20 Years Later…

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…

My Invisalign Experience

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

New Year, New Blog

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

Vegan for 31 Days: My Experience with Veganuary

It's already February! Now that the holiday madness and New Year buzz have worn off, it's time to evaluate how I did with my biggest goal in 2020: Veganuary. I don't want to assume anything here, so just in case anyone reading isn't sure, the term vegan means not consuming any animal products.  This goes … Continue reading Vegan for 31 Days: My Experience with Veganuary

How I Did With My 19 for 2019

Okay so, this post is tad delayed... but hey, we are still within 10 days of the New Year so I still think I am within the realm of a valid time period here.  Let's be real, I was on vacation, you were probably on vacation... and if not then at minimum all of our … Continue reading How I Did With My 19 for 2019

The End is Near!

THE END IS NEAR!!! Okay, yes- you might be rolling your eyes now (#dramatic!) but it is December 2019.  This means a lot of things- the year is about to be over. The decade is about to be over. The year 2000 was twenty years ago. How is 2020 upon us?  When we were younger … Continue reading The End is Near!

Summertime

I have a confession: I've been cheating on my writing with... SUMMER! There has been a lot I have wanted to write about but I just haven't been sitting down as often to actually create new posts.  At first I was beating myself up about it, but then I just decided to change my perspective … Continue reading Summertime

Back At It

I'm baaaaacccckkkk! Okay, so I know it's legit been weeks since my last post.  I did not intend that, however, life has a funny way of just forcing things we didn't know we needed. I think of it as a giant wind gust as you round the street corner in the City... you can handle … Continue reading Back At It

Welcome to New York

May 2nd marked my three year anniversary of living in New York City.  According to Sex and the City I have about seven more years until I am a "true New Yorker".  You know what? Now that I live here I totally get that sentiment. Just when you think you've seen it all, you never … Continue reading Welcome to New York

Budgeting in NYC: My Experience with Money Part 2

Originally I was just going to write this post about my experience with budgeting while living in NYC.  Once I sat down to write that though, I realized unpacking some of my past was important context to explain how I wound up here in this place in time... so here we are. Now I can … Continue reading Budgeting in NYC: My Experience with Money Part 2