Spend An Occasional Day With Yourself

All you ladies out there, sitting at home alone.... boyfriend too busy? Friends not free? husband out of town? Taking a day off from work? Or just a holiday? And you are sitting at home all alone? Don't worry. You have your best friend to spend the day with - you!

I did it today and I have to say it was an amazing day! I saw 2 movies today, had some very yummy lunch while at the movies and treated myself to some fun shopping! Doing exactly what you want, when you want and how you want to do it was absolutely liberating. I didn't have to fit my plans with anyone else's. And if I got late doing anything it didn't bother anyone other than me (of course I didn't mind it too much myself!)

For the record, I saw Guardians of The Galaxy and 22 Jump Street, two totally time pass fun movies to watch when you have nothing else to do. What was even better was that, today being a weekday, the movie hall was almost entirely empty and I loved sitting wherever I wanted all by myself and didn't have to worry / bother myself about people sitting next to me! Movie watching heaven in my opinion...

Shopping was a close second too... And not to mention, the absolute joy of finding a parking space easily just because I decided to see the first show of the day. All those living in big cities where finding parking is like seeing a real life miracle will know what I am talking about!

On the whole, I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed myself so much! I thought I would get bored or lonely by the end of the day or in the middle of my outing. Quite the contrary. It has been some time since I enjoyed solitude so much! I would definitely recommend an outing with yourself occasionally. You will be surprised at exactly how relaxed and free you feel....

Footloose and Fancy-free - An introduction......

What does being footloose and fancy-free mean? To me it means -

 I can live the life I want to live... 

I can experience life the way I want to .... 

I can do the small things I want to do and enjoy them the way I want to just because I can.... 

I live in a small city, belong to a typical Indian family and like to believe that I am pretty close to my folks at home. I like spending time with my friends and love trying out new things whenever I get the opportunity. I have worked hard and love to spend all my savings by travelling and seeing as much as I can in trips within India as well as outside. 

Over the last few years, specially the last few months, I have begun to feel like I need to experience more of this thing we call life. I have felt the tedium creep into the day-to-day affairs of working and going back to an empty and listless home. True that a good book is a great companion, but there comes a time when you want to do more than read a book, surf the net or kill a few grey cells by watching television. 

And then a few days ago, inspiration hit! I am single. I am independent. I have no responsibilities. I really am footloose and fancy-free! I can do what I want! Well, to a great extent anyway... 

So I have decided to write about what I experience from now on, be it travelling with family or friends or even alone. What it is like to go and watch a movie all by myself.... just because I can.... How was it when I spent the entire day listening to my latest favourite music reading a book and sipping amazing Jasmine tea... Anything thing that strikes my "Fancy". 

Off to Coorg tomorrow. Next - an update on my trip.....