What happens when you hit that point where you finally graduate from high school or college and you are thrust into the real world? In today’s society, there is really only one way to handle this situation. You do your best at this whole #Adulting thing.

What is #Adulting you ask? According to Urban Dictionary- Adulting (v): to do grown up things and hold responsibilities such as, a 9-5 job, a mortgage/rent, a car payment, or anything else that makes one think of grown ups. When used in a sentence: Jane is adulting quite well today as she is on time for work promptly at 8am and appears well groomed. Basically, #Adulting is where achieve a level of success at something you generally consider to be done by adult humans. Examples: Paying your credit card bill. Cooking dinner with fresh foods (microwave dinners or Kraft Mac N Cheese does not count), doing laundry (Yes, I mean washing, drying, folding, and putting them away.) These are just a few instances where the term #Adulting is an appropriate descriptor. These might seem like simple tasks to some, while to others they might seem outrageously unachievable. Either way, these jobs are always finished with a distinct sense of accomplishment. It can be hard to grow up. Trying to balance your bank account, and pay for groceries, and work to pay for those groceries and rent and car payments...well, it is a lot to take on, especially if you did not grow up in a household where you were taught how to do these things. It overwhelming at first, no matter how well prepared you are. This is where #Adulting is helpful. So what if you proved you weren’t a child by choosing to have whatever you wanted for dinner, and proved you weren’t an adult yet by your dinner choice being an entire tub of ice cream? For those moments where you’re left stuck in the middle, you are #Adulting.

Do not be discouraged by this. Did you do that laundry slightly wrong and shrink one of your favorite sweaters? Oh well, you did it while you were #Adulting. Did you show up for work on time by foregoing the shower and opting for dry shampoo in your hair and doing your make up at the red lights on the way in? #Adulting. Are you just not ready to admit that you are too old to be relying on your parents? That’s okay. Just start with baby step. You go buy that Kraft Mac N Cheese. But maybe while you’re eating it, go on Google, or Pinterest and find a recipe for Homemade Mac N Cheese. Maybe the next time you go to the store, you’ll feel brave enough to buy those ingredients and give it a go. #Adulting takes some practice. It is a learning process, just like everything else in life. Don’t be afraid to set yourself free and show the world just how good at #Adulting you are!