How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone

  • January 19, 2010
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Whether it’s by chance or design, being alone on your birthday gives you the opportunity to commemorate it exactly the way you want.

You Will Need

  • The day off
  • Champagne
  • Dessert
  • A trip (optional)
How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone: Go on a trip

Step 1: Go on a trip

Plan a trip that will have you out of town on your birthday. If you don’t want to be alone, book an active vacation that involves a group, like a bike, walking, or volunteer tour.

If you’ve been saving your frequent flyer miles but don’t have enough for a ticket, consider blowing them on an upgrade to first class.

How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone: Or stay home

Step 2: Or stay home

If you can’t or don’t want to take a trip, plan a decadent day at home. Take the day off from work. Call in sick if you have to.

How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone: Revel in your freedom

Step 3: Revel in your freedom

Revel in the knowledge that, for this one day, you can do exactly what you like. You don’t have to be anywhere at any particular time.

How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone: Buy yourself a present

Step 4: Buy yourself a present

Buy yourself a birthday present. Make it something impractical that you’ve always wanted.

How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone: Have some champagne

Step 5: Have some champagne

Have a glass of good champagne somewhere – at the bar of a five-star hotel, in your bathtub, or just in front of the TV.

How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone: Savor your favorite dessert

Step 6: Savor your favorite dessert

Savor your favorite dessert – you know, something you like better than birthday cake.

How To Celebrate Your Birthday Alone: Make a wish

Step 7: Make a wish

When you turn in, count your blessings. Then make a wish for the coming year.

According to a survey, 41 percent of married men take their wives out for their birthdays, while just 29 percent of married women return the favor.

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