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Things That Are Not “Grown-Up” About Me


Hey, hey Thursday!

Okay, before we get started today, just a reminder that this afternoon, our HAPPY MAY GIVEAWAY is ending. If you haven’t entered to win, now is the time.  All of the details are on THIS BLOG POST 🙂 .

Today, we’re going to chat about being a grown-up.

Hi, my name is Shay, and I am 44 years old.  I have been married for 22 years.  I’m the mother of four children.  I own two businesses.

I do all sorts of “adult” things every day…but there are some things about me that are not super “grown-up”.

I made a little list of ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT “GROWN-UP” ABOUT ME.  My favorite part about this list is how quickly my family chimed in with their own suggestions.  There’s nothing quite like your own children telling you how “un-adult” you can be.

I’ll share my list and then for the love, I hope you share yours too so I don’t feel alone 😉 .

Here we go…

I DON’T OWN OR USE “GROWN-UP” CUPS

I used to be embarrassed by this.  This used to be something I would try to correct.  I would open our cup cabinet, look at the mix of Yeti tumblers, rubber Vineyard Vines cups, and ballpark plastic cups with New Yorks Yankees on the side and think “What am I doing here?  How do you live in such a lovely home with a lovely table setting and entertain often and yet have no real cups?”.

Growing up, my mother served us dinner every single night with STEMMED glasses.  Stemmed glasses?  And now, I live in a house where when she comes over, I ask her if she wants the Lovejoy Leopards Yeti or the one with the Nantucket island printed on the side.

I will buy actual glassware and this is what happens:

I move out the plastic/rubber/stainless cups and place the glassware on the shelf in the cup cabinet.  First Shull opens said cabinet and immediately asks me where the plastic/rubber/stainless cups went.  I inform that Shull that we are now using real glassware.  Repeat four more times.

By the end of the week, the actual glasses are shoved somewhere else and all plastic/rubber/stainless are put back in its place as no one (including me!) wants to use the glassware.  Sigh.

MY MACBOOK SCREEN IS ALWAYS DIRTY

I often look at my teens’ phones and think “why are they so dirty and kind of gross?”.  And then I open my MacBook to work and literally take my hand to wipe off the dirty screen.  Why don’t I just clean it properly?  Why is it so gross?  How does this happen and why don’t I just fix it?  (Says the woman typing this sentence looking at her dirty MacBook screen…)

I LOVE GUMMY BEARS (AND VITAMINS)

I love a gummy bear.  I love a Sour Patch Kid.  I love a Hot Tamale.  I love when a vitamin comes in gummy form too.  Who would prefer a pill when you could chew something that tastes like candy?  Hello?  That’s not un-adult, that’s just smart.

I DON’T LIKE TO GO OUTSIDE IN THE DARK BY MYSELF

No, I don’t.  It’s just you know, dark out there.  I do see coyotes in my yard from time to time (just saw one on Monday morning), but when I’m standing out there in the dark, I imagine 20 or 30 staring at me while I’m waiting for my dogs to potty.

I know that’s ridiculous, but I do.

I don’t like being the one “lit up” with the dark trees around me.  It creeps me out.

I LOVE AN ! AND AN EMOJI!

I have a degree in journalism, so I know how to write a proper sentence.  Let’s be real though, who wants to write a proper sentence when it’s way more fun to write sentences with !!! and 🙂 and lots of emojis?!

If you text me, you better believe that I will write out the phrase “I don’t know” unlike my kids who text back IDK…but you also better believe that I will provide a string of happy emojis along with it.

Life is boring…my writing and texts will not be 😉 .

PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME PICK UP A DEAD BUG

A bug that is alive doesn’t bother me.  If I see a bug in my house, I can trap it and get it outside.  Bugs just don’t bug me…but a dead bug?  No.

If I see a dead bug, I will absolutely ask one of my children pick it up and toss it out.  Clearly they are all more mature than me because they don’t mind it one bit.  Good for them.

MY HOLIDAY ENTHUSIASM IS…WELL…

I think my enthusiasm particularly for Halloween and Christmas rival that of a five year old.  Do I go trick or treating?  No.  Does Santa leave me gifts? No.  Do I genuinely get GIDDY and over the top excited about both holidays?  Yes, yes, I do.

