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1. A bonded leather office chair for anyone who has started hearing themselves go "oof!" after getting off the sofa. If you're old enough to make sounds after sitting, you deserve (and probably need) a chair this cute and comfy!
2. A thermos flask with a leak-proof lid that will keep your drinks and soups hot or cold for hours. This nifty thermos is the sorta thing you'll brag to your friends about while you all sit on your porch talking about mortgage rates. So grown-up of you.
3. A Tuft & Needle pillow designed with a complex foam formula that's gonna be be cool, breathable, soft, and supportive while you snooze. These days you seem to regret every nap you refused to take as a child.
4. A lattice tassel rug to add some depth and dimension to your space while bringing all your decor together with its neutral color palette. Praising the benefits of a "neutral color palette" is something you never did in your teens. Not once.
5. An Always Pan designed with a slippery nonstick surface, a vented top, a steaming basket, and a wooden spoon that hooks onto the handle. Owning kitchen tools that are both beautiful and functional? That'll be a treat.
6. A snazzy bench pillow for Disney fans who want to add a little extra magic to their guest bedroom.
7. A subscription to NordVPN — a service that uses an encrypted tunnel of online traffic for extra privacy online. With this, you're able to do things like enter your credit card info while on public Wi-Fi and feel safe and secure while you're at it!
8. A moisture meter you can place deep down into the soil to know exactly how much water your plant is getting. Under- and overwatering is a thing of the past, people!
9. An Every Plate subscription, one of the most budget-friendly food services out there, with a satisfying selection of 11 weekly recipes to enjoy when you don't have the energy to meal prep for the week.
10. A sonic toothbrush with multiple brushing modes to support different oral care needs, a timer to make sure you're brushing as long as you should, and (for you charcoal powder fans) *actual* charcoal bristles that safely remove stains while scrubbing your pearly whites.
11. An iridescent vase for improving your rental's dreary bathroom by filling it with things made by people who actually know how to successfully DIY. Etsy, you're an angel.
12. A stunning acacia wood chef's board that can be used as a prep station, cutting board, or serving board. Cost-effective end-grain wood in a patchwork pattern? That's what's cooking!
13. A coffee of the month subscription, because your work hours do not include a nap break, so some glorious hot bean juice just might be the only thing that keeps you going.
14. A pack of silicone straws that are dishwasher-safe (drool) and easy to take anywhere (heckin' joy). That pride you feel when you're being a good kid to Mother Earth? That's adult.
15. A powder polish for giving your kitchenware a well deserved scrub after you watch Beauty and the Beast with your kid and start feeling guilty about the condition of your own flatware friends.
16. A peel-and-stick wallpaper that'll brighten up your home with its marvelous, Mediterranean tile touch. Adults love a backsplash. They love it.
17. A rattan rolling market cart with a design so chic, it's sure to make everything you buy look like it came straight from your local farmers market...even though you've secretly stuffed four boxes of microwavable pizza rolls underneath your organic arugula.
18. A mounted cat scratcher — throw some catnip on this and it'll quickly become a preferred scratcher for your cat, saving your expensive furniture from Sassy's wrath. Being able to have a cat and a leather sofa? What a concept!
19. A colorful distressed rug for realists who want a lovely rug designed for the slips, stains, and spills that happen when you let your family actually live in the living room.
20. A box of double chip raspberry cookies you can really and truly have for dinner. You can! Being on your own is pretty ~sweet~ at times.
21. An aromatherapy spray that'll soothe your senses and help you fall asleep if you're prone to stay up counting your worries rather than counting sheep.
22. An airtight storage container set – it's gonna make organizing your food clearly a cinch. If snacks are easy to find, hanger stays at bay! That's science.
23. Hoof healer foot balm for nourishing dry, cracked, and callused feet. We're not ~horsing~ around — if your feet are no longer as soft as a baby's bottom...this stuff works!
24. A meal kit subscription that'll partner you with farmers to provide *genuinely* fresh ingredients (no more digging through sad avocados at the grocery store). Plus, everything is pre-portioned, so you'll get to skip a majority of the most annoying step that comes with cooking...a sink full of dishes.
25. A cordless Dyson vacuum because cleaning without this thing sucks — you won't realize what a chore vacuuming was until you have this in your life forever.
26. A tapestry blanket for the day you realize you feel a draft...which, in turn, makes you realize you're old enough to notice things like drafts... Grab yourself a youthfully cool blanket to make up for that fact.
27. A vertical shoe tower sure to have your entryway looking organized and elevated.
28. A metal planter that'll get so many compliments you'll love having them around your place.
29. A bar cabinet to proudly show that you are old enough to drink, afford, and display alcohol in your home.
30. A too-cute four-slice toaster you're gonna love if serving your whole family at once keeps you from being ~toast~ in the morning rush to work and school.
31. A pair of outlet lights so you can have your rooms shine even at nighttime, without bulky night lights taking up space.
32. A hand-crafted ceramic essential oil diffuser that'll cover up the smell of your bulldog (who is definitely not supposed to be your roommate) and help you breathe easy when your landlord comes over and says, "That's a dog...gone beautiful diffuser you have there!"
33. A linen futon in a cheery mustard yellow that's sure to have you thinking, "Well color me impressed!" every time you step into your living room and see the prime palette you've put together.
34. A shirt folder that'll give you perfectly crisp and beautifully folded shirts that'll bring a tear to your type-A father's eye when he comes to visit.
35. A table runner for any baseball fans who have grown to want home decor that's a home run(ner).
36. A power scrubbing cleaner and vacuum that's gonna be the laundry day your carpet deserves after it has lived through house-training your terrier...and your toddler.
37. A six foot blanket ladder — a practical piece that's sure to step-up your decor game.
38. A motion-sensor trashcan so top-of-the-line, you're gonna wonder if your trash lives in a better place than you do.
39. A stainless-steel cleaner that'll wipe up grease, stains, and fingerprints faster than you're able to say "cleaning the sink sucks." Turns out, it doesn't with this stuff.
40. An orb chandelier for modern design-minded folks who want a statment piece that really lights up a room.
41. A pack of pimple patches, because you can't run as fast as when you were as a teenager, but with these you can at least get rid of zits faster.
42. And finally, a huggable heating pad that'll help you out when adulthood feels like pain in the neck and you need a friendly face to get you through.
When I catch myself enthusiastically talking with friends about adding a backsplash to my kitchen sink:
