A little About Me.

  Hi! I realized that I never made a post talking about myself. So, I decided to do that. If you care at all to get to know me, and I hope you do, then please continue to read. If not, I understand, and I still hope you have an amazing day.

   My name is not Noomi, but it's the name I have choosen for myself, and the one I would like to go by. So, hi. I am Noomi. I'm a 30 year old, mother to two boys. My oldest is 10, and my youngest is 7. I am a cat mom as well. We have 3. I'll probably make a post about the kids and the cats at some point.

  I started this blog because I have a new years resolution to read more. I loved reading as a teen. But, as I grew up, and got more responsibility I found myself have less and less time to sit down and do it. So, I set a goal to read just one book every month, this year (2019). I want to read more, but we are a homeschooling family, so I didn't want to set my goal too high. So one book it is. If I can get in more than one, great. If not, at least I hit that goal. I also decided I wanted to talk about the books I read. I don't socialize a lot, as I have a pretty heavy amount of anxiety, which gives me very few people to talk to. So, I figured I could just spill my guts about these books to the people on the internet. And I could return and read my thoughts at a later date if I wanted.

  As a teen, I loved V.C. Andrews. I would take a book of hers to school, and sit and read in the hall before school started, and then every chance I got in between getting my work done, and travelling to the next class. I was the weird kid, that actually enjoyed the required reading. My absolute favorite book was required reading in high school. That book was Feed, by MT Anderson. This is a book abut teens who take a trip to the moon, and then chaos, basically. It's good stuff. Now, this book gives me anxiety. I think that's because the technology in the book didn't seem possible at the time, and now it does. So it's a little scary.

   I do want to make posts that aren't just about books. That is why I changed the name of the blog to Thoughts With Noomi. I just want to share all of my thoughts. But here are some facts about me, and I hope you do stick around. 

1. I have trichotillomania. And I would love to talk with you about it. Or if you have, feel free to leave a comment, and I'd love to chat and share experiences. (Trichotillomania, is a body focused repetitive behavior that causes one to pull out their own hair, often without them even realizing they are doing it.)

2. I am a multicrafter. I knit, crochet, cross stitch, sew, and I'm learning to make jewelry.

3. I have a fear of the dentist, and actually have to get all of my wisdom teeth out in a month. I will be making a post about it, because I am scared and I want to talk about it when it's over.

4. I have driving anxiety, I do drive but only if I can't find someone to take me where I want to go.

5.  I LOVE Musicals. All of them. The cast recordings are all that I listen to for music.

6. My favorite food is probably ramen. Especially this one:

7. My favorite day of the week is Wednesday.

8. I have been married for 11 years (it will be 12, next month)

9. I am discovering who I truly am, and what I believe (I will be making some posts about this, so stay tuned)

10. If you want to make me happy with a gift, buy me a mug, or a blanket, or socks. And I am happy.

That's all for now. Thank you for reading.