Not everyone will be spending Christmas with a group of people salivating over a giant turkey this year. And no, we aren’t referring to a rise in the number of vegetarians and vegans. We’re talking about the fact that many of us will spend Christmas day alone and on our […]
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The lines defining different generations are blurring and there’s a name for the ‘ageless’ generation. To be a Perennial, you defy expectations previously associated with age and have a more ‘enduring’ mindset. Coupled with living solo, we think adopting an enduring mindset means there are opportunities to lead a fulfilled, active
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Since the 2008 recession, birth rates have been falling in Western countries. The birth rate dropping with the decline of the economy was no surprise or cause for concern to experts. However, they may have expected the birth rate would follow the economy’s lead when things picked up again in 2016. Yet
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Not only is solo living an increasingly popular way of life but it is also an accepted way of life many actively choose and even treasure. In an article on the rise of solo living, author Colm Toibin writes that “No one ever told me that I would be most happy in my life when I modelled myself
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Living alone, whether it be through choice or circumstance means there’s a very good chance of spending more time on our own. For those of us who enjoy solitude and the opportunity to find some ‘quiet’ in our busy and charged lives, it will be easier, while for others it
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We all need people. Even the most introvert amongst us, if we are honest, might agree. However, while we are genetically social animals, the connection thing doesn’t mean we always do the communication and commitment stuff that enables growth, love and wisdom to foster in our relationships with each other.
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In the second of Kathy’s articles, she poignantly tells us how she managed change in her life and now lives solo after a complicated divorce. Wayne Dyer suggests that “if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change.” While looking at things differently is key
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A quick google search on the subject provides a brief insight into what I might expect going solo following my divorce. ’Divorced and terrified’, ‘coping alone’, ‘getting yourself back out there…’ was pretty much what I found. Not very encouraging to this aspiring Diva. Neither was it reflective or encouraging
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Living alone, solitude and happiness? All rarely mentioned in the same sentence, yet there is a real kind of happiness to be gained from spending time alone and benefiting from times of solitude – an everyday experience for people living solo. Gone are the days when being alone and living
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Living alone and freelancing can be a precarious way to live! Here, Lynn juggles it all and with the help of her support network, tells us how she managed to buy her own home. As I grow older (rather disgracefully), the isolating financial rollercoaster I regularly find myself on while
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