Growing Up

A mad rush of days in a week without parents, and it's not hard to find yourself wondering what the real world is going to be like.
Immediately thrust into responsibilities you never really thought about.
Yeah. Those.

Filling up the car with gas.
Balancing the checkbook.
Doing the dishes.
Getting out of bed.
MAKING the bed.
L-a-u-n-d-r-y.
Arriving at places ON TIME.
Making dinner.
Scheduling without over-scheduling.
Grocery shopping.
Budgeting...

Uh, yeah.
Just to name a few.

Responsibilties are necessary, and overwhelming sometimes, especially keeping track of them all. However, the more responsibility you have, the better prepared you'll be if things change, and the more efficient you'll be when you have to adapt to those changes.

It's fun to look forward to growing up. I do constantly, but don't try to be independent on your own. Listen to people when you can, and learn as much as you can, as often as you can. It's always a good thing. Advice doesn't always come by the bucketload, so take it when it's offered and be teachable.