I ONLY USE MARKERS TO WRITE

You would be very hard-pressed to find me writing with something outside of a Flair pen.  And a Flair pen is really nothing but a fine tipped marker.

I carry them in my purse.  I use them in my Bible.  I use them all day long when I work.  I sign documents with them.

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I worked for my dad in his office for about seven years.  My dad had very very few rules.  He’s a very laid-back person in general and an extremely laid-back employer.  That being said, we were not allowed to use Post-It Notes or write with anything other than a black pen.  Period.

Fast forward to today, and I run my businesses with brightly colored markers and neon Post-Its.

And finally…

DISNEY, DISNEY DISNEY

I keep waiting for the day when visiting Walt Disney World doesn’t truly make my heart flutter.  I keep waiting.  And waiting.  And here’s the deal, I just don’t think that day is ever coming.  I walk into Magic Kingdom every.single.time with the same enthusaisam I did when I was four.  The magic still speaks right to my heart.

And those are a few things that are not “grown-up” about me 🙂 .

Okay, please tell me I’m not alone!  Please tell me that you too have some “un-adult” things in your life.  I would LOVE to know!

Happy Thursday!  I’ll see you all back here tomorrow 🙂 . xx

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Comments

  1. Diane Moore says

    I can’t think of any. I’m worried this makes me stuffy or boring 😳

  3. Susan Jeffries says

    We have regular silverware but don’t use it most of the time. We are typically eco friendly but we love our plastic silverware lol.My 25 year old daughter and I both keep book journals to help keep track of our yearly reads. We use markers and crayons and stickers and it is just so peaceful and happy. I think that having some child like habits helps keep you young(:

  4. Dana K says

    I’m right there with you about Disney…just renewed our annual passes for a 4th year. It’s my happy place. Also, stickers! I love them! All types…sparkly, scratch & sniff, puffy. And do I have not 1, not 2, but 3 subscriptions for stickers…yes, yes I do. (I partially blame it on the fact that I teach 1st grade, but mostly it’s just me.)

      • Dana K says

        Yes! 3 lovely businesses (pretty sure all 3 are women owned)…Pipsticks, Moonbow, & Wish Upon Magic. The last one is all things Disney.

    • Caroline says

      I still sleep with a stuffed animal to help with all the scary nightmares 🫣 and yes I’m 30

      • Sarah says

        Haha! I’m not alone! I’m almost 40 and I still sleep with a stuffed animal. My husband sleeps with a Mickey Mouse stuffed animal, too!

  5. Danielle R. says

    I am mid-thirties with a beautiful life, 2.5 kids, a mortgage, an entire career…and I call my mom about EVERYTHING. She is 2 hours away but if there is an accident, a dead bug, a minor inconvenience, I do not call the police or my husband. I call my mom 😅

      • Britt says

        Mid 40’s here .. Great life in Southern Ohio, Career, 2 kids… and here is my UN ADULT behavior 🤣#1- I love freezer food 🤦‍♀️ I know!
        #2- I love my Birthday and a good birthday party. 🥳
        #3- I also don’t turn around without calling my Mom. ❤️
        #4- I love playing with sidewalk chalk, probably more than my 7yr old. 🤣
        #5- I enjoy a good game of WII bowling 🎳 just like a child.
        #6- Jumping on the trampoline 🙌 is a fav!
        Have a great weekend!!

    • Lorraine says

      Yes!!! Same with my mom. And I want her to come take care of me when I’m sick. I’m 44. With three kids. I also feel so very loved when she washes my dishes and does my laundry, which she insists on doing every time she stays with us. I have the best mom and just love her so much

    • Sarah says

      I can relate to this too! I talk to my mom on the phone every day! I tell her everything!

    • Mel Jenkins says

      I wish I did. Alani is nice for young families but can’t handle the idea of standing in a long line for even two minutes at Disney or Six Flags

  7. Emilee says

    The cups dilemma is real at my house, and my mom teases me because of it! I think she had such nice glasses because back in the 90s it wasn’t necessary to drink water 😉

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      YES!! I think that might be it! We had iced tea for dinner where now, my kids come with their big Stanleys to dinner filled with water.

