Meerkats just wanna have fun

So R.'s been gone for five days and although I miss him to bits I'm marvelling at all the wonderful things I get to do while he's gone, so much so that I've decided to compile a list of fun stuff to do (I realise this is for my own enjoyment only, so feel free to scroll down for more interesting stuff).

1. Knit in the big sofa. It's a two-seat, so when he's around I never knit on the sofa because I keep poking him with the needles and believe it or not he doesn't like that.
2. Watch whatever movies I feel like it whenever I want. We have a lot in common when it comes to cinematic taste, but still it's nice to know I do whatever I please and go crazy without feeling guilty for putting him through a two hour musical with no plot.
3. Sleep on the whole bed when it's hot. When I fall asleep I get really hot really fast, especially in the Summer. However, because I have the bed all to myself I simply roll over to his side whenever I get uncomfortably hot until it cools and I can roll back to my side.
4. Detoxing. Because I'm by myself and I'm too lazy to cook proper meals for one everyday I've taken the opportunity to do an impromptu detox. For the past few days I've been living on natural juices, fruit, soup, water, coffee, one daily portion of grilled meat and roasted veg. I haven't lost any weight (yet!) but I feel like my body has been decluttered, that it has more energy and it's much much happier.
5. Having a reading fest. You know when you just want to read for hours? Well for the past and next few days I can go crazy! Put some French music on, grab a book and curl up for however long until my reading thirst has been sated. 
6. Impromptu plans. I'm completely living in the moment, simply because I don't have anyone but me to deal with or worry about and it feels great to have a few selfish days! And if I feel the urge to go shopping at 3am (which hasn't happened yet), I know I can.
7. Soliloquys around the house. It sounds ridiculous but I'm taking great pleasure from knowing that if I want I can just start doing the St Crispin's Day speech completely out of the blue and for no good reason. Or that I can spontaneously burst into song or do silly dances and no one will worry I might have lost the plot.
8. Having a cleaning frenzy. You know when you just want to clear everything out of a room, clean it, sort it and then put everything back in? When I clean I prefer to have an early start and work my way into nightfall or until the task is finished. I'm a do it in one go kind of person, whereas R. is more of a lets compartmentalise the effort and spread it over a longer period of time kind of person. But not today! Today is the day when I get through every little thing we have in the closet and sort some of the paperwork we've been piling up for ages. Rock on!
9. Have Friends on all the time. We all like to have something going on the background to keep us company. R. likes QI and Mythbusters, which is grand, I have Friends. And the beauty of it is that is almost always on, you just need to find the right channel. And it keeps me company as I go about my business in the house.
10. Rediscovering what a fun person I am. No R. and no job means that I can pretty much do whatever I want whenever I want. Of course I still have basic stuff I need to go through (job hunting, job interviews, exercising (meh!), keeping the house clean and tidy-ish) but outside of that it's all about me. And that's great because I'm awesome!