{"id":131512,"date":"2018-12-19T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=131512"},"modified":"2018-12-20T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T23:49:56","slug":"how-to-embrace-being-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/how-to-embrace-being-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Embrace Being Alone During the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people spend the holidays surrounded by friends and family, but some may experience more alone time than others.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re spending Christmas solo this year, here are a few tips to embrace being alone during the holidays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do everything on your to-do list<br \/>\n<\/strong>The best part about having a few days to yourself? You\u00a0can finally finish tasks you were too busy to complete during the year.\u00a0Organize your closet, budget your expenses, redecorate your home \u2013 whatever it is, you can be productive without any distractions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do nothing<br \/>\n<\/strong>On the flip side, this is also the best time to do absolutely nothing. Sleep all day, eat breakfast in bed, or have a one-person dance party to make the most of your time alone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indulge in guilty pleasures<br \/>\n<\/strong>Chances are, there\u2019s something you love that drives others crazy. Love Christmas carols? Sing it at the top of your lungs. Can&#8217;t get enough of reality TV? Add it to your queue. Allow yourself to really enjoy the things you love for a major mood boost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discover something new<br \/>\n<\/strong>We get so comfortable going through the motions of everyday life. So change it up this season by trying a new restaurant, taking a class, or visiting a museum to broaden your activities and interests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rekindle an old love<br \/>\n<\/strong>No, we don\u2019t mean hunt down an ex-lover. Finish this sentence, &#8220;I used to love\u2026&#8221; Now, whatever the answer is, that\u2019s what you should do. Maybe it\u2019s a childhood hobby like arts and crafts or something you haven\u2019t had time for like reading enormous novels \u2013 whatever it is, you\u2019ll fall back in love with it in no time.<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Many people spend the holidays surrounded by friends and family, but some may experience more ...","author":273040,"featured_media":132461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19173611\/kinga-cichewicz-544949-unsplash.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19173611\/kinga-cichewicz-544949-unsplash-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"December 19, 2018","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#3ee0d2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/273040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}