  8. Jenn says

    Girl, are you trolling us? You literally have a beverage in a glass sitting next to your computer, right below the paragraph about not owning or using glassware 🤣🤣🤣

  9. Sarah Shaneyfelt says

    Hello, I’m a 38 year old mom to three but I happen to LOVE Disney movies :). It doesn’t bother me at all when my kids request to watch Toy Story for the millionth time because I happen to love it as much (maybe more) as they do. Who’s so excited for all the Disney movies about to come out? This girl is!!! Now, do I also love my adult shows (like Summer House ;)? Yes! But I could watch Disney movies every day too 🙂

    MeetTheShaneyfelts

  10. Lisa De says

    I strongly believe I died in another life by choking, so…I take very small bites and cut my food into ridiculously small pieces. Also, no turtlenecks or scarves for me.

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      I know this shouldn’t have made me lol…but it did. Hahahaha!

  12. Kara says

    Love this! I don’t eat it often but I do not like adult cereal. Do not put a raisin in my cereal. I do not want to eat straw for breakfast. Give me captain crunch or lucky charms!!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      I don’t eat much cereal but heavens, if I do, I want something with a cartoon character on the front of the box. Ha!

  13. Nicole Wiley says

    I love this list!!!! I have never met a highlighter I do not love. I carry a pack of 15 with me pretty much at all times because you never know when the moment will strike that you have to differentiate a task 😉 I also hate the dark outside and you better believe we only have non-scary content in the house. Scooby Doo is too scary for me 😬. I don’t like to sleep in a house alone. If my husband is out of town and kids are sleeping out, there are several lights on to ensure I can see in a moments notice 🫣 I like to sing all kinds of songs and my teenager told me last night that I need to start reading the lyrics because I sing almost every said song wrong 🙃. I told her I will do no such thing and continue to sing my in rhythm wrong lyrics. It sounds perfectly acceptable to me 😎

  14. Karen says

    Love this post. I also use a ton of post it notes and markers to write. Going outside in the dark by myself- no way. My closet door bust be completely closed at night- there may be monsters in there!! Haha

  15. Kristi says

    We have the same glassware situation at our house. It’s on my list to tackle this summer and “grow it up” since I don’t have littles anymore, but who am I kidding!! HA!

  16. Dana P says

    What a fun topic! I’ve never really fully thought it out, but I actually like having a childlike side. I think it makes it easier to relate to younger generations. Maybe maturity in certain areas is good, but I love when I can talk to a young person and still have things in common. I think it keeps us young! Here are a few for me:
    -younger influencers: sometimes I like to learn from the ladies in their 20s and hear their thoughts on various subjects, trends, etc.
    -candy: I love an after-lunch coffee and a little bit of candy. I know everyone says sugar is poison, but I’m not planning on letting this one go anytime soon
    -pets: I am like a child when it comes to how attached I get to our animals. I can’t help it-animals are such a gift!
    -gum: I love alternating between cinnamon and grape gum before bed. It’s pretty quirky, but it really quenches that desire to have an after-dinner dessert! And there is something about alternating the 2 flavors that is so satisfying.

  17. Julianne Leffler says

    I eat more fruit snacks, Gushers, and fruit roll-ups than my kids do! I love them!

  18. Kristen says

    I am 51 and still get super excited about Disney & Disney. movies. My mom is in her 80’s and on a Disney cruise right now, she hasn’t lost the love yet!
    We are the same way in our house w/ glasses- we have really nice ones but we use the hodge podge ones we have.

    • Jess says

      I agree with sooo many! I write out my texts with plenty of !! And emojis. I don’t low the dark outside, talk to my mom tons, have a dirty computer screen, I’ll use a giant wasteful wad of paper towels to make sure i don’t even feel a big if I dare to take care of one myself. I’ll add that I always use a small fork, never the adult sized/ regular one. And I hate cutting meat. If we’re eating at home my sweet husband will usually do it for me. And I love a juice box 😅

  19. Sharon says

    I love to laugh….long and loud and clear! Can’t tell a story without laughing so much that no one understands what I’m saying. I have a sparkly pink iPad cover that looks like a five year old bought it. And I love marshmallows!

