This past weekend I spent some time at the Starbucks Reserve on Legacy West. While enjoying gourmet sips on a patio (it was rare patio weather in Texas, YAS) and listening to jazz music from a nearby restaurant, I felt I was living my best adult life at the moment. As I walked by the Tesla boutique (I don’t want to call it a dealership. Bear with my quirks.), I felt like I was brimming with adult potential. Feeling a functioning adult is a great feeling, and I want you to feel it too, which is why I made this handy list.
- Make your bed, for kicks. (If you’re the 1% that does it regularly, kudos for you.)
- Check in on your 401k.
- Read a self empowerment book. (I recommend You Are a Bad Ass by Jen Sincero.)
- Practice learning a new language. (I use Duolingo.)
- Plan out your week with whatever planning system you like. (May I suggest bullet journal ing?)
- Clean all the water bottles out of your room.
- Eat a salad.
- Dabble in investing. (I use Stash for fractional stock investing. Get $5 with sign up.)
- Buy a $15+ bottle of wine.
- Declutter something.
- Clean out your closet for the fall.
- Write a letter to a friend.
- Get up on the first alarm.
- Meditate. (I recommend self-compassionate mediation techniques.)
- Use journaling as a method of self reflection and goal progression.
- Make a DIY decoration for your home or office.
- Host a group event at your home.
- Get into a TED Talk click hole.
- Get into a Wikipedia click hole.
- Watch a documentary.
- Enjoy a meal out by yourself.
- Plan a weekend trip, by yourself or friends.
- Volunteer for a cause you love.
- Finish a project.
- Learn about a time in history.
- Discover an educational podcast. (How Things Are Made is great!)
- Do a happy “I’m an adult” dance when you pay a bill.
- Organize something. (Because decluttering and organizing seems like two different things in my head.)
- Teach someone how to do something you enjoy.
- Buy a plant and not kill it, maybe. (May I suggest an ivy? Just needs sun and water.)
Those are some of my feel-good ways to gain peak adulting juju. What are some of your favorite ways to feel like a functional adult? Share in the comments!
