- If I don't eat right and get enough sleep, I feel like crap
- No one is going to come and clean or organize my house (unless I pay them an exorbitant amount of money. . . and then they probably won't do the job to my satisfaction)
- I can no longer spend money with total disregard for the future
- Certain food and drinks give me heartburn. That never happened when I was teenager (who regularly ate Funyuns and a Dr Pepper for lunch) or in my 20s (when I worked night shift a lot and ate at irregular times)
- I have a lot of responsibilities
- I've had to accept that there are a number of things in life that it's unlikely I will ever accomplish
- I can't sleep in anymore
- Because I can't sleep in anymore, I can't stay up late anymore
- I have to think about things like my cholesterol and triglyceride levels and my risk for heart attack and stroke (bleh)
- My parents are old
- All the teenagers I know were born after I graduated from college (sigh)
- I spend more time doing things I "have to" do than doing things I "want to" do
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Adulthood Bites
Things I hate about being a grown-up:
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I hear you on that one being just a wee bit older than you.
ReplyDelete48 over here and, while some are inalienable truths (my parents are old, I don't sleep in anymore) I am approaching 50 with gust-o. I feel like my 33 yr old self, with more weight on my bones, something I continue to work at despite the many factors working against me, and I make sure to balance the 'have tos' with the 'want tos'. And, if it's any consolation to you, my 7 yr old complains relentlessly, 'do I HAVE to?', so kids have their own perception regardless of the reality of their young lives.
ReplyDeleteNope, no consolation. LOL
DeleteI'm glad you feel so good as you approach 50. I decidedly do not.