<![CDATA[Moments I feel like a real adult...]]>These aren’t happy, and they aren’t peeves, just those moments when you realize you’re doing adult things in an adult way!

Example:
I did my taxes this evening. That’s normal. But guys.

I ITEMIZED MY DEDUCTIONS instead of taking the standard deduction!!!

Like 😲 what kind of adult shiz is this?!

]]>https://brandmu.day/topic/340/moments-i-feel-like-a-real-adultRSS for NodeSat, 04 Apr 2026 13:11:49 GMTSun, 12 Mar 2023 02:27:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:12:16 GMT]]>@Solstice As someone who has pulled 6 foot monsters outta drains in my house, this is advice people need to take…

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15243https://brandmu.day/post/15243Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:12:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:10:21 GMT]]>@Pavel If they can’t find you handsome, they can at least find you handy. - Red Green (probably)

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15242https://brandmu.day/post/15242Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:10:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:13:48 GMT]]>I navigated a very busy downtownish area/parking garage on my lunch break without panicking \o/

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15234https://brandmu.day/post/15234Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:13:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:19:00 GMT]]>I had not truly stared into the abyss until I snaked the drain.

Wear gloves, a mask (trust me), and have the trash bin right nearby so you can fling it out the door as soon as possible.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15198https://brandmu.day/post/15198Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:19:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:56:09 GMT]]>@sao said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

I poured a cup of baking soda down my bathtub drain and now my bathtub drains again.

I have conquered … whatever gunk was slowing it up. Mighty am I.

FYI: If it ever gets really bad, a drain snake is all of about $25 at Lowe’s and that is much cheaper than calling a plumber. It’s also easy! And very gross.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15194https://brandmu.day/post/15194Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:56:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:13:37 GMT]]>My dishwasher was throwing up an error and refusing to drain. I put it up on blocks like one would a car, and disassembled the lower portion to get access to the flood switch. Disabled the switch, drained and rebuilt the filter/pump section, and now it works again.

I know this is only a temporary stop gap, but it feels good to fix something.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15191https://brandmu.day/post/15191Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:13:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:01:57 GMT]]>I poured a cup of baking soda down my bathtub drain and now my bathtub drains again.

I have conquered … whatever gunk was slowing it up. Mighty am I.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15190https://brandmu.day/post/15190Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:01:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:41:47 GMT]]>My husband just came in and told me there was a new stoplight going up just outside our neighborhood, which we enthusiastically chattered about for a minute or so (because we need it!).

My 8yo son, sarcastic: “Yay, a new stoplight.”

Me: “This is what happens when you grow up.”

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15078https://brandmu.day/post/15078Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:41:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:00:13 GMT]]>@Raeras I can upvote pastries. I hope you and the pastries have fun.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15027https://brandmu.day/post/15027Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:00:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:29:02 GMT]]>@Tez 🤣 I know. It’s crazy. We’re going to get pastries though and talk about non-work stuff! Probably. Who knows!

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15025https://brandmu.day/post/15025Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:29:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:14:56 GMT]]>@Raeras said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.

I support you as a person but I can’t bring myself to upvote this.

WORK PEOPLE?

OUTSIDE?

ON WEEKEND?

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15024https://brandmu.day/post/15024Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:14:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:56:10 GMT]]>I fixed my stupid dishwasher.

It was very satisfying.

Stupid dishwasher.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/15022https://brandmu.day/post/15022Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:56:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:08:08 GMT]]>I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14990https://brandmu.day/post/14990Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:08:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:29:24 GMT]]>@Pavel said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

@Pyrephox said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

my elderly father moved in with me

On the plus side, now you get to say “my house, my rules.”

No, I really don’t.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14441https://brandmu.day/post/14441Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:29:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:29:04 GMT]]>@Pyrephox said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

my elderly father moved in with me

On the plus side, now you get to say “my house, my rules.”

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14440https://brandmu.day/post/14440Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:29:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:14:50 GMT]]>I pay all the bills for my household! I have successfully done this for years, but it only really hit me when my elderly father moved in with me. Now I am truly the breadwinner, and it’s stressful, but sometimes also feels weirdly good? Like checking off an achievement.

And then being terrified that I will lose my income and we will both be homeless and starve to death. Which is also a very ‘real adult’ feeling.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14439https://brandmu.day/post/14439Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:14:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:08:23 GMT]]>@Hobbie said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

I judge my neighbourhood’s lawns as I drive past.

Oh man. My grass is so brown because my irrigation is broken and my attempts to fix the heads just…did not adult well. This is my fear realized.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14438https://brandmu.day/post/14438Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:08:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:44:35 GMT]]>I judge my neighbourhood’s lawns as I drive past.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14436https://brandmu.day/post/14436Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:44:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:45:03 GMT]]>Gosh I could probably write a very long blog post about this topic, but here’s a couple things:

  • I do my own taxes without help.
  • I’m motivating myself to get schoolwork done on time.
  • I’m more dependent on myself. Self-sufficiency has been a HUGE topic for me with respect to feeling like an adult.
  • I’m trying to take care of my mental health, and that means accepting the fact that I personally need medication to do so. (Evidence has shown that my brain just does not respond to non-medication adjustment for certain matters.)
]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14420https://brandmu.day/post/14420Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:45:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:12:05 GMT]]>I got out of bed this morning and made three new noises when I stood up. #adulting

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14415https://brandmu.day/post/14415Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:12:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:31:48 GMT]]>I am washing laundry tonight. LOADS of fun (sorry had to do the pun). I have a second pair of sheets to put on the bed while the current pair washes. It seems so simple. However, I feel like royalty though! #AdultAndPosh

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14412https://brandmu.day/post/14412Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:31:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:31:41 GMT]]>We just spent a buttload of money to have our yard drainage fixed. The guys finished the day before a big rain.

We’ve been watching the yard like kids watching for Santa Claus. It’s draining great.

]]>https://brandmu.day/post/14411https://brandmu.day/post/14411Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:31:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Moments I feel like a real adult... on Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:30:00 GMT]]>@junipersky i'm proud of you psych

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