Signs That You Too May Be…

Found this at 50Books.com:

20 Signs That You Too May Be Old

1. You use the phrase “nice young woman” to describe someone in her twenties.
2. You find yourself complaining about loud motorcycles A LOT.
3. You have approached a group of teenagers talking loudly in front of your house and asked them to please keep it down, and you didn’t care if they thought you were “cool” or not.
4. You lose a bit of weight and you’re annoyed that you have to buy new pants.
5. You see someone get carded at the liquor store and realize you can’t remember the last time it happened to you.
6. You were buying a nice bottle of merlot when it happened.
7. Just one bottle.
8. You find yourself frequently moved by greeting cards.
9. You look for quality manufacturing when you buy clothing because you want it “to wear well.”
10. You have witnessed three cycles of a fashion trend. You participated in the first iteration. You mocked the second go-around. And you think the third time around is “cute.”
11. You are no longer plagued by petty-worries-in-the-middle-of-the-night insomnia.
12. You find yourself waking up at 6:30 am every morning and thinking how nice it is to get an early start to the day.
13. You do this on weekends.
14. Even though sometimes your bones hurt first thing in the morning.
15. You wish you had more free time for knitting.
16. You have found yourself comparison shopping for shoe inserts.
17. You use the word “nice” a lot.
18. You don’t sweat the small stuff.
19. You realize it’s pretty much all small stuff.
20. You really like a nice list.

21 Signs That You May Be Young (Or At Least Appear To Be)

1. You frequently visit toy stores, and you don’t have kids.
2. You thrill to the sensation of opening a fresh box of crayons and cracking the spine of a new colouring book.
3. You have a jar of buttons, not because you sew but because you like playing with them.
4. You shriek when you wade into the ocean and the first cold wave splashes up your torso.
5. You say hi to dogs and cats before you greet their owners.
6. You watch to make sure that no one else’s portion of dessert is bigger than yours.
7. You would wear footie pajamas if they came in your size.
8. And also Underoos.
9. You like your sandwich cut into quarters.
10. You collect cool rocks.
11. You lie to your mom.
12. You own a rubber duck.
13. Even though you have your own place, you long for a cool tree fort.
14. You wish for bunk beds.
15. You start planning your Halloween costume in August.
16. You look at an empty refrigerator box and see a world of architectural possibilities.
17. You have sleepovers with your friends.
18. Your hanging-out uniform is jeans, a hoodie, and sneakers.
19. You’re not embarrassed about the fact that you read kids’ books.
20. You hate brussels sprouts.
21. You still have your favourite stuffed toy, who you sort of believe is sentient, AND THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

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2 comments

1. on June 20, 2006 at 11:09 am

   Dani said:

   Whew…I’m glad you put the “young” list last–I was starting to feel really OLD, but who doesn’t enjoy coloring on the floor of their tree fort?!

2. on June 20, 2006 at 1:39 pm

   n. mallory said:

   When my personal organizer found my stash of crayons — I have the really big box — and my coloring books, she wanted to get rid of it all and I really, really fought to keep them. There is nothing more relaxing after a stress-filled day than a few hours with your coloring books.

   I picked up that habit in college during finals actually. The last day after the last final when my brain was dead but I couldn’t sleep, I’d just sit in front of the tv with my colors and my books and my roomates would just giggle at me…until the eventually were overcome with envy…

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