JUST LIVIN' LIFE

The Perks of Being Alone

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1. You can wear whatever you want. What joy! You can’t imagine the hours I’ve spent throughout my life tearing through my closet, poring over my clothes, changing multiple times, all to impress my friends. To get the “Nice dress” compliment or the even more desirable “You have such great style.” Being alone, having no friends? It completely frees you from that! I can quite literally wear anything I want with little to no consequence, since the only comments I can elicit will now be said behind my back, by people who are non-friends, people I don’t care about. I can wear the same outfit once, twice, three times a week even, and no one would be any the wiser. Oh, the freedom

2. Complete control over your schedule. I mean how annoying is it when you’ve been planning to have a nice, cozy Friday night in watching Community reruns on Hulu and wolfing down Chinese food, when completely out of the blue you get a text, “We’re going out tonight! R u coming?” Now of course theoretically you could say no, but what applies in theory often cannot be translated in practice, so out of guilt and obligation, you go. Forced against your will, you attend a dull party filled with post adolescents proving their independence by binge drinking and engaging in reckless drug abuse and unprotected sex while you sit in the corner wishing you were on the internet. Having no friends completely eliminates these conundrums from your life! I am virtually never forced to go somewhere against my will out of guilt or personal obligation. No friends=no parties=more internet. A complete win/win/win situation

3. You can play whatever music you want, at whatever volume suits you. More importantly, you aren’t forced to feign interest in your friend’s latest band of the moment’s whiny music.

4. You can watch whatever tv show, movie, youtube videos you want. No more forced laughter at the latest viral video that you find inane but your best friend can’t stop watching.

5. You can fart! All the time! Who Cares!

6. The freedom to wear no pants is granted. All the time. As soon as you close that door, the pants fall down and the bra comes off. Freedom.

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Next year we will have an entire month of 420

What to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless

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FOOD

• Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food
• grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread
• different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.
• some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

• Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment
• sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it
• Some churches offer short term residence
• Find your nearest homeless shelter
• Look for places that are open to the public
• A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

• A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.
• Public libraries have bathrooms you can use
• Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.
• Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver
• Local beaches, go for a quick swim
• Some truck stops have showers you can pay for
• Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet
• Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

• first aid kit
•  sunscreen
•  a travel alarm clock or watch
•  mylar emergency blanket
•  a backpack is a must
•  downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards
•  sleeping bag
•  travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror
•  swiss army knife
•  can opener

Reblog to literally save a life

if there is a Dollar Tree near you, they have entire food aisles

Planet Fitness also has $10 memberships. you can shower and they have free food days! pizza night 1st monday every month, bagel tuesday the 2nd tuesday every month.

Save a life reblog

i am so glad that i renblogged this however so long ago. i saw this post and shared it with others in mind, but now i am the one who really needs this. id like to think of this as good karma i guess

also a good list if anyone ever needs to run away from home for whatever reason.

Long term camping. Your first is the toughest, first night, first week, then it gets easier.

The thing not mentioned is that you sgould always let the food bank know you don’t have a way to cook or store. Most have particular ways of doing things that ensure you get food.

Also if you live in California, 99 Cent Only Stores are like a grocery store where everything’s a dollar, including fresh produce.

If you’re pregnant or have young children, most pro-life pregnancy centers are able to help you find affordable housing. They usually know how to get you signed up for the right assistance programs to get you back on your feet.

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your life can look so different, so much better, in just a few months. keep going.