You know you're a grown-up when... *add one*

[FurrySlipperBoots]

You check the washing label before you buy an item of clothing

Watch the news for pleasure

I'd be seriously concerned about the sanity of anybody getting pleasure from the news at the moment and would suspect they were Dr X from the school reading book.

Thank you, Thislitttlefinger. I've had to do it once. Fingers crossed the second time is still years away. All the best for your mum!

Get excited by finding a good surface cleaner
Excited by hoovers
Remove creepy crawlies by yourself

You look in the mirror and see your mother staring back at you.
You see youngsters going for a night out and think they must be frozen without a coat.
You prefer to curl up on your sofa in your warm home than hitting the town on a Saturday night.
You say ' back in my day ' to your kids.
Your grandkids ask you about ' the olden days '

Eat your crusts because you've paid for them.

@FurrySlipperBoots yes re the electric bin. DH in all seriousness described it as the 'biggest mistake of our lives'.

You recognise (and admit!!) that your parents actually knew what they were talking about (most of the time 😁😁) when they gave advice

You tell people to take their jacket off indoors ”otherwise you won't feel the benefit...”

You put a small carton of drink in your bag ”so I won't have to pay the earth if I get thirsty” when going to the cinema etc.

You have always got tissues, paracetamol, tweezers and a nail file in your bag.

You carry a big bag and it's full.

You have a unfashionable waterproof coat.

You start listening to radio 4 rather than radio 2.

You have a full matching set of cutlery, including salad servers, cake forks & macchiato spoons 😍 x

Owning a set of soup spoons too!

You are excited by a new microwave oven and you chief requirement is that it fits your Tupperware triple stacker.

You wonder why a child is still in the pub at 10pm and then they serve you.

You get excited about a skip arriving on your drive

When someone mentions a plan to drive via the M1, you present them with TripAdvisor-worthy reviews of all the service stations.

When the heatwave hits and you’re excited about getting all your curtains washed and dried rather than the beer garden

If each if these posts mean you are old then I am ancient and should be in the world record book as I am nodding sagely and laughing and recognising myself in most

And I've just looked at the patio and thought how lovely it will look when once cleaned ready for spring and thank goodness I have a power washer ... but that I want to get the mop head my new neighbour told me about ..

When you change the washing up sponge and dishcloth and feel genuinely satisfied

When you spend two hours devising and implementing a 'system' for storing bedding in your airing cupboard.

You pay to have a flu jab because your family can't cope if you're ill.

When you realise that no one else is going to sweep in and white knight you to happiness.

You buy an expensive new saucepan at JL and think “this will see me out”.

When you realise that there is no one in the family older than you.

You get weirdly happy when you discover a cleaning spray you like the smell of