- SPOLER ALERT – Your first place might be be a shack.
We all remember planning our glamourous lives once we hit 18. We’d be free and of the upmost importance, have that AMAZING crib you dreamed of. Reality is, it doesn’t always work out that way. The chancesour you’ll be living in a damp riddled apartment above a noisey restaurant, filled with bugs that don’t pay rent. Cast of furtniture and DIY’s might make it “cute” but I’m afraid this step is almost a ritul to the most of us.
2) You’ll be excited over adulty things!
Changing the dish sponge, finding a Buy One Get One Free offer on a toilet brush and finding that duplicate room spray which is half the price! Things you never even noticed before will make your heart squee.
3) Toilet paper runs out ridiculousy fast!
It’s a luxuary we all took for granted because Mum or the cleaning fairy always provided it, right? Now what do we do? Goodbye socks!
4) The rest of your life will be 50% asking yourself or partner “what’s for dinner?”
I strongly believe this question alone will kick start a civial war. The answer is always “I dunno..” or “I’m not bothered” or my personal favoute – “I dunno, I’m not bothered, what do you want?”
5) You’ll need to know where EVERYTHING is.
You’ll probably lose your bath plug because if we revert back to 1) you’ll probably not have a plug attatched to the bath and you’ll either lose it all the time or have it on string. Most importantly, locating the fuse box (usually under your stairs or by the front door) and knowing what a stop cock is (check under your kitchen sink or in the garden) and where it is, is almost as important as saying stop cock without giggling like a infant (LOL cock..)
6) Your bank account becomes your new parent.
Bills. Get used to the word because it isn’t going anywhere. If gas and eletricity prices doesn’t concern you then you’re in for a shock (Be prepared for peak charges because they have em’!)
7) Your fridge will always be empty.
Even when you’ve just done a grocery shop. You’ll eat like a king for a day and then there’s nothing in. Noodles and toast will be on the menu this month. Which is kind of okay because you’ll only eat three different meals anyway and two of those will be pasta.
8) things you don’t know you need.
You’ll never have enough extension cords and light bulbs. Tupperware is important BUT you’ll lose all the lids. Allen keys, fuses, toilet brush, kitchen roll and DIY tools all go in this catagory too.
9) It’s lonely af.
Weekends out with your friends without a care in the world will become a thing of the past. Instead it will be replaced with binge watching tv and eating leftover toast and noodles. Your apartment will be empty – you’ll crave social interaction more than ever before. Maybe you do miss your annoying siblings after all..
10) It’s not as bad as it seems.
You’ll grow more than you ever anticipated, you’ll learn more and note about yourself and become the wonderful human being you were destined for. It’s okay to be scared, you’ll boss it.