I recently read an article on the Daily Mail's website containing a list of 50 things that show you are a grown up, as voted for by 2000 people in a survey. Most of them seen quite sensible, some don't apply to our lifestlye at Handmade home, but over all I'm pretty sure I score pretty good. (Red are things I haven't done).
- Buying a house
- Mum and Dad no longer make your finacial decisions
- Paying into a pension
- Conducting a weekly food shop
- Writing a Will
- Having children
- Budgeting every month
- Being able to cook a meal from scratch
- Get Married
- Have life insurance
- Having a joint account
- Recycling
- Having a savings account
- Knowing how to bleed a radiator
- Knowing what terms like ISA and Tracker mean
- Planting flowers
- Watching the news
- Owning a lawnmower
- Taking trips to the tip
- Doing your own washing up
- Having a view on politics
- Keeping track of intrest rates
- Finding a messy house annoying
- Being able to change a lightbulb
- Owning a vacuum cleaner
- Holding dinner partys
- Listening to Radio 2
- Enjoying gardening
- Spending a weekend just pottering
- Mum starts asking you for advice
- Carrying a spare shopping bag just in case
- Like going round garden centres
- Wearing a coat on a night out
- Going to bed before 11pm
- Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week
- Classing work as a career rather than a job (Self employed)
- Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
- You iron (Can iron but choose not to)
- You wash up immediately after eating
- Enjoy cooking
- Buying a sunday paper (Always read them online for free never buy them)
- Always going in sensible shoes
- You like recieving gift vouchers
- Work keeps you awake at night
- Filing post
- Having a best crockery set
- Being able to change a car tyre
- Being sensible enough to remove make up before bed
- Being able to follow a receipt
- Owning best towels as well as everyday towels. (This just seems a bit wastefull)
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I started listening to Radio 2 when I was a kid [but then I am very old- back then it was the Light Programme, and there were only 3 stations I could get on our radio]
ReplyDeleteBut I never got a mortgage till I was 54, so don't worry on that one.
I do have a set of 'good towels' that I keep for overnight guests.
I don't think I have EVER spent a weekend 'just pottering'!!
this is a fun post - may I quote it?
blessings xx
Of course you can Angela.
DeleteI thought it was great fun to.
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