  20. Sarah Louise says

    I eat lunch like a toddler. Pepperoni, string cheese, yogurt and goldfish. Almost every single day.

  22. Kathryn Watson says

    Love this! I can relate to so many of these….the CUPS!!!!! YES!!! When people are over for dinner, it’s like do we have decent glassware? And if I put it out, my kids are like why are we drinking out of this?!?!

  23. Sarah DeWald says

    Same, friend. Same. I cannot go outside in the dark because I’m afraid a giant hole that was not there in the day time has appeared and I’ll fall in it.

  24. Rebecca Scott says

    This might be my favorite blog post you’ve ever done! I am with you on the holidays – I have more fun than my actual kiddos : )

  25. SS says

    Shay… I love a holiday. I have light in my kitchen and on our banister and change them at the beginning of each month. Our kiddo and I have now been hanging lights in our hallway in the -ber and dark month.
    I love a swing at a park…I will always jump on one with kiddos or say you have to swing.
    I will listen to music today ..but give me some of the music growing up it will be on and I remember my routines that I did in elementary school for talent show and YES I break out the moves!!
    I love Disney as well. I have the movies on VHS, dvd, and now streaming. I also have so many snow globes!!!

  26. Paula Hobbs says

    What cup world are we even in??? I’ve done the exact same thing with glassware. Buy the fancy esthetic glassware and move the yeti’s and insulated tumblers to the top shelf and BAM…they get moved right back to the main shelf every single time!! Such is cup life LOL!! 🙂

  28. Debbie says

    I LOVE ‘fun’ cereal…in fact I ate a bowl of Peanut Butter Captain Crunch just this morning! I also ‘sort’ my M&M’s prior to eating…maybe that’s OCD, but I swear the red ones taste best! 🙂

  29. Tish says

    I still put Nacho Cheese Doritos on a PBJ sandwich and it’s FABULOUS! We did this all growing up at lunch! hahaha!

  30. Karleigh Johnson says

    I slept with a stuffed animal until I was in my late 20’s. Yes I was already married and living on my own with my husband and it was me, him, and Mr. Wiggles for the longest time 😂

  31. Laura Holmes says

    Pulp. Pulp in orange juice or any type of juice can make me have a toddler size tantrum. Is it embarasing? Yes. Can I tolerate one sliver of pulp crossing my lips? Absolutely not! These are making me crack up!

    • Pam Zercher says

      LAURA! 💯 PULP 😝🤮
      I’m the emoji Queen 🫅

      But Shay, you’re aware of the plastic badness 🫢🫨 We got rid of
      plastic cups and Rubbermaid. Glass or Stanley in our house 🫪

  32. Kathy says

    #2 – before I read you’re blog this morning, I said to myself that I really need to clean my IPad. Hmm, think I’ve said the same thing every morning.

  33. Beth says

    I love love love ♥️♥️🎉⭐️🏆emojis & exclamation points!!!!!!! But I will say Santa (me😅🤣) fills my stocking along with everyone else’s!!

  34. Beth Valenta says

    Such a great list! 1. I love, love to dress up in costume, headband, fun tshirt with saying…the school counselor in me. 2. I adore sticky notes for all things I need to say. 3. My stomach flip flops at the anticipation of a baseball game…I love the atmosphere and all things around it. Fenway sends me over the edge of giddy. 4. I love to play games. All games outside or inside. Board games bring such joy. 5. Books? I would pick a children’s book over any. I have every book in my office that I originally bought my daughter (now 31) and when I taught. 6. I love a bubble bath!

  35. Tish says

    Shay, I love your fun post today and even commented my not “grown up” thing! 🙂 But I wanted to ask a question on a heavier subject and hope it’s ok to do so in this space. I have read your blog for YEARS. I prayed for Manda and my heart broke when you lost your friend. I watched her funeral online and just sobbed. I remember it like it was yesterday. I have been forever changed by Manda from afar. I think of her often and her testimony and faith and to this day, still pray for her family. That being said, I lost a friend to cancer this week. She was diagnosed in February, started chemo in April and lost her battle this week. It’s heart breaking. She leaves behind 5 children and 4 small grandbabies, 3 and under in age. We went to high school together and remained friends. Her funeral is Saturday in the Metroplex, 3 hours from me. However, my oldest son is getting married on Saturday. I’m struggling that I cannot attend. It’s hard to hold grief with such joy this week in my heart. My friend LOVED Jesus and I know she is in heaven. As much peace as that brings, I am still sad. Just wondered if you have any advice or scripture that helped you losing a friend way too young. Much love to your family, Shay. Thank you for showing up every day and allowing me to be a part of this community! You BLESS me! (I would insert a heart emoji and a bunch more right here for you but can’t figure out how on the computer! haha!) So “heart”.

