25 Random Ramblings

You know you want to know!

 

1. I watch the same movies and tv episodes over & over & over.
2. I have to make notes of things I want/need to do because I fear Ill forget but usually just writing it down makes me remember so I don't even need to keep the physical note.
3. The thought of ever moving away from our families breaks my heart because I want H to have the fun sleep overs at her grandparents houses like I had growing up!
4. I love getting rid of stuff! Throwing things out makes me feel refreshed!
5. I have always had a problem with picking the feathers out of down pillows..I just can't stop myself.
6. I'll wait to eat "the good stuff" in the house until Hayden is asleep because I don't want to share them.
7. I am obsessed with capturing moments in H's life & creating memory boxes/scrapbooks etc in hopes that she will never have to wonder what her childhood was like.
8. If I wake up in the middle of the night, even for a moment, I usually have to go to the bathroom because I convince myself that Ill have a "going to the bathroom dream" and pee the bed
9. When I try to kill a gnat by catching it mid-air with one hand & actually succeed...I feel like a ninja!
10. I wrote a notebook to Hayden while I was pregnant and through her first year in fear that if I die she wouldn't know what the beginning of her life was like.
11. I love the smell of dogs paws.
12. I have 3 tattoos.
13. I looove going out to eat. Even if its just to a diner or a random chain restaurant..i LOVE it.
14. I sometimes wish I was the apron wearing, daily dinner making, spotless house having, picture perfect wife.
15. Both of our parents live just 1 hour away but I wish they lived much closer.
16. I would keep everything in pretty bins, boxes and storage containers if I could.
17. I never went through that teenage parent hating stage...I hope H never does either!
18. Drugs were a part of my life from 2001-2003.
19. I am severely paranoid and, for as long as I can remember, thought my cause of death would be murder.(and yes, I know how crazy that is)
20. I'd rather give presents than receive them.
21. Freshman year of college & the summer before it were some of the best times of my life...but I wish I could remember more of it.
22. If someone mentions that they are looking for a particular item I make it a mission to find it and get it for them.
23. I am way more addicted to blogging than I ever imagined.
24.  I cannot wait to have a house and a dog but dread the idea of cleaning and training them.
25. I wish I could be a stay-at-home-mom forever!

Thanks to Alysha for the idea!

Narcissism at its finest

Did you hear that?? That was the sound of me jumping on the blogging bandwagon. I've thought about blogging for a while but wasn't sure I had too much to say that was of interest and was convinced the only person that would read it was my best friend..and Im ok with that. If someone other than friends or family decides Im worthy of a bookmark then I'll be thrilled but in the meantime Ill just introduce myself to those that are reading even though they know me already.
You may, or may not, be asking yourself "What is CaliLand?" Well my lovely follower (yes, Loryn, you are my only follower as of now) CaliLand is the creation of my parents. Growing up they would joke that I lived in a place called CaliLand-which I assumed was my own little world where people wanted and liked the same things as me, thought I was hilarious and thoroughly enjoyed me and my antics. After receiving a "throne" they made for me out of a bar stool I slowly realized they thought it was my own little kingdom where things were just my way..CaliLand. I have kept CaliLand with me ever since because, lets me honest, who wouldn't want their own land? So this will be the updated version of CaliLand..back then it was in my head but now its out in the blogosphere.

More about me?? OK! I tend to overuse "..." and put commas where they don't belong. I try to spell check so I don't look like an asshole but sometimes that is unavoidable. I love food-cliche? perhaps but so undeniably true. I would dare to say it is near the top of the list of what my friends and family would say about me. Food and dessert..ya, thats all me but as much as I love these things I cook and bake way too rarely. My kitchen is very small and hardly conducive to cook or bake the way I wish I could so I do it rarely to avoid the frustration..and clean up. I can cook (read: I can follow recipes. I rarely get creative or inventive) and bake but tend to make the same things over and over because I have a fear of things not coming out well or not liking them and then I feel like I have wasted money on the ingredients. I am horrible at cleaning. There are generally 3 times I REALLY clean. 1)When people are coming over. 2) When its so bad its unavoidable. 3)When I get in a random frenzy of "need-to-clean" mode and I jump from cleaning one thing to the next so quickly that nothing actually gets a good, proper cleaning. Confession: I have the terrible tendency of cleaning my bathroom with baby wipes instead of some sort of real cleaner.
Alysha, from The Tarr Pit, seems to be awesome at knowing how to clean/keep her house (and meal plan, and cook daily--does envy come across in writing?) My MIL is also an amazing cleaner and I really do envy that skill--yes, I believe it is a skill. She has a desire to keep things clean and the ability to do so. I grew up with a housekeeper (leave your gasps, sighs, giggles and "ughs" here ________) so I feel like I never really learned how to clean and keep a home. More on that another time (so come back because I bet it'll be a thriller!)
I do, however, love organizing and throwing things away. Nothing feels as good as when you throw out/donate a bunch of your stuff that you haven't used in months or years..It sucks though when you are married to someone who HATES doing this. (again, more on that another time.)

Surprisingly, i have much more to say but I will leave you yearning for more.