Circa 1989
Starting from a young age, I was a climber. Give me a tree, a windmill, rocks, anything and I'd attempt to climb it. There was no fear. I'd see a challenge and figure out how to scramble up it. I probably could have used a healthy dose of self-preservation, but whatever, I had fun and I'm still in one piece (climb things at your own risk, folks!).
This past year, we bought a house, and it catapulted us into a whole new level of adulting. I like to think I have retained a lot of Young Becky's adventurous spirit, but some things about being an adult can be scary. 3 hours post closing on our house our AC died. Ben was at work and unreachable so I had to navigate getting a technician out here and paying a nice fee to get the AC working shortly after paying a big chunk of money to buy our house. This was a new version of being an adult that wasn't quite as fun as going on adventures and climbing things without a care in the world.
7 months in, a smattering of DIY home projects under our belt as well as a few surprise home maintenance purchases and we are getting into a good groove. Owning a home doesn't feel so scary anymore. I recently tackled painting our kitchen solo while Ben was away for the weekend. I managed to keep up with all the other house chores needing to be done that weekend as well and it finally clicked - I'm fully capable of adulting and it doesn't mean giving up the child at heart.
Things I'm tackling this year to become a better adult:
1. Continuing to be a reader more than a looking at screens
2. Watching lots of videos on YouTube of how to do home projects myself
3. Collecting the tools necessary to complete those tasks
4. Budgeting for the never ending task list that comes with a 1970's home
5. Taking control of my health - physical, emotional, mental, spiritual (will post about WW soon!)
6. Staying on top of chores in order to better enjoy our home (messy house makes for a stressed Becky)
I'm sure the list will grow as the year progresses, it's only natural that one new habit eventually begets another. Being an adult just no longer feels scary as much as the next great adventure. Child Becky has reminded Adult Becky that you can tackle just about anything without fear and live to tell the story :)
