Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
If you graduated from college but still feel like a student . . . if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store . . . if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean . . . it's OK. But it doesn't have to be this way.Just because you don't feel like...
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If you graduated from college but still feel like a student . . . if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store . . . if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean . . . it's OK. But it doesn't have to be this way.Just because you don't feel like an adult doesn't mean you can't act like one. And it all begins with this funny, wise, and useful book. Based on Kelly Williams Brown's popular blog, ADULTING makes the scary, confusing "real world" approachable, manageable-and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay, and along the way you will learn:What to check for when renting a new apartment-Not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things.When a busy person can find time to learn more about the world- It involves the intersection of NPR and hair-straightening.How to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office -- Imagine your coworkers having plastic, featureless doll crotches. It helps.The secret to finding a mechanic you love-Or, more realistically, one that will not rob you blind.From breaking up with frenemies to fixing your toilet, this way fun comprehensive handbook is the answer for aspiring grown-ups of all ages.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781455516902 (1455516902)
ASIN: 1455516902
Publish date: 2013-05-07
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Funny,
Comedy,
Reference,
Adult,
Self Help,
Psychology,
How To
More like 3.5 stars. I wish someone would have given this book to me ten years ago. Alas, some of the advice will better suit a different (see: younger) reader, but overall it was very good.
3 starsRead this because the title was interesting enough.
3 starsRead this because the title was interesting enough.
I have mixed feelings on this book. I wanted to love it, but mostly I just kept wishing it was written by Captain Awkward. (Sidenote: WHY HASN'T CAPTAIN AWKWARD WRITTEN A BOOK YET.) I've learned more about being an adult from that blog than from anything in this book.I was actually enjoying this boo...
My review cross-posted from Wit and Sin: http://witandsin.blogspot.com/2013/04/review-adulting-by-kelly-williams-brown.htmlAdulting is a must-read for anyone in their twenties! Author Kelly Williams Brown has penned an incredibly helpful how-to geared toward twenty-somethings who may be grown up bu...
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