Get to Know Me

So, if you don't know who I am - Hey 👋 I'm Valerie Rayne (or Val, if you prefer).

I'm a wannabe kinkster, as in, I want to be kinky but for a ton of reasons, I'm not except in my mind. I'm a blog-a-holic - case in point, I've had upwards of 20 blogs in my lifetime, I'm currently actively posting to 5 and have 3 or 4 in a draft state. I'm a mom of six - yes, I'm a real-life MILF! I have 2 girls, 4 boys, ranging in age from 7 - 21. 5 kids still live at home with me and The Boyfriend, my partner of the last 17 years. And finally, but probably most relevant here, is that I'm an adult content creator - that means I make content (whether text, picture or video) intended for adults. Where I live in Canada, that means 18 and older - you've been warned.

Now that we've gone over my profile points, I figured I'd write up a little post to tell you more about me.

I'm a Canadian, born and raised in beautiful British Columbia and have lived in Alberta for about 20 years. My birthday is in November and I'm about to turn 39 - which is insane to me! I'm a Scorpio and while I don't necessarily believe in astrology, I believe that I'm a Scorpio through and through. I was raised by my Mom, who I'm very close with and I have an older sister and a younger brother - yes, I suffer from middle child syndrome!

I've had 3 relationships in my lifetime, all long-term. My first boyfriend and I, when I was 14, were together for 2 1/2 years. My second boyfriend and I, when I was 16, were together for 6 1/2 years. He is the bio Dad to my 3 oldest kids although is no longer present in our lives. And finally, The Boyfriend and I have been super happily together for 17 years and have another 3 kids together.

I live with 5 out of 6 of my kids, The Boyfriend and my cat named Xbox and dog named Pooch P. Magooch (the P stands for Puppy, which is mostly what we call him). My favorite places in my house are my spot on the couch, my bathtub and sitting out under my covered deck when it's nice out.

Speaking of favorites, some of mine include:

Favorite food: Mashed potatoes

Favorite show: Gilmore Girls

Favorite drink: Sprite and ice

Favorite color: Black and dark red

Favorite musical artist: Alanis Morissette and/or The Beatles

Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving (because turkey)

Favorite video game: The Sims 4

Favorite animal: Dog

Favorite eat-out place: McDonald's

Favorite dessert: Lemon meringue pie

Favorite book: Sadopaideia

Favorite number: 13

Favorite season: Fall

Favorite weather: Rain

Favorite cheese: Mild cheddar

Favorite pizza topping: Cheese

Favorite fruit: Grapes

Favorite vegetable: Potatoes or broccoli

Favorite ice cream flavor: Vanilla

Favorite pasta: Fettuccine Alfredo

Favorite chips: Pringles sour cream and onion

Favorite Disney movie: Pocahontas

I didn't put songs or movies on this list, because seriously, how can you pick a favorite?!? There are way too many good options and we'd have to narrow down by genre.

I can tell you that I'm not a fan of horror movies or lots of blood and gore. I don't like being scared or grossed out. I tend to not really enjoy action movies, mainly because they're just romance movies with explosions and weapons and I'd rather just watch a legit romance. I'm more likely to binge a series than watch a movie and I'm the worst for watching the same thing over and over again. I insist on watching everything with subtitles because my house is noisy and I hate missing things. I almost always have a show on as background noise, unless I'm listening to music. I will often go for car rides just so I can listen to my music on good speakers because I have a bad habit of blowing speakers (usually with Britney Spears' "The Beat Goes On"). Speaking of music...

I play guitar and have since I was 14, although I basically learnt what I needed to and never got any better. I play piano, badly - as in I know how to play chords and can use one hand really good. I was a band and choir nerd in high school and played the baritone euphonium and bassoon. I have been singing my whole life and used to be a soprano but kids and smoking have absolutely lowered my voice and changed it's quality. I used to write songs, although I've forgotten most of them now. I am the worst for randomly breaking out in song or responding with lyrics like a never-ending game of word association. I'm annoyingly good at Name That Tune and a good time for me is karaoke.

One other sorta notable thing about me is that I'm a parent to a "medically complex" kid and that is often incredibly challenging. My youngest was born with a rare genetic condition and for the first five years of her life, she was constantly getting surgeries and medicines. Now, she's living without kidneys, is on dialysis and is awaiting a kidney transplant. We've had 4 attempts at a transplant and each time, something has gone wrong and after the last time, with a near death scare, we're taking a break. I also threw blood clots in both my legs after she was born and have suffered from low iron ever since.

For the most part, I lead an incredibly boring life. I don't have friends, I have family. I'm a major homebody and will pick being home over being anywhere else. I do like to go for walks in nature and I love to go to the library but otherwise I'm usually at home surrounded by kids. I'm a pretty hardcore smoker but I don't drink and quit smoking weed about 2 years ago.

Well, I think I've told you everything there is to know about me and then some! Hopefully you feel like you got to know me.

So now, I'm dying to know:

Was there anything you wanted to know that I didn't cover?

Do you feel like you know me better now?

What are some of your favorite things?

Any other Gilmore Girls fans out there?