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Adulting
Ever since I turned 40 earlier this year, Iâve been thinking more and more about what it means to be an adult. Of course, it means different things to different people and honestly, it means different things to me from one minute to the next. But something Iâve been feeling pretty consistently is that being an adult means sometimes feeling very old and sometimes feeling very young.
When I canât wrap my head around a meme or how an app works, I think, âPop culture is passing me by; I am well and truly an old.â The next minute I look at a stack of paper that needs filing or think about the doctorâs appointments I need to schedule, and think I Just Donât Wanna and You Canât Make Me. And look, feeling old and feeling young can also be greatâhelping a younger friend understand how health insurance works makes me feel old but wise. Spending an afternoon playing games and laughing with friends makes me feel young and carefree. I guess what Iâm saying is that Iâve been surprised to discover that being a grownup is just a weird mix of feeling mature and on top of your sh*t and also totally immature with sh*t very much on top of you.
In the spirit of adulting as an ongoing project, this weekâs newsletter has ideas, inspiration, and tips for a bunch of the tasks and duties we commonly associate with being an adult. I hope you find them as helpful as I do!
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[Here Are All the Vaccines You Actually Need as an Adult](
[True story: The most important thing you can do as an adult is help protect herd immunity. This is an essential explainer and one I personally needed so badly. I have to admit that I only recently realized that it's my responsibility to think about vaccines and make sure my immunizations are up to date but I didn't know where to start.](
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[How to Decide Between Seeing a Therapist or a Counselor](
[It's kinda bananas that I didn't full understand the difference between various kinds of mental health professionals especially considering a) I've been seeing a therapist on and off since I was a kid and b) I have a Masters of Social Work. ð¬ This article explains it all so clearly.](
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[So, Letâs Talk About That Whole Fertility and Age 35 Thing](
[There's more to fertility than the idea of ye olde biological clock and it's not like once you hit 35 your fertility falls off a cliff. This is a great article for anyone who wants a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between fertility and aging.](
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[A 20-Minute Bodyweight HIIT Workout You Can Do in Your Living Room](
[I can't tell you how many times I've thought "Ugh, I can't deal with working out today" when what I really meant was "Ugh, I can't deal with getting myself to the gym today." If you're like me and it's the packing a gym bag, toiletries, and a change of clothes that makes you want to cancel your workout, consider this killer workout you can do without leaving your house.](
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[How to Finally Overcome Your Fear of Flying](
[Look I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I've overcome my fear of flying. I haven't! I may never! But this article gave me a ton of great ideas, exercises, and resources that have truly helped.](
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[How an R.D. Meal Preps for Her Whole Family for a Week](
[Registered dietitian Nazima Qureshi manages to make meal prep for her whole family seem totally doable as well as really tasty.](
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