When you're young, there is nothing more boring than doing mundane everyday things. You probably remember thinking, Who the hell wants to go the run errands or clean their house on a Saturday morning?
However, as you get older, you start to appreciate things like a movie night in over going out to crowded club on a Friday night. And that's what Reddit user TinktheChi had in mind when he shared this tweet in the Gen X subreddit about the "boring" things that are great when you're 40-plus.
This started a discussion within the thread where Gen X'ers shared the simple things they love doing now that they're older. Here are some of the top and best comments:
1. "When I was a teenager, my parents were like, 'Get in the car. We’re going to Costco today,' and I couldn’t think of anything more boring. These days, I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday."
2. "Going to Target is a common date night event."
3. "I’m about to head out front and wash my car before the sun goes down. I’m actually kind of excited about that fact, TBH."
4. "As I get older, I love to get up and go places super early. Less of a crowd. Best pick of everything, and of course, home before 2:00 p.m. to relax."
5. "I’ve got an excursion planned with a friend to go scope out a new grocery store that opened in my neighborhood. :-) Apparently, it’s really awesome! 😉"
6. "Yesterday I found out there is a discount Stouffer's store about an hour away. I am tickled pink to go get discount lasagna next weekend."
7. "We deep cleaned the main floor of the house together yesterday. That was so exciting I went and started cleaning the basement while he did laundry and watched football. Made spaghetti and went to bed at 8:15."
8. "The knew I fully settled into my forties when I was so excited about how well my steam mop cleaned my kitchen tile floor."
9. "I found my favorite garbage bags at the store today. Bought all three packages they had because I’m bitter they were out the last couple times I was there. I had to use a different brand, and that’s unacceptable."
10. "I look forward to weekend trips to Home Depot."
11. "Just wait, you haven't felt the satisfaction or excitement at getting a good pair of socks for Christmas or your birthday, yet. It's on par with a quality pillow or super soft bedsheets."
12. "On Fridays, the gas station by my work has fresh burritos. They don't have many, and it's a personal victory if I get there in time to get one."
13. "We’ll be picking crabapples soon. We make jelly."
14. "One of the most exciting things I've experienced in the last year was getting a new shower for my home. It is like showering in a nice hotel now, LOL."
15. "I’m looking forward to going to the international store, and it’s always a party when I go. I get to buy cool stuff."
16. "I celebrated my daughter's hours-long softball practice being canceled by day drinking and food prepping for the week. It doesn’t take much for me to have a good time these days, and I like it."
17. "The unutterable joy of having all your errands line up to be on the same side of town."
18. And lastly: "I stayed home last night and did my laundry. If you told me 20 years ago that I would have been happy about staying home and doing laundry on a Saturday night, I would have looked at you like you had two heads."
You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.