Robin Scherbatsky’s Book of Secrets: The List

Before delving back into my book of secrets, I wanted to share a couple things I got in the mail last night from some great blends! I love getting mail — especially when it’s from cool people.

Lauren, from Oatmeal after Spinning sent me this adorable and geeky card.

And Lindsay, from Cotter Crunch, sent me some AMAZING Healthy Bites as a thank you for helping her revamp her logo. Notice there are no actual bites in the photo … um … yeah. We got the mail after returning from TRX last night. Enough said.

Now for the juicy stuff.

In the fall of 2009 I was single for a short amount of time. I was just starting to get the hang of it, and then Mark came along. But before he burst my single bubble*, I made a list of fun single things to do.

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October 15, 2009
Things I can do without College Boyfriend (or any other man for that matter):

1. Fart and not feel guilty about it (Note: this would be first on the list)
2. Eat an entire pint of ice cream by myself
3. Dress up for Halloween in a “couples” costume with a friend
4. Get a dog (Note: not just any dog, an AWESOME dog)
5. Hang with my friends
6. Eat sushi
7. Talk to awesome ex-boyfriend (Note: not College Boyfriend, but High School Boyfriend — the one College Boyfriend never allowed you to talk to)
8. [ edited for blogland ]
9. chop off my hair
10. get a tattoo
11. Not have to buy super expensive birthday/Christmas presents
12. Watch (campy) horror movies
13. Not feel guilty about going out with my friends
14. Watch Monday Night Football with my guy friends
15. go to family functions & not have to sit by myself with the boyfriend that nobody likes or wants to talk to
16. don’t have to plan holidays around somebody else’s family functions
17. go to grad school
18. get skinny jeans (and look hot in them)
19. wear lots of animal print
20. go to a movie and not sit in the back row
21. spend Saturday night having fun with friends
22. have inside jokes with more than one person
23. not have to modify my recipes to suit somebody else
24. stay up late and not have somebody tell me I should go to bed
25. stay home sick from work when not really sick and not have somebody to make me feel guilty (besides Shelly)
26. bitch about my weight/finances/etc. and not have to worry about making somebody feel terrible
27. listen to 80s pop hits ad nauseum
28. work all day, workout, shower and go to bed. Not interrupted by phone calls.
29. dress cute because somebody cares (he didn’t)
30. maybe finally learn to play that bass …
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32. Listen to Michael Jackson. Watch Michael Jackson. Dance to Michael Jackson. Not be made to feel like a jackass.
33. order my own damn french fries (Note: Mark is still waiting for me to do this)
34. Go on a trip somewhere fun
35. Go to a movie by myself
36. go on a road trip by myself (Note: sad that it took me almost 3 years to do this!)
37. Get sexy photos taken of myself to remind me how awesome I am
38. celebrate anti-valentine’s day
39. not have to check in with somebody everyday
40. take off and leave for the weekend. tell nobody where I’m going
41. run around naked in my apartment. windows open.
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43. redecorate apartment
44. not have to shave my legs!
45. no more beard burn (note: little did I know I was getting a beardier man)
46. remember that I have friends and that they love me
47. bake cookies, etc. for other people
48. eat an entire pizza by myself
49. discover music by myself
50. go camping
51. go fishing
52. go hiking
53. go to a cabin by a lake or in the woods and stay for a weekend
54. find a new favorite bar (although, Welch Ave. is hard to replace)

*In case anybody’s wondering, though I desperately needed single lady time, dating Mark is one of the BEST decisions I’ve ever made. The. End. 

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What was/is your favorite “single lady/dude thing” to do?