As you may have read in my first blog entry, I am thirty-sumthin’ and a writer/consultant in the Marketing industry.  Woo hoo!  I was born and raised in a suburb outside of Houston and moved back here from New York City in 2003, where I worked in Account Service for Ogilvy & Mather.  I moved back home to pursue my passion for writing.  I know, it sounds weird to me, too.  But, yes, it’s true, I moved AWAY from New York City to become a writer.  We can boil that one down to money.  Money doesn’t flow freely for someone pursuing a new career, and Manhattan…well, it ain’t cheap.

So, here I am.  I’ve been working as a copywriter for a small marketing firm for about five years now, and have written two children’s books - one of which is incorporated into the curriculum of seven school districts in this area, and as soon as the 2nd is printed, it will be follow the same path.

After several (or more) years of mostly singledom, I am now in a relationship with a talented musician and artist named Stephen.  I couldn’t be happier, but he’s brought lots of changes to my formerly Nikki-structured life…and something tells me there are many more to come.  I’m excited, and slightly frightened by that!  I have one sister, a nephew, and loving parents…very involved parents, but loving nonetheless.  You’ll learn a whole lot about them as the blog progresses.  There’s a lot of humor there, folks.

I love to read…soak in all the knowledge I can about a diverse array of subjects…some useless (I am human) and some for the purpose of opening my mind to new experiences and possibilities.  The reality is, I can’t fall asleep without a book (well, actually now it’s my Kindle…one of the single most amazing inventions of all time).  I also love to write (as you know).  I enjoy travel (which I’ve done far too little of lately), and I’ve recently developed a passion for photography…we’ll see how that goes.

I hope to someday see a magazine idea I have come to fruition, and have that career / life I’ve always dreamed of.

I tried Yoga recently and I’ve never been so sore in my life.  I plan to try it again as soon as my hamstrings recover.

I grew up in a family with an extremely dry sense of humor - and that has apparently rubbed off on me in spades.  So, hopefully you’ll enjoy that as you get to know me more.

My nephew calls me “NiNi” - it defies logic how much I love that ridiculous name.  You’ll hear about him from time to time - like how he’s repeating everything now.  As a result, my father has had to stop saying “time to clean your ass” in the bathtub.  He’s the light of our lives and one of several reasons I haven’t (yet) been able to pull the trigger on some out-of-state job opportunities.

I hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I enjoy writing them, and I look forward to your comments.