Lesson 21 - 21 signs you've become an adult

I've been in full-time work for 3 months now, so thought I'd write a cheeky little post about the transition from student to adult, and the depressing realisation that I'm a grown up now...

1. You own a season ticket.

2. You own a security pass to get into your building.

3. Your alarm wakes you up at 6am every morning...

4. ....and you consider waking up at half 8 at the weekends a "lie in".

5. You own a suit.

6. You receive details of a pension plan in the post. (Kill me now). 

7. Saturday Kitchen becomes a must-see programme at the weekends.

8. You accidentally answer the phone in the same way you answer the phone at work. "Hello The Indepen...oh hi Uncle Paul!" (This actually happened).

9. You have an old lady who you say hello to on the walk to the train station every morning.

A couple of these = drunk (see number 10)

10. A couple of glasses of wine on a night out and you are completely wasted.

11. You have to arrange nights out with your friends weeks in advance.

12. A "quiet drink" after work is literally a quiet drink. It doesn't get out of hand and you don't end up at a  nightclub because you have to get up in the morning.

13. You go and see a comedy gig with your mum and you really genuinely enjoy it.

14. Staying in is equally appealing as going out.

15. You are disappointed to discover that Just a Minute isn't on Radio 4 that week.

16. You know what day of the week it is by what you're watching on telly, because your life is dictated by routine.

17. You bake shortbread biscuits for your colleagues.

18. The prospect of a decorating competition in the office fills you with joy.

19. You always know exactly how many days it is until the weekend/payday/the holidays.

20. When you go back to uni for a week, you spend about £300, mainly on buying drinks for your friends because "it's ok, I've got a job".

21. You intend to write a blog about becoming an adult about 2 months before you actually get round to it.