The 30-Day Minimalism Challenge - Day 8

Hello, so today's challenge was to learn to enjoy solitude ^^ To be honest I enjoy being by myself and I don't go out a lot with my friends unless they ask. In my early years of high school I rarely left my house on the weekends because I figured that I saw my friends all week and that I didn't need to see them on the weekend. Also my parents are pretty chill and I like hanging out with them and talking to them.

Today was the perfect day to be by myself because my exchange student had school, my mom was out for most of the day with a friend, and my dad went to work. When I'm by myself I like to get any chores out of the way so I don't have to stress about them later. I did my laundry, organized my clothes, organized my school notes for final exams, and studied. At one point my dad came home from worked and I talked to him for a few minutes then went back into my room until the late afternoon.
At one point my friends asked (more like commanded) me to hang out with them and I figured since I had been by myself for at least 8 hours that I would go see them. I think it's important to find a balance between having time for yourself and for others. You need that "me time" to think about things you need to get done (and do it) and to just relax for a little while. It's nice to be with friends because you can go out and do different activities and talk a lot but sometimes it's nice to do it by yourself.
I haven't found the courage yet but one day I'll go out by myself and maybe go to a museum and eat out. For now I'll stick with just chilling out in my room and going out for a walk around my neighborhood.
Tomorrow's challenge is to downsize our beauty collection!
-Jona

Question of the day: What is your favorite thing to do by yourself?