Being an adult really sucks sometimes

As I was downloading songs yesterday (erm, nothing illegal I swear), and was trying to think of all those "I love this song" moments I've had over the past year so I could promptly download the track to my collection, I found myself searching for fun songs like "Shoop" (Salt 'n' Pepa), "Jump Around" (House of Pain) and "Don't Let Go" (En Vogue). These old school tracks hold so many memories of... um, school! In fact one clear memory I have is dancing around my friend's living room at her mum's fancy dress 40th birthday party, singing along to Salt and Pepa's greatest hits (the theme was "anything starting with the letter F" and my friends and I were dressed as flowers). And can I just say that no one does a better rendition of "Whatta Man" than my friend, Jodie.

(As an aside, Salt 'n' Pepa are set to make a sort-of comeback. Perez Hilton reported last week that the girls will be appearing in a TV show documenting their attempt to reunite on and off stage. Sounds interesting.)

I love listening to the same songs I loved as a teenager - it takes me back to a time before full-time work, when coming home meant eating a meal cooked by your mum and holing yourself up in your bedroom with the phone to talk to all your girlfriends (who you only just saw at school, like, three hours before), and when the weekends were just one big party. There was no to-do list like: do the grocery shopping, clean the bathroom, vacuum the floors and do the washing. Yuck!

Growing up, I spent so much time dreaming of the day I would be independent and have a successful career (which, of course, would allow me to spend most of my spare time shopping and planning holidays to tropical island destinations). The dreams didn't include paying off a mortgage, keeping a budget or considering whether I should invest more money into superannuation. Of course, you have the flexibilty and freedom to have plenty of fun as an adult, but you don't always keep your carefree nature from your teenage years.

So my resolution for this week is to have more fun, and to not worry about everything so much. I'm going to forget about planning my life a year in advance, and worrying if my apartment looks messy. Starting with the manicure I treated myself to on Saturday, I've made the decision to have more fun with life!

I'm also going to a screening of Knocked Up tonight with my boy so I will have some goss to tell you tomorrow : )

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