Hey yall! I've been learning this summer how to "adult". Honestly, I still haven't figured it out, & I don't think I ever will. I moved into my first house with my roommate, paid rent, took out a loan, & bought actual groceries. Until this point none of that stuff was even on the radar. It's so freaking hard! How do people do it? I'm only 22, so I know that I'm not even that far into adulthood. But I'm struggling so hardcore to figure out how to do be an adult. They don't give you a book that says, "this is how to be an adult & here's everything that you need." I wish it was like that! I guess I'm having such a hard time because I've had things just given to me all of my life. I mean I did work hard for things, but I've never had to pay for things (like rent or bills) on my own. This is also the first time I've actually lived fully on my own, well I have Felisha but she hasn't lived on her own either. We've lived on campus for 4 years & then at home during summer. It's weird not to live in Harrodsburg for the summer & work at Kroger. Now I'm in Richmond & I work at Kohl's. Super weird! I haven't even fully unpacked, so I'm kinda in East Asia mode & move-out mode. It doesn't feel like it's a permanent thing. I feel as if I'll have to move into a dorm in just a few weeks in a few weeks, but I luckily don't have to worry about that. Also, the fact that I haven't spent much time with my family or dog much this summer is super weird too. My dad has come up a couple of times & my step-mom came up once with him. Other than that, I've only been home for maybe 2 or 3 weeks in total this whole summer. If you read the title of this & expected to get some advice for how to adult, then you came to the wrong place. I think I can shed some light on it though: you'll never completely understand how adulting works, but it's okay because no one expects you to know how to do it.
On the upside, it's not all bad. I have my own room, & I have a place to call home. I can do pretty much whatever to my house & decorate it how I want. I can call Richmond home officially instead of just my college town. I can hang out with my church family & not have to worry if I'll be in town for events or not. I'm able to get more involved with church. I get to relate to other adults on a whole new level. I can walk to the library & check out things all by myself. I can walk to the coffee shop down the street & relax for a few hours. I can check another thing off my bucket list. Thr beginning of this post may have sounded like complaining, but not everything is bad.
Overall, I love living here! There are ups & downs. Sometimes I get stressed & regret my decision, but I wouldn't change where I'm at. I'm glad that me & Felisha made the decision to move out of the dorms. We're gonna finish up our college lives here & it's gonna be a lot of new experiences. I'm lucky to have a best friend/roommate to live with & share experiences. We've been roommates for almost 4 years, & I'm excited that we're taking the next step in our journey together. We're at the same point in our lives that we can help each other out in the good times & the bad. Until the day we either move away or God places guys in our lives to take us in a new direction, we're living life together at our new place for at least the next 2 years. We're teaching each other how to adult, & we're able to learn from the amazing women at church & in Cru how they do it.
Do you have any tips? Can you relate? Let me know your thoughts. Until next time, have a great week!
Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)
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