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Oh Tish, I am just so so so very sorry. I am just so sorry for you and her entire family. I am SO THANKFUL though that this isn’t a forever goodbye (and I know you are too). For Manda in particular, I always think about 2 Timothy 4:6-7. My dear friend fought the good fight, she finished her race, and she kept the faith. I know you’re sad to miss her funeral, but I would put yourself in her shoes. What would you want her to do in the exact same situation? I have a feeling you would want her to celebrate her son’s marriage with joy in her heart. Life is oh so short, enjoy every single minute of this special weekend with your son and his new bride. We are just not guaranteed tomorrow. Sending you so much love, Tish. I am truly just so sorry.

      • Tish says

        Thank you for your kind words and reply. I have been searching scriptures about heaven and encouragement. I hadn’t thought of this one. You are right, she did fight a good fight and kept her faith! And yes, definitely I know she would want joy in my heart for celebrations with my son as her family and friends celebrate her life. Thank you for that perspective. “heart” I do think the Lord knows my heart and He can allow us space to hold both at the same time – grief and joy. I’ll trust Him to do just that these next few days. Thank you, Shay. Truly, I wish I could give you a hug! “hug” God can help us find some laughter too! 🙂

  36. Jennifer says

    For me, I love stickers, stickers and more stickers. My adult girls will be the first to tell you I’m the one sides ting a doming of age movie or young adult. Not sure why but I love teenage movies shows and books.

  37. Julie says

    Yes to all of these!! But especially Disney and the cups. We have not done Disney in a few years because I’ve gone back to school to be a nurse. But when I graduate we promised the boys Disney World!! 🥳

  38. Carol says

    I also love Disney and only write with Flair pens! I also love Fisher Price Little People. I started out thrifting them for my grandkids, but now I am obsessed! I have so many sets, and I will watch Whatnot shows just to see the neat people and sets. I have also bought from $$ Whatnot! I have a problem. (And as you can see, I also like exclamation points!)
    (!!!!)

  39. Julianna says

    I can’t drive past a farm animal without yelling “cow!” or “goat!” It’s involuntary!

    • Natasha says

      I have to “moo” at cows when we drive by them. Completely ridiculous but OH SO FUN!!!

  40. Debbie says

    Love, love love! This is what keeps you young! Our kids are all in there 20’s and we have so much fun hanging out with them and all their friends and trying to do what 20-somethings do.🤣

  41. Emily K says

    So guilty of the collection of random cups and drinking out of them now while I’m looking at my dirty computer screen!

  42. Sonya Z says

    I am a happily married almost 50 yr old woman with 4 grown adult children and my first grandchild on the way, but I still play video games all the time. I will also watch Saturday morning cartoons, and not just any cartoons. They have to be the ones I watched in the 80s, so I will grab a bowl of Captain Crunch and throw on YouTube. 😂 The best part is that it’s me and my hubby doing these silly things together. I am the most un-adult adult who refuses to grow up!

  43. Tracey says

    I love this ❤️ I am right there with you on the gummy candy and most definitely the post it notes!!! All my text to my family will include lots of emojis 😊❤️👑👠♥️♥️♥️

  44. Patty Anderson says

    I’m 66 years old and live in athletic shoes…every single day. I haven’t owned dress shoes in about 30 years, so when I have to go to a wedding or funeral I’m in a panic.

  45. Dawn Scheurich says

    Ooo—I am 60 and identify with SO many of these, especially the cups! And Disney (we leave in 29 days with our kids, grands, and my sisters—your agency is helping us)! I also LOVE gummy bears (even chocolate covered ones, I know, I know—but I LOVE THEM) but also fiber gummies! Send help!! Lastly, I also have the palate of a toddler… gimme a good chicken nugget or pizza any day!

