Ten signs that you’ve actually got your shit together

Getting your life together when you’re a student is no easy feat. You’re broke, trying to figure out what comes next and you’re so swamped with work, it’s hard to even think about working on yourself. But there might be some adult life skills you’ve developed without even realising – these are the signs you’ve actually got your shit sorted.

You go to bed and wake up at a reasonable hour

The two go hand in hand, so if you’re going to bed at the reasonable hour of 10 or 11, chances are you won’t be wasting half of the next day with a ridiculously long sleep in.

You’ve stopped drinking wine out of a box

Maybe because you’ve realised that wine in a bottle isn’t really all that expensive and tastes so much better. This also extends to drinking vodka pre-mixes out of a box…

You pay rent on time (or even early)

There may have been a time where you were scrambling to make rent. The first time you pay it a few days earlier than you need to, that’s when you know you’re nailing this whole adulting thing.

Microwave mac ‘n’ cheese is no longer a staple dinner item

You’ve actually acquainted yourself with fruit, vegetables and healthy dinner ideas. Nice work! That doesn't mean you can't have the occasional mac 'n' cheese…

You’ve ditched the toxic relationships

Be gone, shitty boyfriends and bad friends! You don’t need those negative people in your life, good riddance.

Friends come to you for advice

You know you have your life sorted when people are coming to you for life advice. They wouldn’t be coming to you if they didn’t think you had a handle on things, so give yourself a pat on the back for that one.

You have pet responsibility, or at the very least, plant responsibility

Getting a pet that’s entirely your responsibility is a huge step. If your house situation doesn’t allow for a pet, then having a plant you give TLC to is also commendable.

You shop at IKEA (and buy more than just a $1 hot dog)

You know you’re killing it at adult life when you’ve got homeware shopping down pat. Don’t worry, you can still reward yourself with an IKEA hot dog.

You have some career direction

It doesn’t mean you have to have every step figured out. Maybe you just have an idea of what you’d like to do and how you’re going to get there. And that’s a good start!

You do laundry before you run out of clean clothes

You’ve learned that thinking ahead pays off. Especially after all those times when you didn’t have any clean underwear left. Don’t worry fam, you’ve learned your lesson and you can now consider your shit officially together.