Rinsing dishes 
I don’t always rinse the dishes. In fact most of the time I will just use the dish washer. I use my dishwasher as a cubard and as a dishwasher. I always tell people just grab a glass from teh dishwasher when I have people over. Just make sure it is a clean glass. I start the dishwasher at least every two days so believe me there will be clean ones in there unless I have someone staying over who is going through the glasses. 

Washing hands after using the bathroom
I am a huge fan of doing this when I am outside the house. When I am at home I don’t keep the bathroom sink stocked like I keep the kitchen sink. So you wont find towels or soap in there. However you will find them at the kitchen sink. I look at it as they are my germs and being a single person I don’t have others around so I don’t have other germs to clean. I am sure nearly all single people are like this I have been to quite a few homes and noticed this.  

Eating straight from the fridge
This cuts down on dishes that I need to do and being somewhat lazy I am all for cutting down on dishes. So if I have already ate breakfast/lunch/dinner whatever and cleaned off the table I will just grab what I want to eat and skip the table and just eat in bed or at the television where ever I am going. 

Drinking straight from the bottle
Much like eating straight from the fridge this will greatly cut down on dishes. You know when you feel a little thirsty but not thirsty enough to justify getting out a glass and pouring your drink into the glass knowing that you will now have another dirty glass to clean. Being single you don’t have anyone there to watch you or judge you for opening a bottle and taking a drink directly from the bottle.

Eating ‘junk’ for dinner or any meal for that matter
Is there anything better than an actual meal without dishes. I have just grabbed some chips and salsa and sat down and watched some television called it a meal. You can finish it up with some drinks from a bottle in the fridge. When you live with others or have people over you can’t do that while feeling the same. 

• Talking to myself for extended periods of time
  I am not talking about what everyone does where you mutter to yourself. I am talking about a real meaningful full conversation. It isn’t actual conversation or anything but works wonderfully to work out problems or build self esteem. You never learn anything from it just something fun to do and pass the time. 
• Using all of the hot water
  When you have others living with you or visiting you they don’t really appreciate your crazy habit of using all of the hot water. But I love to take a nice long hot shower. Nothing better than the steam and how they make you feel. Living on my own for so long has really made me appreciate this and it is something I have to make changes on every time I visit people or have people come over. I really think everyone should try this at least once, believe me it is one of the best parts of being single. 
• Spying on people
  I love to people watch, I will spend a whole day watching people. Not actually interacting with them but I think about them, what they are saying, how their days are going, if they are arguing what it is about… I make up stories about them sometimes especially if they are boring or not doing anything fun. It is really fun and great way to spend time. Doing it while single you don’t have anyone around to judge you or make you feel bad about it. Just one of the many things I do while I am alone at home or while I am outside alone. 
• Quiet time
  I love the occasional quiet time. It is really relaxing to just stay home sit in a chair or on the couch and just relax no television, no radio, nothing but yourself relaxing and thinking. This is never the same when someone else is around. I don’t know why but it is just different. I am sure it is different for everyone but I am sort of a hermit/introvert/whatever and I actually have to force myself to go out and socialize so I love quiet time. However one of the drawbacks to this is I have grown used to being quiet all the time doesn’t matter what the feeling anger, happiness, loneliness, sadness whatever it is I have my own way of keeping it all inside and quiet without sharing it with anyone. 

Volunteer
I always have a hard time volunteering because I never really know what is expected or if something will come along and distract me. However if you volunteer it shows others that you care about helping others and when it comes down to you and someone else they can look at you and say this person cares about helping others he would be a great addition to our team. But you can have too much on your plate so be careful with this because I have found that places don’t want someone with too many outside commitments.  

Start a blog
Everyone has a blog… If you don’t you are doing it wrong. A blog is great because you can show people how you are a professional and knowledgable in your specific field. Also like volunteering it shows that you care about helping others. I would stick with something career related because it will show potential employeers that you are pationate about your career.  

Join groups that focus on the indrusty you are interested in
This will help you get connections and will help make sure you stay updated with news and happenings in your indrustry. You will also get tips on where to apply and what places not to apply at. 

Olives
Aside from just finding olives icky and gross in general I just can’t imagine why anyone would like this stuff. If you get ones with seeds is it ever polite to spit something out of your mouth and just leave it on a plate? I mean the whole thing just seems wrong and horrible on many different levels. What do you do with the seeds once you spit them out do you just leave them on a plate sitting there on the table? The whole thing is just wrong and gross. I want no part of it and you wont find olives on anything I am eating. 

Chicken/Buffalo Wings
While I don’t really mind eating some I would never order these things. They are messy and do you really want to eat food that comes with wet napkins. If you are in a group you always have the person who doesn’t understand the double dipping rules. For me those two reasons alone should be enough to avoid any appetizer.

Not having opinions
Nothing worse than having to figure out what to do with no input from someone else. When asking what kind of food sounds good saying things like “whatever” or “I don’t care” can be really annoying. I am always doing this though because if left up to myself I will pick the same thing everytime, not just the same type of food but the same food, same restaurant, same everything. I noticed when I am with others and they don’t have opinions on what to do it is very, very, boring. Even if the idea you have sucks it is better than no ideas or input. I really need to work on changing this in myself. 

Continously checking the phone
I do this sometimes when I am bored. Not everytime I am playing with my phone am I bored but if I am consistantly on it there is a high probability that I am bored or thinking about something other than the people I am with. Now that isn’t always as bad as it sounds. I ‘check-in’ with foursquare and yelp almost always when I am out and about. So if I am stopped at a store, restaurant, park, waiting for someone at work, or at work myself I will ‘check-in’ on one of or both of those services. I also have a habit of checking my email regularly which is good and bad. Good if you are sending me emails, bad if you are with me and I am checking them. I am aware of this though and while I am not actively working on changing it, if it bothers you say something. I will let you know if what I am doing is important or not. Because I do this I have noticed it in others however it doesn’t bother me but I do feel like I am boring someone if they are always doing it. 

Researching people and places
In my old job I used the internet on a regular basis. Not so much at my current place of employment though. But being my age and working in the IT field I am used to people looking up information about me on various websites. But with that said I noticed that some people are a little put off if I mention something about them I read online through their profile or while doing research. It’s really with the best intentions and doesn’t mean anything like lack of trust or anything like that I just want to make sure I know everything I can about someone or something before doing anything. I just assume others do the same. 

Being too emotional
I always let little things bother me. I mean really little things if enough of them are there to me they add up to really big things and I really let it bother me. I found that many people don’t even notice some of the things that I picture as being done with mean intent. I will assume it has to do with my lack of trust in people and reading too much into what they mean when they do or say something. I have to really change this so I will be working on it in the future. I need to find a way to work on it so if I am asking you questons about something you did or said it isn’t because I am trying to be a dick it is because I really want to know some reasons. I do promise to not be mad about something if you have a good reason or you aren’t intending it to be mean. I just ask you not be mad or upset if I ask what your reasons are behind something. It is likely because I think what you are doing is mean or hurtful toward me or someone else and I want to make sure it isn’t.  

Know the company you are applying with.

• Research the company.
• Study the market they are in. 
• Memorize key bullet points and facts about the company

Fix up your resume.

• Check your resume for spelling and grammar errors.
• Customize your resume for the position.
• Keep your resume concise and to the point. 

Look the part. 

• Looking professional is important. 
• Don’t wear perfume or sented lotion, but remember the deoderant.
• Arrive 20 to 30 minutes before your interview.

Prepare a minimum of three questions to ask.

• Ask questions about the company’s future, adn show interest in the company. 
• Avoid asking anything that can be found with a simple search online.