A Girl's Guide to Drinking Alone.

Drinking alone has a bad rep. Why that is, I really don't know. It's like being at an awesome party with all your favourite songs and no drunk sweaty guys trying to touch your bum, but for some reason the world doesn't look to kindly upon lone-drinkers, and admitting to be one is an open invitation for concerned eyes and patronising tones. Ok I'm not saying it's the best habit to get into, but sometimes you just want to crawl into your sweats and wail along to Neutral Milk Hotel without awkward stares and people trying to get you sectioned.

Now the first thing you want to do is get the perfect set up. If your cup of Long Island Ice tea is curling up on the sofa in front of the tv, make sure you've got a stack of movies and a blanket at the ready for pass-out time. For me, I'm happy anywhere as long as I've got itunes and a decent supply of tobacco. Next, pick out your gladrags. Some favour pjs, some favour dresses, some favour absolutely nothing at all. Drinking alone is the perfect excuse to wear what you normally wouldn't. That 80s style prom dress you were convinced would one day be back in fashion? Newsflash, no it won't, but who the fuck cares? This is your party girl, you rock the shit outta that dress. You wanna wear fake eyelashes and throw some shapes to Beyonce? Go for it.

Now to pick your poison. Be it an ice cold beer of vodka on the rocks...no one's going to judge you for it, that's the beauty of it all! Finally, we have the cherry in the cocktail; the music. Where's the fun in a one woman party without some tunes? Here are a few of my must-have drinking alone (or as I like to call it, bonding with gin) songs...

Ike and Tina-Jamie T

Alcohol-Barenaked Ladies

Katy On A Mission-Katy B

Sleepyhead-Passion Pit

Otis-Kanye West & Jay Z

What To Say-Born Ruffians

Sail-Awolnation

So ladies, have a blast, sing loudly, have a party by yourself, but remember...be awesome about it, no one likes a hot mess.