  46. Lorraine says

    I asked my kids and they said my dancing!! U love to dance!! And just don’t really worry about what I look like while doing it.

    I would also add my coat closet. I love things that I see every day to be organized. But behind a closed door that I don’t use very often, it’s not so pretty!!

  47. Becky S. says

    Haha, I have to laugh at the ‘grown-up’ cups. I’m 43 and my mom and sister comment every time they come, that I don’t have any ‘real’ cups that match. We tried it once and my kids still choose to drink out of a mason jar or a random coffee cup.

    I am terrified to go out in the dark too, but only at night–somehow it doesn’t scare me when run at 4 a.m. haha.

  48. samantha says

    My Disney enthusiasm is right there with you! I only went to Disney twice as a child. But, as an adult with two degrees, a child, a mortgage, job etc, my husband and I have taken our daughter to Disney more times than we can count and we still just adore it as much or maybe more than she does (she’s now 17). When we haven’t been in a while we will look at each other and say, “I’m just feeling like we need some Disney!” It never gets old for us!

  49. Ann Thompson says

    I am 72 years old and I still love Disney World. Every park! Every ride! Every show! Every restaurant! Every gift store! All of it. I always have and will always have great memories of all my trips! Glad you love it!😍

  50. Faith Kapp says

    Catching up on your blog after a busy week…:love this post! My husband likes to say he married a 16 year old. I too like emoji’s. ALWAYS use one or lots

    I saw someone comment about cereal – same here! I want the good but not good for you stuff!

    I’m also the adult with the cute hand sanitizer holder on my bag.

    Oh and I have a top shelf of beautiful glasses but we only drink from the plastic ones.

  51. Ranisa Brletich says

    When I was little I was determined to figure out at what age I would feel like an adult. Was it going to be 18? Probably not because there was still -teen in that number. I decided it was the age my mom was when I had that thought, she seemed like she had it together? So when I hit 28 I just knew it-I would feel mature, I would be more adultier. When 28 came I realized it was all on my head and I would never grow up. Haha. Now many, many, many years later I realize there is a was season of life where that change happened. I feel that way now. It isn’t a number, it is perimenopause. 🤣😂. Now I don’t care about those plastic glasses. Bahaha.

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Thank YOU for sharing this! I love this story about you deciding when you would become an adult. Love.

  52. lee ann vicary says

    40+ years ago – Lackland AFB – Basic Training (for Air National Guard not Air Force) – I was 26 ish which is about the age of the instructors and I understood how difficult their jobs were. They teased and joked with me more than the other girls but also gave me a hard time about silly things. One day there were only a few girls in our barracks and a single instructor in his office. I saw a giant palmetto bug on the ceiling (these are crazy high ceilings) there was no way I could get to it. So I went and got the 6′ + instructor it happened to be over one of the bunk beds and he agreed to come out climb up and swat it with a newspaper and then for fun he told me to pick it up. I in my military best said yes sir and turned around to walk off he yelled “where are you going” (which I knew he would). I managed to wipe the smile off my face before I turned around and said to the restroom to get a paper towel I’m not picking it up with my bare hands, sir. He told me later that the instructors enjoyed me. I said I appreciated them too but please don’t keep me. I was very ready to get back home to my normal life. All this to say – I don’t mind dead bugs it’s the live ones that “bug” me.

  53. Emily says

    Ladybugs stop me in my tracks, I even mow around them 🐞 and I still love dandelion bouquets!
    Love this post and all the comments too, thank you!! Makes me smile so much

  54. Stacie says

    Love this topic! I’ve got a few of my own:
    • We have regular plain glass cups at home, but I’ll always reach for the fun ones — the old Pizza Hut or McDonalds glasses with Smurfs, Mickey, Disney characters… those are my go‑tos every time!
    • Anything with Elmo on it instantly makes me happy.
    • My Christmas tree looks like a kid decorated it — all Disney, bright colors, and just pure fun.
    • Driveways with chalk drawings? I absolutely love seeing them.
    • Brightly colored yard ornaments always catch my eye.
    • I go to Starbucks for a Strawberry Refresher — never for coffee.
    • I love all the Disney movies.
    • And I still call my mom every day.

