Have Fun While Home Alone

Being home alone doesn’t have to be boring. It’s a great opportunity to spend time with yourself and do the things you can’t do with others constantly around. You can fully relax, get a few things done that you’ve been putting off, and entertain yourself.

Steps

Entertaining Yourself At Home Alone

1. Call, video message, or text a friend. This is a great time to have a chat with one of your friends or your boyfriend or girlfriend.
   • Because you’re home alone, you won’t have to worry about other people listening in on your conversation.
   • If you can’t call or text a friend, spend some time writing a long letter or email to someone you haven’t spoken to in a while.
2. Watch your favorite TV shows. When you’re home alone, you have full control over the remote and can watch whatever you’d like.
   • Try watching a new TV show or YouTube channel. Because you’re alone, you can flip channels and change videos, and no one will get annoyed.
3. Listen to music as loud as you like. Turn on your music player and speakers and listen to your favorite music.
   • Because you’re alone no one will judge you for your taste in music or ask you to turn down a song.
   • Take the time to listen to an entire album all the way through.
   • Dance a little, if you want.
4. Play some video games. Being home alone is the ideal time to play games for as long as you want. Play on whatever console you have, whether it’s a PC, Wii, Playstation, or XBox 360.
   • You could also download and play games on your smart phone, if you don’t have a gaming console.
   • Being home alone is also a good time to play interactive online games with a headset.
5. Spend time online. Play some online games, surf your favorite websites, and check all your social media. The internet is a great space to have fun alone.
   • Let yourself get lost in one train of thought. Spend time really researching something you’ve been interested in for a while but can’t seem to find the time to read about.
6. Dance with abandon. Just let yourself loose. Do all those moves you love to do but would never do while somebody else was watching.
   • Dancing is a lot of fun and also good exercise.
   • Look up videos of different popular dances online, and try to learn one.
7. Create some artwork. Being creative increases your self awareness, gives you a sense of accomplishment, and helps to pass the time. It can almost be a form of meditation
   • Feel free to paint, draw a picture, sketch, make a comic strip, sculpt, or come up with your own expressive outlet.
8. Sing your heart out while you have the house to yourself. You can sing as loudly as you want to all your favorite tunes.
   • Don’t worry about whether or not you have a good voice. Simply let yourself have fun singing to your music.
9. Experiment with your look while you have time to yourself. This is a great time to experiment with hairstyles or outfits you’re not sure if you’d want to wear in public.
   • Put your hair up in a crazy new style, straighten it, or curl it.
   • Wear your make up differently, and try new colors.
   • Layer clothing items you wouldn’t normally wear together.

Relaxing While Home Alone

1. Take a relaxing nap. Because no one else is home, you’ll get plenty of peace and quiet, and there will be no chance anyone will disturb your nap.
   • Put on some relaxing music, and use an eye mask to block out any sunlight.
   • Since you're alone, you can nap anywhere you want, whether it’s on the couch, in your bed, or on the floor.
2. Start reading a book. Grab a new book or one of your favorites, and catch up on your reading. Get comfortable, and make sure you’re reading something you enjoy.
   • The room will be quiet, as you’re by yourself, so you’ll be able to really lose yourself in the story of the book you’re reading.
3. Use your alone time to pamper yourself. Whether it’s an entire night of at-home spa treatments or just a face mask, do something to treat yourself.
   • Run a hot bubble bath, and light some scented candles.
   • Rub a few drops of lavender essential oil into your wrists and behind your ears. This will calm you and help you relax.
   • Take time to do things like paint your fingernails a new color.
   • Exfoliate your skin with a sugar scrub, and moisturize with lotion or an oil like coconut oil.
4. Make a delicious snack just for yourself.. Make yourself something healthy like a smoothie or let yourself have a sugary treat like chocolate-covered pretzels.
   • Even though it’s just for you, make your plate pretty, and take your time preparing your creation.
   • Savor it while you watch your favorite shows or read your book.

Being Productive While By Yourself

1. Take time to exercise. It may not seem like fun, but exercise will make you happier after you finish, and you can treat yourself to something indulgent after you finish.
   • Do whatever type of exercise you enjoy. Some options include: yoga, Pilates, jumping rope, push-ups, sit-ups, and lunges.
   • Exercising will make your time go by more quickly and help to get you in shape all at the same time.
2. Do some of your homework. It's not the most fun task, but you’ll be able to better enjoy yourself later if you get some of your work done while you are alone and have the quiet to concentrate.
   • Pick a designated area to do your work. Decide before you begin exactly what you hope to accomplish, or decide how long you want to work and set a timer.
   • Turn off your phone while you are working.
3. Clean or rearrange your room. This will make your time at home alone go by quickly, and you’ll end up feeling better in your space.
   • Try moving around a few pieces of your bedroom furniture or lamps to give your room an easy makeover.
4. Pay it forward. Being home alone can be a great time to work on doing a good deed for someone else. Think if you have any upcoming meet-ups with friends or parties to attend.
   • Make birthday cards for upcoming birthdays or for someone you know who is sick.
   • Spend some time cooking something like cookies or a casserole to give to someone going through a difficult time.
   • If you live with others, consider cleaning up for them while you are home alone so that they can come back to a sparkling clean house.

Tips

• Don't let anybody into your house without permission.
• Make sure you clean up any mess you make while home alone.
• Make sure that you have a phone with you in case of an accident.
• Lock all your doors, and windows, and close your blinds/curtains, once it gets dark.

Warnings

• Be careful cooking, lighting candles, and using knives to prepare food.
• Don't tell anyone except your parents that you are home alone.

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