I feel like living alone is almost a rite of passage. As in, if you can do it, you’ve made it; You’re emotionally strong enough to be alone, you can physically and financially take care of yourself. You are GROWN. Between family, college, roommates, a brief marriage, and another roommate, I’d lived with other people my entire life.
I’d lived in San Diego from 2006-2010 and in 2014, at age 30, was wanting to go back for just one more year. I decided that when I got there, I’d live alone and see how it went. Just one year seemed like a good enough time span to try it out. I lived alone from April 2015 to June 2016. I did it! And here’s what I learned: [Read more…]