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      I love driveway chalk drawings too! They just scream “happy kids live here!”.

  55. Sil says

    This post made me sooo happy!! I loved it! My love for the color purple drives my husband nuts, but if I am getting something, anything, and it comes in purple, you can bet I am 100% getting the purple one!!

  56. Chasity Reeves says

    1&9 same same same!!!!😝I have you by almost 10 years so there is no hope!

    • Laura says

      I love the Disney one! My husband and I took one of our kids on a solo trip to Orlando last weekend. I have been to Paris several times and yet I still teared up in pretend Paris at Epic Universe! Same at the Isle of Berk on the Hiccup ride with the music playing. There is just something about making memories in those places, especially with our kids!

  57. Elizabeth says

    #8 made me laugh, what a rebel! 🤣🤣 Completely agree about the overuse of emojis and not going outside alone in the dark!

    I also do not care how old I am, an afternoon snack is a requirement. More like a reward for making it that far into the day as an adult!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      GREAT ONE!! Snacking is totally not an “adult” thing. Love it!

  58. Rebecca Mccalman says

    Can not think of the last time in our home where we all used “adult cups”, or the last time I have not used an emoji in a text 🙂

    Love this post!!!

  59. Christina says

    Take the kids to the zoo every Christmas to see the lights, Santa and Mrs clause. My kids are 19 and 15. But they are good troopers.

  60. Jill says

    OMG! This is the best post! Apparently I’m quite childlike in many ways too. But my biggest “secret” is that when my daughter (now an adult herself) stopped playing and collecting American Girl dolls, I kept it going in our home! I was generously given her dolls but I now have my own collection of over 20. My husband knows that my favorite thing is to go to the American Girl store and buy new outfits for the “girls” and perhaps a new doll for my birthday or Mothers Day. :). I missed the American Girl doll window when I was young so I never got to collect them when the company started, but I always loved playing dolls when I was a little girl and so this is heaven for me. And I may be in my 50’s now. 🙂

  62. Michelle says

    Oh my gosh! I love this post because I think I could put at least half of what you did on yours on my list!! I mean the dark, flair pens, glasses, gummies, ! and emoji’s, and dirty laptop screen are on my list!! 🙂

  64. Michele says

    If you love sour patch, have you tried the Fruit Riot in the freezer section? The sour grapes are my favorite. Actual frozen grapes rolled in sour dust. The sour is so good it hurts.

  66. Kara says

    I am with you on the bug thing. You could literally rob me with a palmetto bug! I HATE them! 🙂

  68. Kay says

    100% honesty? I would rather drink a Shirley Temple than ANY other adult cocktail.

  69. Jodi says

    I love fairy floss (cotton candy), I use mainly colored pens, I don’t have regular glassware, either, and I love to eat Lunchables when I travel!

  70. Terry K. says

    Pure entertainment! I am old(er) and I think I have a fairly easy personality – but if you tell me “No” …. there better be a very good reason!! Its not something I’ve outgrown. Bahahaha!

  71. Paula R. says

    Shay-Hi there… just popping in
    In between appointments… but I love this post AND the comments. Kindred Spirits.

    I share the Disney and holiday celebrating with you 100 percent. And I love emojis!

    On a side note… I have a hair appointment next week and I’m going to warm up my blonde hair with lowlights and I’m using SHAY SHULL’s picture at the end of her blog as my hair color inspiration photo. 😊

    it’s a throwback to me taking a celebrity hairstyle picture out of magazine-growing up-and presenting it to my hairdresser and expecting her to work a miracle.

    It might take several attempts to warm things up… but I love that picture of you at the end of your blog. Your highlights/lowlights are gorgeous.
    Wish me luck!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Oh my gosh, you will have to send me a picture! Good good luck! xx

  72. Cindy Davidson says

    I’m 60 and LOVE to color…with pencils, crayons or markers. I have coloring books, colored pencils books, etc… My work desk stands for my monitors have openings on both ends and guess what’s in there??? Yep, markers, felt markers, highlighters and not one ink pen!

    I also have a coffee maker although I do not drink coffee! I love the smell of it but don’t drink it! Gag.

  73. Amie P says

    Same with the cups, they are just easier!! Also, give me ALL the Nerds Clusters!!

