Top 5/Bottom 5: Being an Adult

Time for another Top 5/Bottom 5. Today I am sharing about being an adult, the best and worst parts of being one. This one should be interesting. I don’t want to feel like I’m on an island here, so please leave a comment on maybe your top/bottom about being an adult.

I control what I learn. School is important and great, but I love not having to do or learn something just because I have to. As an adult, I get to to study, read, and learn what interests me or what I think is important. As a kid, much of my schooling was just retaining information to pass a test, then I never think of it again.

I KNOW hard work pays off. Everyone tells you this when you are young. It is so cool to now know this first hand. All the hard work Martin and I have put in is paying off! We still have a lot of hard work left, but I can persevere because I know what my hard work will lead to.

Life’s magic is in small moments. As a kid, you live for the giant moments, Christmas morning, beach vacations, Disney World, Prom, graduations, etc. But as an adult, you really realize that magic happens in the smallest of moments. Talking to God on a walk, watching a sunset, sitting at church with your hubby, having a heart to heart with a child before bed. These moments are everything.

If something is important, you make it happen. You are limited as a kid to what you can do or can’t do. As an adult, if something is important or of value to you, you can make it happen. You can find ways to accomplish that goal or solve that problem. The only limitations you have are the ones you put on yourself.

You get to live out your dream. I am currently living out my dream. I married the cutest boy in town, he loves me so much, takes care of me, and made me a mom. I have three kids that are my most precious blessing walking this earth. I only dreamt of these things as a kid, now they are reality. God is so good.

You have to make your own doctor’s appointments. If your sick, you have to drag your own butt to the doctor. You have to schedule your dentist appointments. It was so nice when mom did all of these things for you.

You have to feed yourself (and others). If I could just go back in time and truly appreciate that breakfast, lunch, and dinner were always there for me. I didn’t have to lift a finger either. Wow- what a perk of childhood.

Excitement is harder to come by as an adult. I still get excited as an adult, but it is much harder to do. As a kid, you get so excited for just random things. So many things are new and exciting. Have you ever noticed that kids sometimes can’t just walk, they have to run because they are so excited to get somewhere. I love that and miss that.

You don’t have to remind yourself to exercise. My kids are in just tremendous shape. They are always active. They love being outside- running constantly. I miss that. Kids don’t have to worry about getting their workout in, the whole day is a workout. Heck- my kids get workouts in inbetween bites of dinner.

Change and new chapters are scary now. As a kid, there are a lot of new chapters you embark on. You are so adaptable. You go from elementary to middle to high school to college to job. You are so good at moving forward. As an adult, change is hard and scary. You have a lot of responsibilities and unknowns are hard.

What do you think? I’d love to hear what your top/bottom of being an adult is.

See y’all tomorrow for another Wednesday Wellness!