Do you ever look at yourself and think, "How on earth did I get here?" Like... "How on earth did I ever make it to adulthood? How am I--me, this person--adulting?"
I was standing in my kitchen this afternoon, getting ready to brew myself another pot of coffee (because let's face it...I'm addicted), and the thought hit me:
This is my house. This is my coffee pot. This is me. This is my hand holding the carafe. This is my person about to pour the water into the BUNN. Me. WHAT THE....
Crazy, right?
Or maybe not...
I can remember yearning for adulthood as a child. I'd always make comments, "I can't wait until I'm grown up, and..." Sound familiar? We're all so anxious to grow up and be "adults" until we actually get there. And then we get there, and we're like, "Woah..." Am I right? You feeling me? You picking up what I'm putting down here?
Some days I just don't want to adult. I feel like I don't have the courage or the strength or the determination... I don't want the responsibilities that come with being an adult. And my highly caffeinated self sometimes thinks I wouldn't need all that coffee if I could shirk some of the adult things. (No, I'm just kidding. We needs the coffee!!)
But as weird or crazy as it may sound to suddenly have such a thought strike you as you're getting ready to brew a pot of coffee, the truth remains that life can be a sneaky booger that springs adulthood on you in a whirlwind and before you know it, you're knee deep in it! I mean... Just in the past 1.5 years, I've gotten married, moved twice, bought a house, been working with my husband to remodel said house, finished my grad program, started a new career, bought a puppy and thus became a "dog mom..." The list goes on. I now have to pay bills, make sure that there's food to eat, cook meals every day so my husband and I eat healthy rather than resorting to fast food or take out, keep the lawn mowed, balance work and life outside of work, keep vet appointments for Rika, etc. I'm sure you have a crazy busy life as well as a list of responsibilities a mile long that came with your step into adulthood. And many of you have thrown kids into the mix. HELLO?!!! Props to you mama's out there. I have NO idea how you do it.
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