Adulting, Kelly Williams Brown
Adulting, Kelly Williams Brown
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Adulting
How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps

Author: Kelly Williams Brown

Narrator: Anjili Pal

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2013

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--iImagine 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.

About Kelly Williams Brown

Kelly Williams Brown is the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps, which was translated into nine languages. Previously, she was a features reporter and an award-winning humor columnist for the Statesman Journal, a daily newspaper in Salem, Oregon, which is where she lives now with her dog, Eleanor, who may in fact be a Muppet.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Val ⚓️ Shameless Handmaiden ⚓️ on October 10, 2016

I picked this up as the "free" book in a B&N "Buy Two, Get Third Free" shamwow as it was the only thing left that looked even remotely interesting. And I thought I would read it for entertainment value only. Because we ALL know I got this whole adulting thing so fucking down it isn't even funny. Bu......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on June 06, 2013

I have a twenty something daughter, but I bought the book for myself. I am fifty, but I feel like I'm barely civilized. Seriously, it doesn't matter what the memo was, I am always feeling like I didn't get the memo. For example: I recently learned that you are supposed to take your car to the mechan......more

Goodreads review by Whitney on July 30, 2016

This book was super entertaining! I really have few complaints about it, but the issue with the matter is that I read this book too soon. I assumed adulthood began at age 18 so this book would benefit me, but this is more geared toward college graduates and people trying to figure out their lives aw......more

Goodreads review by C.E. on April 06, 2014

At 26, I already have some good years of adulting under my belt, but there were still a few things I learned about from this book (e.g. pet insurance, house cleaning tips, emergency numbers you should have programmed into your phone). And I like the idea of adulting as a verb, and most of the interp......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 01, 2013

I didn't finish this book, so to review it is a bit unfair. But I did read up to about Step 63 and then I decided I was way over this book. After all, I have been "adulting" for 25 years plus now so I'm pretty sure I know I need certain cookware and that buying a lamp is a good purchase. I picked up......more

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