I’m starting to think that I have somehow missed a huge chunk of my life. I’m sitting here, contemplating everything I have, everything I have lost and all of the possibilities the future will hold, because it suddenly has occurred to me that I am finally a grown up.
What brought this on? Nothing more than a simple bowl of Cheerios. I’m up, working late, as usual and a snack craving hit. I have been participating in the Tweightloss challenge on Twitter and rather than eat one of the gooey brownies that were calling to me from the counter, I decided that cereal was a better choice. (Grown up action #1)
So I pour a bowl, add a little milk and walk back to the couch, happily munching away. That’s when it hit me – Oh. My. God. I did not put sugar on my Cheerios. Not only that, but I *liked* them that way. What is happening to me? Who eats Cheerios without nice, soggy sugar at the bottom of the bowl? GROWN UPS!
So now I’m trying to figure out the exact moment that I lost my childhood. Was it the day I had my first baby? No, pretty sure I still had some kid left then. The day I got married? I think not. The week I spent in Jamaica afterwards proved that I wasn’t 100% mature yet. Somewhere between babies 2 and 3 and today, I took the last big step from a world of slurping sweetened milk from the bottom of my cereal bowl to full adulthood, without ever realizing it. Who woulda known?
Could all of this be some explanation for my fascination with ridiculous Olympic sports that no one else watches? I think I’m the only one in the civilized watching badminton, fencing and water polo. Ten years ago, hell, even 4 years ago, I wouldn’t have been caught dead watching this stuff. Is this another sign of maturity or a sign that I really need to get out more? I’m so confused here.
So am I going to like this whole adulthood thing? I’m not really sure. I’ll let you know after I go ponder my retirement savings and buy some Geritol from CVS.
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Giggle! Yes, would you be kind enough to keep me/us abreast on that whole adult thingie you are embracing?
Inquiring minds would like to know… [smile]
One Love,
NV
PS ~ I would check out the water polo event, if I could sit still long enough!
Yeah this whole grown up thing sucks. Let me tell ya. As we both know, I’ve had my own beatings this year with being a grown up and let me tell ya, I hate it. I really don’t like it. I’m the most reluctant grown up in the world.
Don’t forget to take you coupons for that Geritol with you when you go to CVS… that would be the grown up thing to do and take advantage of the Free Blood Pressure Screening too. I know mine is WAAAAAYY up there.
Shannan,
since I am all about sharing the wealth, (does that make me into socialist media?) I have an award for you. I feel teh awesome, so you get an award. Come get it. Yeah, on my blog.
I get that awards are kinda lame, but someone gave it to me, and it’s like a hot potato: you don’t want to get stuck holding it.
This thought crossed my mind some 3 years ago . But life is life .. you have to move on .