Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps

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"Adult" isn't a noun, it's a verb. Or so posits Kelly Williams Brown in this delightful book which outlines some of the steps to adulthood for those of us (read: nearly all of us) who feel like we're still not quite adult. The feeling is certainly most prevalent in young women of post-college age, grappling with living on their own, and realizing that no one ever taught them how to iron, negotiate their salary, or keep a plant alive. The book is also full of whimsical wisdom, like learning to clean before you vacation so you don't feel like a ...
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Overview

"Adult" isn't a noun, it's a verb. Or so posits Kelly Williams Brown in this delightful book which outlines some of the steps to adulthood for those of us (read: nearly all of us) who feel like we're still not quite adult. The feeling is certainly most prevalent in young women of post-college age, grappling with living on their own, and realizing that no one ever taught them how to iron, negotiate their salary, or keep a plant alive. The book is also full of whimsical wisdom, like learning to clean before you vacation so you don't feel like a slob when you get back, or listening to NPR while you get ready for work in the morning.

ADULTING will also address such topics as:

  • Work
  • Family
  • Relationships (including friends, significant others and enemies)
  • Finances
  • Cleaning
  • Cooking
  • Charming
ADULTING will make a great gift for college grads and birthday girls, but it'll also appeal to young twenty-somethings who aspire to feel more "together," or thirty-somethings who want to see how well they stack up.
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Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
A young journo mines a brief life and years of advice from friends and professionals—counselors, social workers, her car mechanic Shane—in order to create this how-to guide to becoming (or simply being) a “grown-up.” The 468 steps are more like tips than items on a checklist, and clearly labeled chapters allow readers to pick and choose their entry point. The “Domesticity” section explains, among other things, how to choose, decorate, and clean an apartment; “Get a Job” covers networking, job-specific resume-editing, techniques for salary negotiations, and includes a flowchart to determine how many drinks you should have at a company event; and “Money” walks readers through creating a budget and sticking to it, and illuminates the intricacies of 401(k)s, IRAs, and compound interest (all accompanied by Brown’s illustrative sketches of animals—e.g., Pension Panda). Also provided are kitchen tips and simple recipes, thoughts on meeting new friends, tricks for doing laundry, and Shane the mechanic’s advice on picking out a used car. Fun, chatty, and surprisingly informative, Brown’s guide—already optioned for a TV adaptation, to be backed by Fox and produced by J.J. Abrams—is perfect for the wayward 20-something, or 30-something, or... Agent: Brandi Bowles, Foundry Literary + Media. (May 7)
From the Publisher
These are the steps I wish I'd had before I grew up. Wait-What am I talking about? These are steps I will start using today! Kelly Williams Brown writes as charmingly and hysterically as she does helpfully. Get this book and grow up!

- J.J. Abrams - Writer, Director, Producer

Twentysomethings who are looking for a silver bullet will find it here in the form of 468 silver pellets. Without a doubt, one (or a hundred) of these pellets will change your relationship or your career or your mind or your potatoes, all of which matter in adulthood. Kelly Williams Brown is my kind of twentysomething.

-Meg Jay, PhD, author of The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now

Kelly Williams Brown is wise beyond her years, which is great news for those of us who are immature beyond ours. Her advice is brilliant, warm, funny, and USEFUL, much like the lady who wrote it. I'd love to have her over for tea but I don't want her to see my apartment.

- Julieanne Smolinski - Blogger, Comedian, @BoobsRadley

"Fun, chatty, and surprisingly informative.... perfect for the wayward 20-something, or 30-something, or..."

-- Publisher's Weekly

"This hilarious and super-relatable how-to guide for acting like an adult ... is full of aha moments."

-- Cosmo

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781455516902
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publication date: 5/7/2013
  • Pages: 273
  • Sales rank: 1,130
  • Product dimensions: 8.10 (w) x 5.40 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Kelly Williams Brown is a features reporter and an award-winning humor columnist for the Statesman Journal, a daily newspaper in Salem, Oregon. She is the founder of the popular Tumblr, AdultingBlog.com, and she is, in fact, an adult.
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