Since we’re starting a new year I thought it would be a good opportunity to reintroduce myself and welcome any new readers who happen to stop by. Hi, I’m Mychal. I’m mother to two hilarious, crazy, naughty, funny, infuriating, cute, sweet, adorable, not so little boys. I am also the wife to one of the most dedicated, hardworking men you’ll meet. We all live in our (almost) dream home on The Hill with our 17 pound cat Princess Nittany. Our home is 100% Apple-centric where all of our devices work together to make our life a little easier and a LOT more organized.

Mychal & Bill

In my days before Mommyland I graduated from Penn State with a degree in Business (which is hanging over my desk). I spent over ten years working in retail, starting as a part time sales girl and leaving the wild world of retail as a Store Manager. I was very outgoing and enjoyed shopping, partying and singing karaoke.

Since entering the world of Mommyland I have become very shy in real life and because of that I have found that I thrive in the Social Media world. In addition to this blog I am also the founder of an online community called Wives of Turf. To break it down to it’s simplest form, we’re a support group for women whose husbands, boyfriends, fiancees or significant others work in the Turfgrass industry.

My boys are the reason I get out of bed in the morning…And sometimes the reason I don’t want to get out of bed in the morning.

Cameron will be eight this year and is so much like me that it’s scary. He’s lippy. He likes things his way. He gets frustrated easily. He cries when he’s mad. Basically he picked up all of my worst traits. Cameron is also very intelligent. He reads above grade level and is a math wiz. For a second grader he is very insightful and sometimes I look at him and wonder where he came from.

Cameron

Logan is my little lover boy. He looks like me but I think that’s where the similarities end. Logan looks up to his big brother and wants to be just like him…bad behavior included. He is my cuddler who loves our cat and wakes up singing. I guess he is like me in the fact that he’s got a little naughty streak in him. Logan just turned five in November and is very excited to start Kindergarden in September.

Logan

That’s a little about me and my family. So what will you see here in Mommyland?

I write about whatever is going on in my life. You’ll see stories about my adventures raising two little boys, recipes, health & fitness, the occasional product review and just about everything in between.

I hope you’ll join me on this adventure as I stumble my way through life as a wife and mother.

Today I turn thirty two and in celebration I will share thirty two fun (and random) facts about myself. This idea was not my own and I’d be remiss if I didn’t credit Stephaine from A Grande Life with giving it to me. Thanks Steph!

Here, in no particular order, are my fun facts.

1) I was born about three weeks early on a day hand picked by my parents.

2) They chose my birthday because it was my father’s anniversary with the Campbell Soup Company.

3) I have lived in ten different homes.

4) I was named after my father but they changed the spelling to make it more feminine.

5) Since getting my driver’s license in 1996, I have had six different cars.

6) I have been in a few car accidents but I have never totaled a car.

7) I once took an attorney to traffic court to fight a ticket.

8) I was once trapped in an elevator in Paris.

9) I once had twelve different credit cards in my wallet.

10) My parents are my best friends.

11) I used to sing karaoke six nights a week.

12) I had a curfew until I was twenty three and my Dad would call if I was late.

13) I only skipped school once in high school that my parents didn’t know about.

14) I only applied to one university and if I didn’t get in to Penn State I wasn’t going to college.

15) I am unbelievably shy in real life and sometimes people take that as me being a bitch.

16) My nickname in high school was Princess and I think that was just a friendly way of people calling me a bitch. I am just fine with that.

17) I once pretended to have a twin sister when a guy at a bar called me out on giving him a fake phone number a few weeks prior. I got the entire bar to go along with it too. Oddly enough…It worked!

18) The only wedding party I’ve ever been in is my own.

19) I gained sixty plus pounds with both of my pregnancies. I did not have twins…either time.

20) I found my first gray hair at age 23 and it’s been downhill ever since.

21) My hair hasn’t been it’s natural hair color since I was in eight grade.

22) I kill just about every plant I touch.

23) When I was young I wanted to be a choreographer/singer just like Paula Abdul.

24) Bill and I dated for four and a half months before we got engaged.

25) I irritated him into proposing by bugging him about what all the whispering was about while I was getting ready.

26) When I get stressed or nervous I crew the skin around my fingernails, sometimes enough to make it bleed.

27) I barely graduated from high school but got a 3.62 GPA my first semester in college.

28) I am fiercely protective of the people I love.

29) It’s always been easier for me to be friends with guys because I don’t have to worry about them stabbing me in the back.

30) I have trust issues.

31) Blogging has been one of my better decisions. The people I’ve met through blogging have changed my life.

32) I dread my birthday every year. It never ceases to amaze me how fast the years go by.

Somewhere in the world my Mother is cringing because she thinks I’ve over shared.

I hope you enjoyed my random little fun facts. See you next year for 33 more.

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