Me, Myself and I

I am officially declaring 2007 as 'Year of the Single'. So what if I don't have any Chinese blood coursing through my veins...it's not as if the zodiac will sue for copyright infringement, right? Yes, once again I am so happy to be alone it is truly insane. I embrace my singlehood with loving (albeit empty) arms. It is true that I have not always been this enthusiastic about flying solo but with all of the exciting things on my agenda for the upcoming year...I don't think I could do it any other way. Just today I realized how lucky I am to not have to answer to anyone, adhere to someone else's schedule or see the movie HE wants to see. Sure, there are times it would be nice to have a man close by...I feel this most poignantly at night as I'm falling asleep and wishing I was being held, feeling the breath of another being on my neck. Well, once in a while the cat sneezes on me, so I suppose you could count that.

Take today...for instance. Here are just some of the reasons I was overjoyed to be amongst, well...nobody.

My day began with some light house cleaning (and it began at 10:45am, when I decided to wake up) some of which was quite overdue. However, there was nobody here to point that out and they aren't there to complain when it hasn't been done. This was followed up with the dreaded task of...

laundry. Yes, not my favorite chore but did I feel that I couldn't hang my delicates throughout the house...no, I had no qualms about it. In fact, as I write this I am staring at bras and underwear on a drying rack (in the middle of my living room)...and it is effin' great! Shortly after my lunch had digested, it was time to...

hit the treadmill. Did I immediately jump in the shower to clean myself up? No, I decided to rest my weary (and sweaty) tush for about a half hour in my comfy chair to finish a book. Later in the afternoon I decided...

what to make for my dinner. I decided on just exactly what I wanted (well, maybe not EXACTLY, I'm dieting as you'll recall) and I will do the same thing tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that...well, you get it.

I could go on endlessly explaining all of the perks that are offered to singles everywhere, but I'll stop with only those that were offered me today. I could also provide you with a long list of the things I don't proffer from being single...but they aren't resonating with me now. I look forward to making this new year all about me. Call me self-indulgent...but sometimes it's the only shoe that fits!

I raise my glass of wine to singles everywhere...may you make this new year the best it can possibly be! And hang your undies wherever you please!