Your 20s are a time of rapid transitions. As you attempt to get your life together, the responsibilities that come with forming a solid foundation for a future career makes you wish you were still a teenager, or it will have you counting the days until you no longer have to worry about scheduling job interviews or making enough money to pay for rent.
Here are 12 signs you’re no longer in your early 20s and thus, no longer any fun.
1. You’re always tired.
You wake up tired, go to bed tired (obviously), and constantly think about taking naps. For you, pulling all nighters is equivalent to getting 10 hours of sleep, either way you still go to bed by 10.
2. You find yourself watching the food channel or HGTV on a regular basis.
You get inspiration for your meals from the food channel and have an idea of how you want your future home to look like thanks to Chip and Joanna.
3. You have a stance with what’s going on in the world.
You keep up with politics and watch the news. You realize you’re affected by every decision that happens and take voting very seriously.
4. You’re a much more cautious driver.
You have left your reckless antics behind and pay more attention to pedestrians and yield signs. You are too mature to cut in front of people and wave people to go ahead of you when you both stopped at the same time.
5. You refuse to listen to today’s popular music.
Rather than listening to the radio, you listen to Spotify or Pandora because the teenage hits are too much for you.
6. You willing drink coffee any time of the day.
You don’t care what flavor or how much caffeine you have, waiting in line at Starbucks is the only way to get through the day.
7. You make your bed every morning.
You can’t leave the house unless your bed is made. It is the first thing you do when you wake up because it creates the illusion you have your life together.
8. You have a list of kid’s names on your phone.
When you hear a name you like either from a movie, book, or word of mouth, you whip out your phone to make sure you remember it.
9. You ask for domestic gifts for Christmas and your birthday.
Appliances like a blender or Crock Pot are at the top of your list as you begin to ask for gifts that will last you a while.
10. You would rather watch a movie in your slippers than put on heels for the night.
You take comfort over anything and keep a list of movies you have yet to see.
11. You only buy business apparel.
You’ve ditch the crop tops and sparkly tops for more business casual clothing because that is all you wear. You have even caught yourself stealing from your mom’s closet.
12. You don’t feel like a kid anymore.
You’ve lost energy, spunk, and the motivation to be your crazy wild self. You live a boring, mature, strictly business lifestyle.
You have moved passed a decade of your life that you will never get back. You have accepted the fact that you are getting old and aren’t afraid to acknowledge it. You look back on the mistakes you made as you are stuck in the middle of you’re foolish childhood past, and the peak of maturity that has you dreaming of moving into your first home and having a family.