Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps - Kelly Williams Brown
Book Synopsis: 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. New York Times Bestseller.
If you're a new adult, ages 18-20s then you'd want to learn the skills that are explained in this book, and what being an adult really means.
This book came to me as a recommendation from one of the wonderful book-stagram accounts that I follow on Instagram. I was surprised that it was a fun read, it gave sound advice, and came in the form of a 20 something year old that knew a thing or two about life and how to adult.
The thing that annoyed me the most about this book was the excessive potty mouth and cursing, if you are someone that isn't bothered by that, you'll enjoy reading. She made me laugh and really think about buying the essentials in bulk. After all, the world should be a judgment-free zone, sadly it isn't, but that doesn't mean that you should go around judging people.
Newsflash - people don't really care about you, they care about their lives. Keep that in mind the next time that someone is being rude to you. Brush it off, and keep going in life. That was the most important lesson from this entire book. This book really spoke to the intended audience and the cute drawings, diagrams, and flow-charts helped greatly. Her explanations were very to the point and the way she delivered her jokes weren't try hard.
Pick up this book today, you'll learn a thing or maybe many things about yourself and how to conduct yourself in public and other confusing situations that this world has to offer.
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (It would have gotten more stars if it weren't for the swearing like a sailor bits.)