Let's commiserate over the everyday moments (besides the fact that we're all KU and half of us are parents already) that make us realize we're actually adults now.
This thread was inspired by my morning. I have to leave the house pretty early, and in my younger days I would have woken up at the last possible second, rushed to get ready and rushed to get out of the house.
This morning, I purposefully woke up 30 minutes early so I'd have 30 minutes of drinking my coffee in our comfy armchair, relaxing and browsing TB.
Bills!! I remember the days I would give my dad 20 bucks for my cell phone bill. Ummm DD1s phone costs us an extra 120 a month on top of dh's, and mine. 100 for service, 20 for financing the phone.
Dates/meetings! So many dates and times to remember!!! I'm a freak and not only plug things in my phone but I carry a hand written planner too. But man, it would've nice to have someone just remind me of important dates every once in a while so I didn't have to be so on top of it all lol.
Eta: +1 being in bed early. Unless A kid needs something or is sick I'm in bed shortly after then. Sometimes before them and make DH put them in bed
+1 on the getting up early on purpose. I use to wake up at 6:30 to leave the house at 7. Now my alarm goes off at 5:35 so I can eat breakfast, watch the news, and cuddle with my dog. Mornings will be quite different when LO comes, so I feel like I need to enjoy for now!
Dealing with teenagers always makes me feel like an adult. I absolutely do NOT understand their reasoning behind most things and it drives me crazy. I know I was just like them once, but I am definitely no longer able to relate!
Definitely bills, like @canonmom413 said. Responsibilities, work, etc.
Also, the fact that I'd rather stay in and cuddle with DH and DD and watch a kid movie (with a glass of wine!) rather than go out for drinks, etc. most nights. On this note, we're celebrating my 30th bday this weekend, and all of my friends think I'm crazy for wanting DD there. But she's my little bestie and I can't imagine celebrating without her!
October 2017 June Siggy Challenge -- "You Had One Job!"
I don't seem to usually think of myself as an adult even though I am 30. I second the paying bills and going to bed early stuff. In college I used to stay up till 1:30 like every night granted I only had evening classes when I did that so you know. I also dislike the being responsible for cleaning a house and getting my car serviced and such part of being an adult.
I was excited that the tree trimmers came to the house on Wednesday to take care of one of our trees in the front yard. And I'm stoked that our dishwasher is working again.
June 2017 Siggy Challenge: "You had one job to do!"
Sleeping in now means 8am or 9am. I used to sleep until noon most weekends.
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cleaning the house and cooking and keeping things organized. ugh. i just want to turn my brain off. as soon as everything is clean, everything is messy again. and dust is relentless.
cleaning the house and cooking and keeping things organized. ugh. i just want to turn my brain off. as soon as everything is clean, everything is messy again. and dust is relentless.
Yes! This is so frustrating. We have two big dogs who we love dearly, but bring tons of dirt and hair into the house. I have to sweep at least once a day and still can't keep up with the dust and dirt.
Also, I got so excited when we bought a new washer. Like, what?? What kind of person gets excited about an appliance? Adults .
Yes! The ILs dishwasher broke and so their landlord brought them a new one and FIL said we could have the old one if we want to try and fix it. It's a stainless steel one and only 6 years old and still in great shape since MIL is a clean freak. It took dh 10 minutes and a new $24 pump and it's fixed. We've been complaining about the one that came with our house since the day we moved in and I am so glad to see it go! Now we just have to replace the stove and microwave (which are white) to match our stainless dishwasher and fridge lol
Relevant to our conversation in the randoms thread - I'm obsessed with budgeting and get some weird high at the end of the month when I transfer money into our savings.
October 2017 June Siggy Challenge -- "You Had One Job!"
@beezeemarie I only budget for me because DH refuses to let me handle his money, lol. I do it every two weeks when I get paid. I figure out spending money, transfer money into savings, and once a month I meal plan on that day, too. My two favorite days every month I also get a very strange high.
Eta: along that theme, I get way more excited to put money in savings then I do actually spending it.
I get a massive high when I save money at the store. I was thrilled last night to get $25 in target GCs back, saved $16.50 with coupons, saved with cartwheel and redcard and got 3 cases of diapers, two things of laundry detergent, a ton of cereal for super cheap and spent less than half what it was all worth
I can't tell you how many days I get frustrated with making adult decisions and call my mom to help me decide goes right to that meme posted above. She's my adultier adult and I need her lol
Making a grocery list every week. I hate it, but it's necessary. I don't understand how in my younger days I would just go to the store on a whim and buy food.
I can't tell you how many days I get frustrated with making adult decisions and call my mom to help me decide goes right to that meme posted above. She's my adultier adult and I need her lol
@purplestarz I have an app called Out of Milk on my phone. Any time I think of something we need, I add it to the list so I don't forget in 10 minutes lol. I hate making grocery lists too, it's too much pressure when I'm headed out the door soon. So I make it as I go.
