A Gentle Guide to Enjoying Your Own Company, in Harrogate & Beyond

Single Pringle Guide to Embracing Valentine’s Not Just Surviving It

Valentine’s can feel like a surprisingly pressured time. The whole premise is to celebrate love freely, and yet for years I found myself avoiding it at all costs, whether I was single or dating. From my experience, even when in a relationship, and I’m talking relationship not situationship, February 14 th has always been seen as an inconvenience. Not to me, oh no, I need very little excuse to be fanciful and make a show of something, but for whoever I happened to be dating

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Single Pringle Guide to Embracing Valentine’s Not Just Surviving It

Valentine’s can feel like a surprisingly pressured time. The whole premise is to celebrate love freely, and yet for years I found myself avoiding it at all costs, whether I was single or dating. From my experience, even when in a relationship, and I’m talking relationship not situationship, February 14 th has always been seen as an inconvenience. Not to me, oh no, I need very little excuse to be fanciful and make a show of something, but for whoever I happened to be dating

My First Solo Trip to London (And What It Gave Me Back)

For my first travel blog post, we’re throwing it back to two years ago, I was planning on what I could do for my Birthday and had the stark realisation that I hadn’t travelled beyond Harrogate to Hartlepool since pre-covid! Here's a little timeline context so we can let the truly ridiculousness of this sink in together… 2 years ago --> 2024 Pre-covid --> 2019 5 years… FIVE years I didn’t leave the country; I didn’t even leave the North! No air miles, no London trips… nada I

Single Pringle Diaries: What no one tells you about being single in your 30s

Now that I’m actively reflecting over my Single Pringle journey over the last decade, I’ve realised there’s a stark difference between being single in your 20s and being single in your 30s. Well, for me anyway. In my 20s, I made the hard decision to end my long-term relationship. I was 26 and we were together for three and a half years but before that I’d swung from long-term relationship to long-term relationship, like a female Tarzan, grasping a new vine not long after lett

Main Character Energy Doesn’t Need a Plus One

Hi, I'm Chelsea

I’m a Harrogate content creator, blogger and solo life enthusiast, sharing my experiences of living life independently, from everyday moments at home to adventures further afield.

This space is rooted in life in Harrogate and across Yorkshire, but it’s for anyone, single, partnered, married, a parent, anyone who wants to feel more confident choosing themselves.

Here, you’ll find reflections on solo living, honest conversations about independence, and inspiration for taking yourself out into the world, whether that’s for a quiet coffee, a solo dinner, or a trip somewhere new.

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A Gentle Guide to Enjoying Your Own Company, in Harrogate & Beyond

Single Pringle Guide to Embracing Valentine’s Not Just Surviving It

Latest Blogs

Single Pringle Guide to Embracing Valentine’s Not Just Surviving It

My First Solo Trip to London (And What It Gave Me Back)

Single Pringle Diaries: What no one tells you about being single in your 30s

Main Character Energy Doesn’t Need a Plus One

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