Do you have a PhD in adulthood or are you just winging it?
How many adult skills have you mastered by now? From dinner parties to budgeting, adults are required to have a vast range of skills to survive in the wild. Let’s see how many adult skills you have in your repertoire.
Let’s get started! 🕵️
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Being Able To Take Responsibility For Pets And Plants
My mom clipped off a part of her christmas cactus, which I grew up with and have fond memories of in our dining room. Gave a piece to each sibling to care after. My wife and I are both awful with plants and it did not survive, despite us being told that it would be incredibly hard to kill. Thankfully, our children are not dead yet and our dogs are doing well so we're not total monsters.
Knowing How To Navigate Small Talk
I'm in my 40's and I hate small talk. I've never been good at it and would rather do almost anything else. Probably doesn't help that I'm also one of those people who is perfectly comfortable with silence. If I have something to contribute to a conversation I will but I don't feel the need to fill silence with talk of the weather.
Driving Skills
Home Decor
I have a general atmosphere I'm going for but this is our working and living space, not a showroom.
Owning Must-Have Tools At Home
I have a large collection of tools and power tools, and know how to use them. I am woman, hear me snore...I mean roar...
Boundaries
Having Knowledge Of Classic Movies/Books/Music
Never understood this. Why is a knowledge of old material better than a knowledge of contemporary material? All of our school projects were on "classics" and they were all depressing or violent. Handmaid's tale, Of Mice and Men, Macbeth. Even the anthologies were about famine, war and disease. Is it only worthy of note if it makes you feel like c**p.
Having The Perfect Excuse
That is two different things. I can very well have a perfect excuse (on forehand) not to go or do something I don't want to. Yet, when you have my word to do something, or to go somewhere, I'll stick to that if anyhow possible. And of course life happens, so it is not always possible, but there is something about being trustworthy and thinking before answering and then have to make excuses afterwards ....
Going To The Gym
gym memberships are so damn expensive here, I just exercise at home and go on walks since I'm in North Yorkshire and there's no shortage of nice country areas to go hiking in.
Work-Life Balance
I work from home, maybe 35 hours/week. But I don't make plans for my week. I just kind of go with the flow
Communication And Conflict Resolution
Networking
Professional Skills Related To Career (Cv Writing, Job Interviews, Etc.)
I'm retired, and have time to spare, only reason I made it to the bottom of this very stupid poll.
I'm retired, and have time to spare, only reason I made it to the bottom of this very stupid poll.