Adulting but not Grown Up

Do you like weekends and 8 hour work days?  Thanks organized labour.  Mira and Nicole discuss what unions do and how they affect work culture as a whole.  And should Spongebob and Squidward unionize?   @adultingbutnotgrownup on instagram

Does it feel like everything is a subscription service now?  There's a reason for that - it's good for business.  How many subscriptions do Nicole and Mira have?  Also, how the old school mail order Netflix subscription led to a connection between Nicole and her husband on their blind date.

What do you do when it feels like the whole world is on fire?  Plague, war, drought, climate change, and the US Supreme Court.  Mira swears a lot in this one.

In this episode, we talk about what Mira did with a $10,000 gift.  Nicole gives some info on what to take into account when investing.  Which Mira somehow relates to Octomom.  Also, Nicole forgot to turn off the space heater in the room, so apologies for the background hum.

Mira and Nicole talk about the forced isolation of COVID and how technology has stepped in to save the day.  Or maybe hurt it.  Or just change it.  

Mira and Nicole check in to see how Christmas and New Year's went, and hope for a pandemic free 2022.   adultingbutnotgrownup@gmail.com @adultingbutnotgrownup  

Mira and Nicole discuss a bit of the history of Halloween, their own memories, and what to do with your leftover Jack-O-Lantern.

In this episode Mira and Nicole discuss the option of having children?  Should you?  Shouldn't you?  And what if you do but then change your mind? adultingbutnotgrownup@gmail.com    

Mira and Nicole talk about weddings and all the weird rituals that go into them.  Weddings are expensive, stressful, and mostly unnecessary, so why do we still do them?  Gay and trans weddings should be allowed, but child marriages - ew.

Mira and Nicole discuss MLMs and whether they are a good idea.  Short answer - no.

In this episode, Mira and Nicole go through a fast tidy up method when you've only got a few minutes before a quietly judgmental (or loudly judgmental) relative arrives on your doorstep.

Mira and Nicole discuss the crazy new abortion law in Texas, a brief history of abortion in Canada (yay Canada, you're doing it right!) and all the ways Texas is doing it wrong.  

In this episode, Nicole and Mira discuss voting for the first time, voting anxieties, and how to pick your candidate.  Also, Mira can't remember if she's voted before, so apparently it made no impact.

In this episode, we discuss the finances of living on government disability income and how Mira does it.  $375 per month for housing?  Seriously?  We also talk about how society perceives those disability layabouts and why Jeff Bezos should be Santa.

Mira has an invisible disability, so today we're talking about what they are and what not to say to people who have them. adultingbutnotgrownup@gmail.com @adultingbutnotgrownup  

Mira has POTS!  After 8 long years, Mira has finally been diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.  In this episode, we discuss her road to diagnosis, an intro to POTS and what it is, and links to Long COVID.

In this episode, Mira and Nicole discuss Millennials working and living by society's rules, even though they're no longer really working.  And should puke buckets have names?email: adultingbutnotgrownup@gmail.com IG: @adultingbutnotgrownup

In this episode Nicole and Mira discuss makeup through the ages and why we like it now - hint: it's not chock full of lead any more.  And is Nicole stuck in a time loop that forces her to repeat tasks over and over? adultingbutnotgrownup@gmail.comIG: adultingbutnotgrownup  

In this episode Mira and Nicole discuss how to organize your money and your paperwork.  And should knitting forums ban Trump slogans?   adultingbutnotgrownup@gmail.comIG: adultingbutnotgrownup

Mira and Nicole discuss being a female in a patriarchy, and if it's getting harder or if there's just more awareness.  And should Nicole re-think sending her 5 year old to bible camp?

In this episode Mira and Nicole discuss the good and bad (mostly bad) of living with roommates.  And does Disneyland really track where their towels go?

In this episode, Nicole and Mira discuss electronic versus paper schedules, the idea of the perpetual list, scheduling your free time and the family calendar.  And is Mira really a vampire?

Mira and Nicole discuss the history of tattoos, and whether or not it's actually a good idea.  Is it too mainstream to be edgy?

In this episode Nicole teaches Mira how to set up her bank accounts so that her money is set on autopilot, and also comes to accept that her cat can't talk.

In the first episode of Adulting but not Grown Up meet Nicole & Mira, a mother and daughter teaming up to discuss the ins and outs of how be a grown up.  We jump into the topic of why adulting is hard - has it always been, or is it harder now than it was for past generations?  And at what age should stores offer you a senior's discount?