The are now in Portugal, and have been lucky enough to find a small furnished apt. in Porto for a couple of weeks because while hostels are good enough some of the time.....
1) You wake up about the same time everyone else staying at the hostel is coming home from the clubs
2) You make sure the breakfast you prepare (while everyone else is still sleeping including the night staff) has all four food groups, plus enough protein and fiber for the day, and you never forget your morning meds
3) You have made it a habit to request extra pillows and blankets before even seeing your room
4) You feel the need to mother youngsters who are far from home and don't know how to cook/clean/navigate/aim INTO the toilet
5) The girls visiting from Holland were born in 1990
6) The amount of hair you pull out when shampooing increases to the point of giant hairballs you have to hide from the youngsters lest you scare them with the realities of aging
7) Investment in earplugs
8) The American girls you've tried to engage in conversation have nothing to say until the cute guy who works at the front desk arrives, then they're giggly and perky as butterflies
9) Your husband is praying another tooth doesn't pop out during mealtime. Scares off the chicks.
10) You keep your olive oil, shampoo and other groceries in your room, not out in common areas like everyone else. Because you, not your parents, are paying for them!
