and a bit of a lonely situation, then I am here to tell you that it is not. Well, not for me at least.

Because it involves a lot of responsibilities and self-motivation, I have never found myself bored or lonely. Honestly, you have so much to do because if you don’t do it, no one else will do it for you.

So yes, it is an endless cycle of cleaning, cooking, tidying up, laundry, organising and cleaning over and over again. A lot of single and live-alone people that I know, hated being stuck at home during COVID-19. Not me! I had the best time of my life not having to do anything but be at home. I am a homebody, and I can stay at home for dayssssss. Ok you get my point.

I always skip trying to explain this when people ask me how I do it and I just say oh I am used to it. The truth is you really have to be self-aware, extremely self-motivated, dedicated and disciplined. I know, I know, those words are soaked in SELF.

Let me give you an example, for those who follow me, you will see that I work out in the morning. My alarm goes off at 4 am and realistically I am crawling, threatening, and begging myself to get out of bed. It is a habit for me but waking up early is still a struggle. I do it because I want to and because I prefer working out in the morning. I have to give myself these little talks and look in the mirror and be like you got this bitch, keep going!

I am also that person who goes to bed at 8.30 pm or latest 9 pm and I get teased by my friends for this. I am always the first to leave the party because I want to go home and sleep. If I don’t get enough sleep, I cannot function or even go workout in the morning.

After my gym session, I have an HOUR, just an hour to get my shit together and leave the house for work. I have everything timed (I am weird, trust me I know); Right down to when I put on the kettle, shower, hair, laundry all of it. It’s a circus for me and I am running through my apartment trying to get myself out the door. In case you were wondering, I usually edit and post my little video stories while I am having my coffee. See time management!

When I am travelling, I make sure I leave my apartment clean so that I return to a home sweet clean and tidy home. Of course, there are days when I leave things messy, I hate folding clothes and that is when I regret having so many yet never finding anything to wear.

This year, I started to plan my wardrobe for the week on Sundays. Why was I not doing this earlier I don’t know! I highly recommend the girlies and the men too, to do this because it saves you so much time and it’s already ironed and hanging, and you don’t have to spend hours on the day trying to figure out what to wear.

I LOVE cooking because I find it therapeutic, and I love hosting. So of course I am going to make sure my meals are planned on Sunday as well. Although recently I have been pretty bad with this and end up eating out or crashing the work kitchen table with whatever it has to offer. But you get my point, planning is my core.

So, between all of this, work, working out, social life, friends, and family, there really is no time for me to be bored or lonely. Even if I am not doing anything and just at home, I am enjoying my time of just being.

Share some of your tips and hacks of living alone with me and who knows, it's something I could use as well.