Do you need extra
help being an adult? The urge to slip back into student/teenage life
is a constant struggle. Spending money on hoards of clothes and
things you don't need. Saving for a mortgage can go right out the
window when there is just so much s**t on Etsy you could buy with that
hard earned cash. Every day functioning is so hard with out a mid day
nap and now that you're in your twenties you can no longer rely on
your parents to remind you of Birthdays and anniversaries.
I am a poorly
functioning adult but I thought I would share a few things I do that
generally help me to stay on the right track.
1 – Buy a Filofax
I love a good bit of
stationary and over the years I have wasted countless pennies on
pretty pens, pencils and notebooks. Buying a Filofax has really
allowed me to still explore all the fun that comes with pretty
stationary from Paperchase, while helping me remember how to
function.
Throughout the day
random bits of important information just fall out of my brain never
to be found again. Maybe it's a side affect from all the booze
consumed at University or maybe I just don't care enough to be
responsible for so much information.
I primarily use my
Filofax as a diary. There are other sections that I have designated
for various things but I'm still not sure about them (perfectionist)
I use different colours handwriting pens, highlighters and stickers
so I know what each thing it. For example birthdays are pink,
appointments and deliveries are purple, money is green. Writing
things down has always helped me learn so as well as a pretty
reminder I am hoping this is helping my memory!
I got my Filofax and
all of my pens from Paperchase, it was nice and cheap compared to the
branded ones, the quality is lovely and it came with lots of inserts.
2 – Notebooks
I could put these
things in my filofax but I choose not to. I have a small notebook for
money. I write what I get paid and all outgoings for the month. These
are also colour coded with highlighter pens. Bills, and rent and
other important outgoings tat happen every month are green. Groceries
and other necessary purhases (eg. birthdays) are purple and treats
for myself are pink. The colour coding is how I plan on finding where
I should be cutting back in order to save some money!
I have a slightly
larger notebook for things like lists and ideas, I originally used my
Filofax for this but the pages can be scribbled and messy and I’m
quite neat when it comes to the ol' Filofax (why can't I be neat in
every aspect of life!!)
3 – BEDTIME!!
That’s right! We
spent years waiting to be old enough to be the boss of our own bed
time. We pulled all nighters and sometimes still let the time get
away from us when binge watching something on Netflix. But bedtime is
important. Not even coffee can save me if I've had no sleep. I don't
have an exact bedtime but I do have a bedtime routine. I like to have
washed my hair by 8pm so I can snuggle down into bed in a nice pair
of Pjs and watch some TV until I fall asleep. However having a
boyfriend sometimes means the TV being on way longer than is OK. My
boyfriend works shifts and when he gets home at half 10 and I’m
drifting off I end up getting woken up by the bright glare of the TV
and even on volume 1 it is still too loud!!! Earplugs have helped
with this but I have recently discovered that the TV lighting up the
room annoys me more. So a cushy eye mask has been purchased.
4 – Sundays
That day where
nothing happens. This was such a boring day a few years ago and a lot
of the time for many people it is spent hung over. However this is
the day I catch up on any clothes washing. I tidy the house and make
some time for myself. Starting the week with the house looking like a
bomb-site really affects my outlook. Tidy house, tidy mind. Of course
by the end of the week the kitchen will have exploded along with the
rest of the house. But that's OK because Sunday will always come
around for it to be fixed. I have read a lot of blogs that suggest
doing this on a Sunday but I don’t remember reading one before I
made this day my day of chores….must be a built in adult prompt.
5 - Me Time
I briefly mentioned
this in 'Sundays'. To clarify exactly what I mean, I love spending my
weekends binge watching a TV show with my boyfriend. We get
unhealthily obsessed with TV series and as soon as one ends the fight
is on to find a new one to watch before we get too bored. But this
isn't me time. In amongst the quality time I get with my boyfriend at
the weekend I also like just a little wile to sit by myself on the
sofa and watch some girly TV program on my own. A nice bubbly bath
with plenty of candles, bath products and an extra large glass of
wine is also a good 'me time' activity.
I probably do at
least 10 more things that help me semi-function as an adult, but as I
explained earlier, information has a habit of falling out of my
brain! If you have anything that helps you remember all of the
important things or stay on top of your money so you don't go
spending it on take outs and make-up let me know! Maybe how I can
pass for an adult in public instead of a bumbling child with no sense
of direction?
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