My birthday is coming up-- June 5, and this year, I'm turning 25. It's a big deal to me. I usually attempt to not make a gigantic thing out of my birthdays. I'm happy with seeing my friends and family, sharing a meal with them and laughing at various things till I cry. But this year, even though I don't have a party or anything planned, it's a Big Deal. When I was little, I was sick. Really, really sick at times. First, they didn't think I'd make it to 6 months. Then a year, then three, then five, so on and so forth. The last age that they "capped" me at is 25. Eight more days, and the doctors get to eat crow pie, because I'm still very much alive and kicking.
I'm excited to be turning 25. There's so much that's happened in my life that I never thought would- I've found a great guy, I have amazing friends, I have the most beautiful little boy in the world... I have family, love and acceptance. Everything that I've always dreamed of. And in the next year, I'll have my health to work on.
I've gotten a few requests to post up a wishlist, so here goes in no specific order:
- A bread machine. The one that I have is both quite old and was partially borked when it was handed down to me. It's a great machine, but it's hit the stage that I have to do quite a bit of percussive adjustment when I'm using it or it tries to send the mixing handle flying off into my bread. Sometimes, it randomly turns itself off halfway thorough the loaf. It's not a nessicity to have a new bread machine... but I like making bread and jam and other such tasties with it.
- Small jars for my spices/herbs/cooking extras. Right now, they're chilling out in plastic baggies, crammed into a box. I love mason jars, but I haven't been able to find any of the smooth-sided ones that are tiny. Since I buy my herbs in bulk, I really need a better way to store them.
- Doctor Who things! I don't really care what, even if I already have it. I love the show. My favorite things are the Weeping Angles, 10, 11, Jack Harkness and River Song.
- Anything hand made. I have a deep, deep love of anything that someone has made, sewn, drawn, baked or otherwise crafted with their own two hands. Even if it's silly or might be odd, or odd looking, I will love it. Handmade things are full of love.
- Sheets for our bed. We only have one set, and it's full of holes.
- If you're a gift-card type person, I'd love anything to shop at Michael's, Target, WalMart, Glamor Doll Eyes (a website that sells eyeshadow), Lush, Macy's or any other store that you think I'd enjoy something from!
- An immersible blender, aka: 'motor blender' 'stick blender' 'death-blade-stick-thing'.
- Spices and tea, anything without banana or chili pepper is my friend.
- A glass teapot with a strainer. The one that I'd saved up to get a few years ago cracked when we moved from the old apartment to here, and I hadn't even gotten to use it yet. Sadface.
- Weird foods I like: anchovies, maple sugar candies (the hard candies are good, but I'm talkin' about the super sugary ones that melt in your mouth and you usually only find at Costplus World Market around Christmas), brownies, Tiger's Milk peanut butter and honey protein/energy bars, dried squid (I find it at Marukai, and it's the one that doesn't have the chili pepper in it), hominy and australian ginger beer.
Like I say every time I post up a list like this, I'm the sort of person that's just happy to have people remember it's my birthday. A card, a photo of something that reminded you of me, cheery birthday wishes, those are all things that I love just as much as any other gift. <3
Allons-y!
- Loki
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