The Joyfulicity Blog

Being single at social events doesn’t have to feel uncomfortable or like something you need to “get through.” With a bit of perspective and intention, these moments can actually feel light, grounding, and even enjoyable in their own right.

The joy of solo evenings isn’t about filling time or avoiding loneliness. It’s about discovering what it feels like to exist in your own space without pressure, interruption, or adjustment.

Being single is often talked about in extremes—either as something to “fix” or something to celebrate loudly. But most of the experience doesn’t actually live in either of those places. It’s quieter than that. More ordinary. More day-to-day.

Hygge is often associated with shared experiences—people gathered around a table, warm lighting, good food, and easy conversation. That side of it definitely exists, but hygge itself isn’t dependent on company. It’s really about the feeling a moment creates: calm, ease, warmth, and a sense that nothing is being rushed or forced.

Under the Tuscan Sun is a warm, sensory-rich memoir that celebrates the pleasures of slowing down, renovating a crumbling home, and building a life rooted in place. Written by poet and travel writer Frances Mayes, the book follows her experience purchasing and restoring an old villa in the Tuscan countryside, blending travel writing, memoir, and reflections on food, landscape, and belonging.

Single parenting is not for sissies. It's really tough. So I want you to know today that you are seen. You are known. You are loved. I understand, because I am in the trenches beside you. Most of us didn't plan to become single parents. Life took turns we didn't expect, but yet here we are.