  74. Kathrine B says

    My kids (15 and 12) and I always race down the long hallways in hotels. I never win but the laughing that occurs is the true win!

  76. Brooke B says

    Listen, we call it “adulting at Disney” over here at our 40-something year old / sans kiddos household. We firmly believe that those who aren’t ‘adulting at Disney’ are completely missing out!! Hahaha. My husband and I are taking our Disney show on the road to Japan next month. I screamed out loud reading your spring break post and called my husband over to read it with me. We are so pumped!!

  77. Debra says

    I am right there with you on a dirty phone and computer screen! My husband hates it and is always cleaning it for me.

    I also eat like a kid when my husband is away – I like snack type meals – girl dinner! I just don’t see the point in making dinner if he isn’t here because I am a grazer type eater.

    I also use too many exclamation points!

  78. Karen in VA says

    I like to play silly songs and dance around the apartment. Play this song and I guarantee you will be in the best mood afterwards! In fact, you may not be able to stop singing it for the rest of the day!

    All I want is Avocado
    By Klickfoot

  79. Samantha A Campbell says

    I love cartoons and animated movies! Watch them all the time! My grown children roll their eyes at me.

  80. Lisa D says

    What a fun blog post!
    I love to twirl and dance around, I’m so happy to dance with my grandkids🥳
    I use stickers all the time.
    I have a bookcase full of children’s books and I read the books often.
    I’m in my sixties 🥂

  81. Mary says

    Just came back from Disney’s Flower and Garden Festival where I was so happy to get the PhotoPass magic shot w/fairy wings! Me w/fairy wings on my back – Terrific!

    Yes, to all the swings, everytime!

    Yes to getting excited and celebrating the upcoming holiday, whatever it is!

    Yes, to decorating cookies and cupcakes!

  82. Jessica Barshinger says

    I’m 54 great life right here in Flower Mound TX…my in-adult behavior list is long but my favorite or worst maybe is that when I get up at night to use the restroom, I’m afraid of the dark so I sort of run & jump back in the bed so the monster under the bed doesn’t grab my foot!!!! 😳😳😳😳😂😂😂💃🏼💃🏼

  83. Brooke says

    What? Yeti cups and glasses from breweries aren’t adult?? 😉 I wasn’t sure what my list would be and then I identified with several on your list. I still have a stash of the Valentine gummy bears because the red and clear ones are the best.

  84. Sue Jones says

    I’m embarrassed to say how many times I have been to Disney. First with my own child, then with my niece and nephew, and now with my grandson. But I get excited every single time! I still cry during the parades and fireworks. 😉

  85. Gina says

    Im in my mid 40’s and still enjoy watching all my favorite sitcoms as a kid…..Who’s the Boss, Cosby, Growing Pains etch. And have my 6 yr old daughter loving them with me.

  86. AliJ. says

    Disney still makes my heart flutter.

    I love to decorate for the holidays but Christmas, I am over the top with decorations. Family room is ALL Disney Christmas decorations. I started collecting Disney ornaments when I was 16 – I’m about to be 56.

    I listen to mostly 80s music since that was my teen years. I sing along, and I don’t care who is around.

  87. Deborah Leland says

    I love this post! My “Not Grown Up” things include I must drink any cold (non-alcoholic) drinks with a straw and I love crappy candy (pop rocks, peeps, black licorice, candy cigarettes, circus peanuts etc.). My friends all make fun of me!

  88. Alana says

    Hahaha I loved this post. I laughed out loud when you said you don’t use real glassware & then in your laptop photo you happened to be using a glass 😂 I’m behind on the blog but always have to catch up because of fun posts like this!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Our bad habits have not made it to Nantucket yet. Give us time. Ha!

  89. Marianne says

    I love whimsical holiday throws! I change out my couch throw for every holiday/season – Valentines Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Spring, Patriotic, LGBTQ Pride, Summer, Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and of course, Christmas. My throws are not solid in color or sophisticated. They all have whimsical characters, shapes and bright colors corresponding to the current holiday/season (i.e. Snoopy, hearts, shamrocks, rainbows, pumpkins, Christmas lights, etc.). Though my throws are juvenile, they are essential to my joy!

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