Real Adulthood...

My name is Sharon Carleo, aged 21, and I have recently entered the world of "Real Adults". I have finished university, gotten married, and acquired a "Real Job" ( a career-type job meant to sustain me for life, rather than simply pay my rent while I'm at uni). The items on my To-Do List for life are gradually being ticked off.

Although I have moved into "Real Adult"-hood, I still do not feel like a "Real Adult". Maybe all Real Adults feel this way. Or perhaps I am not truly a Real Adult.

There are things that Real Adults do that I do not do, cannot ever see myself doing...

Real Adults wash dishes every day. I do not. Sometimes not even every other day! I do not wash dishes as they are made dirty. I enjoy baking and cooking, but I do not clean as I go. Rather, I make a huge mess, and then, after the baking/cooking is done, I am exhausted from all the effort, and convince myself that I will do the dishes later... I then avoid cooking for a while, as if I want to cook, I will first have to clean, at least until the point where I have usable dishes.

Real Adults cook or prepare dinner every night. I do not. Some days I cook dinner, other days I'll simply eat Corn Thins and cheese, or even spread some cream cheese on a few slices of ham. Real Adults do not do this. They make salads and some kind of main meal.

Real Adults cash cheques. I do not. I'm not sure what it is about this that I can never seem to do. It just never happens. I have never cashed any of my cheques. Ever. When I get a cheque I put it in my wallet, meaning to cash it as soon as I get the chance... Then it lingers in my wallet, sneakily hiding, only showing itself at inconvenient moments such as when I am at work, or on a Sunday. I have even been to the bank, and completely forgotten to cash my stupid cheques. I am aware that they expire. I have reminded myself to cash them. And yet... Here I am. Multiple cheques still uncashed...

Too busy thinking about cake to deal with cheques...

Those are just a few things which make me dispute my Real Adult-hood. When I got married, it became apparent that I was quickly approaching real Adult-hood, and my Real Adult skills seemed to be lacking. This brings me to the purpose of this blog. While I could devote a bit of my time to enhancing my cheque-cashing or washing skills, I found cooking to be a whole lot more enjoyable, and so I decided that with the beginning of my new little family, I would build up my skills repertoire. My future children will be able to say that their favourite childhood memory was helping Grannie Carleo cook her famous (insert dish here). So in this blog I will be trying new recipes, seeking advice, and hopefully, providing my future grandkiddies with the Martha Stewart-esque Grannie they deserve... Minus the cleaning skills. :)

A very sophisticated picture of me that I'd like to think people see me as. In reality however, for most people the last picture is far more realistic...