Sunday, August 21, 2016

hey there

hi universe, I'm Nikki.




I'm starting this blog as a way for me to not only document my life, but to share my experiences and my writing. I've gone back and forth about this for a while now, contemplating whether to blog or not, and as I've thought about it more often, I've decided this is the best way to really express myself. I will make the best effort to be as 'frank' as possible, showing my life with as much honest detail as I can, without sacrificing my own privacy at the same time. I hope you're up for it.

To start, here is a little about myself. I'm 27 years old and I live outside of Atlanta, for now. I am engaged to a wonderful woman named Ashley who makes me laugh every single day. I graduated with my Bachelor's in Writing and Publication from a university here in my state just this past May, and I'm still looking for the right writing job. I'm currently trying to get as much editing and writing experience as possible, as that is where my passion lives. I work in an office in Atlanta for now, and while it's not in my field exactly, it gives me the opportunity to have the time needed to write and live. I studied abroad two years ago in London, a trip that changed my life and made me fall madly in love with the city. Since then, I've spent as much time as I can trying to travel, write, and live authentically the best way possible. I have a vast love affair for craft beers and cheese, in fact, I almost called my blog for the love of cheese, but decided against it since I'm not a food blog. I come from a loud and large family, mostly filled with headstrong women. I'm a dreamer with a penchant for grand plans and I'm hoping that I'm finally turning the corner on a lot of these. I'm very outspoken, and I'm not afraid to express my opinion when asked. I'm as human as the next person, and sometimes I fuck up, it hasn't always been an easy road, but it's a road worth traveling for sure.

Currently, I am on the precipice of a new journey soon. Ashley is waiting to hear back about graduate school and it's a change that will either take us out of state and to a brand new place to call home or further encourage us to lay our roots here in Atlanta. For me, this means a new opportunity to really get into what makes me happy: writing.

Growing up, I was the kid reading Harry Potter novels under the covers with a flashlight until the wee hours of the morning. I've been hooked ever since. Since childhood, I have spent as much free time as possible reading and writing anything and everything I can, from poetry to non-fiction to fictious blurbs about exaggerated lives. To this day, I have half-full journals and half-finished blogs strewn all over my bookshelf and my social media pages, and I'm hoping to make this something completely different.

For now, that's all I've got, but trust me, this is just the beginning.
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