5 Adult Things I’m Not Ready For*

In March I turn 28. Yes.. 28. Two years from 30. And guess what? I still do not feel like an adult. How I’ve managed not only to keep myself alive, but a small child and a cat, I’ll never know. Some days I still sit around in my pjs, I basically live on supernoodles and coffee (yet my kid has five fruits a day and is a model child in looks and behaviour haha). When it comes to “adulting” I bury my head in the sand and leave everything to the last minute. My hobby includes dressing up and going to conventions. And of course lets not mention I spend every spare penny on anything Disney. I’m running out of excuses as to why I’m still refusing to grow up, I still like to be referred to as a girl, and I love being IDed for alcohol. I love when people still think I’m younger than 25. This year feels like the hardest yet, no only am I turning 28, but at the end of the month Little Miss is turning 4 and she starts school in September. I’M JUST NOT READY FOR ANY OF THIS! I have said this so many times over the last week or so and that’s what has inspired me to write this post. A lot of it is tongue in cheek so please bear this in mind.

I’m not ready to;

Stop Wearing my Hair in Braids
Sorry guys, but the braids are staying. I don’t care how young it makes me look (although I do secretly like it). As someone who is unable to style her own hair, braids are a go to style for when I haven’t washed it in a few days. I also like that it means people tell me I look like Anna from Frozen (I don’t but it’s still nice).

Go to Hen Parties
A LOT of the people I went to school with are married or getting married and already I’ve had a couple of invites to hen parties for this year. Thankfully they’re people I only still keep in touch with because of Facebook so I didn’t feel too bad turning them down because I’m just not ready to attend anything wedding related of people I know. Hen weekends are becoming bigger, there is even The Stag and Hen Experience which I know will appeal to a lot of people in my town and I’m pretty sure I’d actually love it, but I’m personally just not there yet. Can we please go back to drinking alcopops in the park? No one is old enough to be getting married yet (in my head anyway).

Stop Buying Anything Disney
In a way, this stopped applying as much when I became a mum because nowadays I can blame it on Little Miss.. but nope mum, I’m not too old to buy a notepad with Inside Out on it. I like Disney just like some people like football or a certain band. Disney is my thing. And I hate how people ask me why I like it so much when it’s just for kids.. just. for. kids. SERIOUSLY? Walt Disney himself said “adults are only kids grown up, anyway.” If I want a pair of shoes with Ariel’s face on it, I’m going to buy them. I don’t call you out for wearing a t-shirt with Take That on it, or that new football strip you thre £40 on. Jeeze.

Stop Eating Chocolate for Breakfast
Yep. I eat chocolate for breakfast. Not every day but more than I care to admit. I stand in the kitchen in my pjs and eat chocolate for breakfast as I feed my daughter cereal, toast and some kind of fruit and I have absolutely no regrets about this life choice. I don’t plan on stopping any time soon.

Go to my Bank Review
I feel bad for this one because on the whole I am responsible with money but I 100% do not feel old enough to go to a bank review. It’s something I remember my parents dreading when I was a kid and I’m just not ready to put myself through that torture of someone telling me I should move out of my overdraft and stop going to Disney. Yes, I can save money, but I save it so I can spend it. It’s bad enough now that i’m self employed I have to do a self assessed tax form but that’s my limit and that’s only because I have to.