I came across this article in the Telegraph the other day, 50 ways to tell if you're a grown up, here's the list and how I fare:
1.Having a mortgage - no
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions -no, well yes, they no longer make them - am not sure who does though!
3.Paying into a pension - a little bit
4.Conducting a weekly food shop - nope
5.Written a Will - no
6.Having children - yes
7.Budgeting every month -no
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch -define evening meal, or cook while your at it, sort of I suppose
9.Getting married - yes
10.Having life insurance -yes
11.Recycling - yes
12.Having a savings account -yes
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean - ??? That'll be no then
14.Watching the news - yes
15.Owning a lawn mower - have a share in one
16.Doing your own washing - yes
17.Taking trips to the local tip - no
18.Planting flowers -no
19.Being able to bleed a radiator - definitely not
20.Having a joint bank account - an old dormant one somewhere
21.Having a view on politics - ermmm, sort of
22.Keeping track of interest rates - Hell no
23.Finding a messy house annoying - yes, but doesn't stop it being messy
24.Being able to change a light bulb - of course
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner - yes
26.Holding dinner parties - not what I call dinner parties, no
27.Listening to Radio 2 -no
28.Enjoying gardening- that's picking up the dog shit right? No
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering' -as opposed to what, lying in bed hungover?
30.Mum starts asking you for advice - haha, that'll be the day
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case - in case of what?
32.Like going round garden centres - never, except to look at the animals
33.Wearing coats on a night out- what's a night out?
34.Going to bed before 11pm - yes, including most weekends
35.Making sure mom and dad are phoned at least once a week - nope, they're never in anyway
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job - no, work is work, even though I love it - it's still my job
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away -no
38.You iron - kind of, front of shirts in winter, that kind of thing
39.You wash up immediately after eating -sometimes
40.Enjoy cooking -like sicking pencils inn my eyes
41.Buying a Sunday paper -kindle it, yes
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes - don't do heels, are Docs sensible?
43.You like receiving gift vouchers - better than nothing
44.Work keeps you awake at night -no
45.Filing post - is this the same as filing nails? Don't do that either
46.Having a 'best' crockery set - yes, but it's at mum's house & she said I could have it when I was responsible enough not to break it
47.Being able to change a car tyre - no, flapping eyelashes at passing cars usually gets it done
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime - if I'm wearing any, yes
49.Being able to follow a receipt - follow it where?
50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels' - best towels are ones to dry with, everyday are for wiping up mess off the floor.
So I make that around 20 yes's, what about you? What else would you add to the list?