Plus, it lets you put in the price and if there's any sales or discounts (like cartwheel, coupons, etc) so then it adds it up as you go through the store. Awesome when you're also sticking to a budget
i lost is on H the other night bc i specifically meal planned a crock pot meal for when he had a baseball game so he could eat before he went. and he told me he would eat after his game (like 10pm at night). i broke down in tears telling him he had no idea what it was like to meal plan and switch things around to accommodate all the schedules and people. and that he better eat before his game or else. i dunno why exactly i was so passionate on the time he ate...buuuuTTTttttttt he listened and ate first
I flew so often growing up that now when I fly by myself I always feel weird being the one who has to check in and get everything going haha. I clearly need to fly more.
@carries2018 I'm DYING right now because that is so me. I make all these plans to accommodate both of our crazy schedules and we must eat EXACTLY according to plan. Even if it seems very arbitrary. DH is a great sport about it, lol.
We're FINALLY getting our counter tops installed today and it's like all my birthdays and holidays rolled into one!!! I feel like I'm winning at adulthood today.
I'm terrible terrible terrible at meal planning and sticking to it. We waste so much food and it kills me. I've made so many strawberry breads and banana breads just to save the fruits I ambitiously buy for the week. Meats and veggies regularly go to the trash though and I hate it. DH could live off of lunch only, regularly tells me he's not hungry for dinner so I'm not motivated to cook anything. the few times that I am on top of dinner and have it done by a reasonable time, DH is busy doing something and his plate gets cold. Doesn't matter how many times I check with him on what time I should get it started or how long till he finishes or how many updates that I'm about to finish, I'm plating the food - he always takes too long. AND IT KILLS ME AND I STRANGLE HIM EVERY TIME.
This is such a new-marriage problem that I'm cringing as I type it.
ETA this obviously doesn't belong on this thread because I suck at adulting.
+1 on loving plans. BF just texted me to relax because I kept asking questions about this weekend.. His mom is buying us a new bed frame for his birthday (random.. ours is very squeaky lol) so were going shopping with her in the morning and later on we're going to dinner with her, which doesn't really make sense to me but whatever. And we're also supposed to buy the paint for the nursery this weekend.. I just like dates and times and schedules.
Re: Adulting
This morning, I purposefully woke up 30 minutes early so I'd have 30 minutes of drinking my coffee in our comfy armchair, relaxing and browsing TB.
Who am I?!?!
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Dates/meetings! So many dates and times to remember!!! I'm a freak and not only plug things in my phone but I carry a hand written planner too. But man, it would've nice to have someone just remind me of important dates every once in a while so I didn't have to be so on top of it all lol.
Eta: +1 being in bed early. Unless A kid needs something or is sick I'm in bed shortly after then. Sometimes before them and make DH put them in bed
Oct. '17 June S.C. "You Had 1 Job"
now, if im in bed and hungry I'd rather die of hunger in my sleep. Bills suck too. Responsibility aren't fun either.
.... but I'm still milking that last minute get up and rush to work hustle. #youngatheart
+1 on the getting up early on purpose. I use to wake up at 6:30 to leave the house at 7. Now my alarm goes off at 5:35 so I can eat breakfast, watch the news, and cuddle with my dog. Mornings will be quite different when LO comes, so I feel like I need to enjoy for now!
Dealing with teenagers always makes me feel like an adult. I absolutely do NOT understand their reasoning behind most things and it drives me crazy. I know I was just like them once, but I am definitely no longer able to relate!
Also, the fact that I'd rather stay in and cuddle with DH and DD and watch a kid movie (with a glass of wine!) rather than go out for drinks, etc. most nights. On this note, we're celebrating my 30th bday this weekend, and all of my friends think I'm crazy for wanting DD there. But she's my little bestie and I can't imagine celebrating without her!
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“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light."
- Albus Dumbledore
May Siggy Challenge: Parenting Fails
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Eta: along that theme, I get way more excited to put money in savings then I do actually spending it.
Seriously. Someone needs to cook my food for me!
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Plus, it lets you put in the price and if there's any sales or discounts (like cartwheel, coupons, etc) so then it adds it up as you go through the store. Awesome when you're also sticking to a budget
May Siggy Challenge: Parenting Fails
the few times that I am on top of dinner and have it done by a reasonable time, DH is busy doing something and his plate gets cold. Doesn't matter how many times I check with him on what time I should get it started or how long till he finishes or how many updates that I'm about to finish, I'm plating the food - he always takes too long.
AND IT KILLS ME AND I STRANGLE HIM EVERY TIME.
This is such a new-marriage problem that I'm cringing as I type it.
ETA this obviously doesn't belong on this thread because I suck at adulting.