How to Be A Grown Up

When life’s clutter becomes a mirror for your own mess.

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Ever looked around your place and thought, “Wow, this is a disaster”?

I mean, there’s a fine line between “eclectic” and “I’ve been eating takeout since college because my fridge is basically a science experiment gone wrong.”

It’s like one day, you wake up, stumble over a pile of clothes that may or may not be clean (who’s keeping track, right?), and it hits you: Maybe it’s time to adult a little harder.

The Job Hunt

So, where do you start?

With a job, of course. And not just any job — the kind that requires you to wear pants that aren’t made of sweat material and maybe even have a Zoom call without fearing what’s just out of frame.

But let’s be real: Scrolling through job listings is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, except the haystack is also on fire and you’re pretty sure the needle doesn’t actually exist.

You polish up that resume, which currently highlights your ability to marathon an entire Netflix series in one sitting and somehow make instant noodles gourmet.

Sending it out into the void, you tackle the waiting game, where every “We regret to inform you” email is a badge of honor.