Being a Grown Up.
I am venturing out into some really grown up things at the moment.
Which hopefully I can share more about sooner than later.
but in the meantime I have to be all coy about it.
But anyways.
You know you are a grown up (and that it is a pain in the ass) when:
You have to schedule, on a calendar, dates for your parents to come visit.
And on top of that you have to start scheduling your holiday schedule (i.e. visits home for thanksgiving and xmas) in August.
You get an email from your dad telling you that you need to call the bank and talk to them about numerous things that you have never heard of before. Making you feel both really grown up that you are going to have to have a conversation with someone at the bank about these words you have never heard before and really dumb, because again, the email from your dad makes no sense.
You feel really helpless in your grown up endeavors and really just want your parents to take the reigns for you, but yea, your a grown up so you're the one taking charge...sucks...
You decide to make a really really big, huge, decision, the biggest and hugest thus far in your small life as a grown up, and you get really really excited about it like a teenage. But then you realize, shitballs, I am going to have to go through some serious red tape to get this done. And you start to feel overwhelmingly tired before your endeavor even starts.
You tend to forget things. And in order to remember them, instead of using a handy dandy planner like normal people, you start writing things on your hand and on post- its which end up either in your car, on the floor of your office, or lost in your kitchen or bathroom somewhere.
That's all I have at the moment. I'm sure I will have more to add once I continue in this very grown up endeavor.
I'm dealing with the big words/bank thing right now when I was getting pre-approved and am house searching so I totally feel yah. Stresses me out but yet it's so exciting!
ReplyDeleteGirl, I'm almost 40 and I still feel like I need my mama to make major life decisions for me. It's a great feeling to be able to make your own decisions, but at the same time....it's super scary. If anyone can make a well-thought out, rational decision....it's you!! Big hugs!
ReplyDeleteBeing a grown-up can be so scary and sometime just plain tiring. So often, I just want to let me mom take care of the details but... Best of luck with your grown-up projects!
ReplyDeleteI have no doubt you will handle the big words, and the big decisions, just fine :) I remember the first few years out of college, my "growing up" years if you will, very well. They were scary, but now I look back and pat myself on the shoulder. And you will too!
ReplyDeleteGet out of my head, seriously. I can relate on so many of these comments. I don't like talking to the bank and have a cute planner but use my hand more often to jot notes. Aaand I wish my parents would handle a lot of my major decisions sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI bet you're handling all of these things better than you expected though, good luck with your grown up goals!