I took a long break and will be heading back for more chores, but on my break I wrote this to my friend...

She said...
"I feel like I live at work I work so much" ...she is new to working long hours and has very little responsibilities and has yet to grasp the basics of adulthood...

So I wrote...

"I hate to say this, but not only is this expected of you now as growing young adult, but you have only scratched the surface of adulthood. Maybe it's because of the stress of moving...but I've mastered and grown accustomed to 40+ hour work weeks and going on a week or even two weeks without a day off...I started out with one bill, then three bills, now on top of the bills I had and the 40+hour work weeks I have gas, insurance, phone, groceries, medical visits, auto maintenance including oil, water, and keeping my jumpstarter charged, vet bills, a savings I put into every paycheck, attending and scheduling doctor's visits on a regular basis, and then there's chores I do on a daily/weekly/monthly basis, budgeting for the week/two weeks/monthly, plan out birthdays, work on weight loss, have spa/"me" days, hang out with friends, spend time with my parents and grandparents....BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Not only do I fit all that into play, I now have to plan my life in Oregon, so now on top of all everything I'm doing now, I'm calling AAA to get quotes for insurance and how the DMV process works, calling the vet one, to help Evy transition into her new life, and later, to schedule her an exam and dosage for sedatives for the day we move her up, then there's planning for a puppy which plans aren't yet revealed to Mom and Dad so shhhhhh, somewhere down the line I'm getting a new car so I have to sit there for four hours to sign the X's, then because my parents are retiring I need to enroll in my own medical/dental/vision which will happen in the first two months, then there's looking into attending school and getting dates to attend school, then while taking three months off of work I need to apply to different jobs, and because I won't be on my parents insurance I need a job with benefits and finding the right job that will help my career as a geriatric nurse, yes, a career pathway is important and mine is a tough one...and the list goes on and on and on...IT DOESN'T STOP...all while I'm doing all my other priorities as well. BUT WAIT....OH GOD...NOT AGAIN? Here's a disclaimer, and the point of my writing this.....all of what I described is only SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF ADULTHOOD....IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER! AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! *thuds*"