Thoughts put into words; experiences as I live them
Admittedly, it is borderline intimidating to be back on the blog after this many months of a hiatus. To anyone who has never been here before or who has never read my writing... WELCOME! To the rest of you that have been with me since my first post when this blog was called nikki in … Continue reading New Year, New Blog
Okay, okay so... this post is a tad late this year (better late than never, right?). This time last year I was in a major funk. I was just so utterly exhausted from the prior two years of the pandemic that I admittedly was struggling to have high hopes for 2022. Then out of nowhere … Continue reading 23 for 2023
I know I literally say this every year when I am writing these posts, but somehow it is officially 2023. It has taken me over a week to get in the groove and back to reality after the holidays and that's okay! I am here, ready to kick start 2023 and be back on the … Continue reading looking back on my 22 for 2022
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC (November 2021) Admittedly I did not plan on writing a blog post for Holocaust Remembrance Day (1/27/22), but I woke up yesterday I just couldn't stop thinking about it. It's important to me to acknowledge this because I am continually seeing more and more bits of history lost … Continue reading Holocaust Remembrance Day
It is no secret that 2022 has gotten off to a rough start. Quite honestly, I have been in a major funk and it's been tough getting back "to the grind". Realizing this will now be third year we will be living in this pandemic is just heavy, stressful, and depressing. At first I truly … Continue reading 22 for 2022
I have no idea how, but here we are officially in 2022. While 2021 gave us some of the most difficult days of our lives (again) coupled with continued stress and anxiety... I am trying to focus on the pockets of light that were able to shine through anyway. There has been one thing that … Continue reading looking back on my 21 for 2021
Good day my friends! It seems we all have some reflecting to do today. It's pretty ironic though right? Yesterday everyone was seemingly scrambling the for the entire workday without Facebook and Instagram, today it has given everyone fresh content. The amount of memes, posts, polls, and tweets I have seen just since last night … Continue reading Something to think about
In honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I really wanted to write something profound... something meaningful. Then I thought to myself, what could one ever write to give it enough justice? Could I ever write anything "good enough"? Probably not, but I damn well wanted to try. Then just as I sat down with … Continue reading 20 Years Later…
Okay, I am not sure why it took me so long to coherently get my thoughts into words on this one, but here it is. Please note: I am not a dental professional of any sort. This is solely my opinion and experience with Invisalign since I just finished my treatment plan. At the end … Continue reading My Invisalign Experience
Outside the MET August 2020 This past weekend while looking through the “on this day” feature on Instagram, a photo came up that gave me goosebumps. It was a picture of a completely empty shelf in Whole Foods that I had posted in my stories on March 5, 2020. It was a seemingly typical Thursday … Continue reading It Happened.
I am sitting here trying to think about the first time I ever heard the word “vegan”. I honestly have no idea, but all of the usual stereotypes around veganism definitely used to cross my mind. “Ugh, the only thing vegans can eat is salad.” “Eww tofu is gross…” (Even though I couldn’t tell you … Continue reading Veganuary: One Year Later
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