What I Did on My First Day of Adulthood
- Helped my mom get to the airport on time (while wearing my pajamas under a black lace skirt with dark brown socks and tennis shoes)
- Asked the hotel to extend check-out for me
- Ordered room service ($2.75 hashbrowns—with room service fees, $6.25!)
- Showered and put on my bathing suit
- Went to the pool (by myself, to swim laps)
- …and did not even ask a stranger to pass me my towel
- Showered, dressed, and packed everything I brought to the hotel
- Boarded the light rail and felt grateful to have nothing on my agenda for the day
- Realized I did have something on my agenda: a group meeting about my upcoming little job that started in twenty minutes
- Got off the light rail and took the bus
- Arrived late
- Had to make a difficult decision: show up ten minutes late to a group meeting with a rolly suitcase in tow and a bad case of the hiccups OR reschedule for a one-on-one meeting
- Decided the former was more adult (for reasons unbeknownst to me, frankly)
- Went home and carried my rolly suitcase up the stairs
- Listened to ‘All Things Considered’
- Helped make dinner
- Called my mom
- Wrote important e-mails
- Helped wash dishes
- Started a blog (this one, right here. Hi!)
I live in NYC. Now what? 