Meet Justine!

Since this is my first Nerdish Thoughts article, I wanted to take the opportunity to let you get to know me a little.

Here are six things you may not know about me:

6. I love Nuts! (Stop laughing! *mumbles filthy minds*)

~Nuts~

Peanut

Pistachio

Cashew

Salted or Honey Roasted, yum!

5. I don’t drink much coffee, but I’m a hot cocoa addict. 

I had a sensitivity to caffeine as a child that I grew out of, but now I hate the taste of coffee and dark syrup sodas. Half the time I forgot I have a coffee pot and use it to make more cups of soup than coffee.

4. You already know how much I care for books, but I also love anime. I have even passed on my love for both to my eldest daughters. We love binging on a whole series over a weekend.

3. I don’t drive. Nope. Not at all. I turned in my license a few years ago. I suffer from focal seizures that have been in and out of remission the last ten years. I have been good for a few years and have been cleared by the doctor, but getting a new license is such a hassle I haven’t bothered.

2. For my mid-life crisis I developed a love for reptiles and amphibians. I have a beloved crested gecko named Garra and have plans to add a leopard gecko and a group of white tree frogs to our family before the end of the year.

1. I rarely buy myself ANYTHING! Yes, I’m that bad.

Family now gives me a Q&A of what I need before every holiday, because if they give me cash or a gift card, I will spend it on the kids or my husband. Amazon gift cards seem to be the only thing I spend on myself (need to feed that one-click addiction). Alas, I have been known to gift at least a few books to others with those too.