by Nicole Etolen | Aug 20, 2011 | Health & Beauty
I’ve always had super thick hair, and for most of my life, it’s also been fairly long. In fact, right now with it cut just about my shoulders is the shortest it’s been for most of my teenage and adult life. I remember when I was little and my mom...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 19, 2011 | Books
Title: Darwin’s Children Author: Natasha Larry Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction I think as teenagers we all think our parents have some sort of mysterious mind-reading powers at some point, otherwise how can we explain how they knew when we were planning to...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 16, 2011 | Books
Title: Ephemera Author: Jeffery M. Anderson Publisher: Createspace I love a good conspiracy story. Before I moved and actually had a lot more bookshelf space, I had an entire two shelves dedicated to conspiracies. I’m not saying I believe all of them, or even...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 12, 2011 | Travel
I’ve lived in the Poconos most of my life, with the exception of the year in Maryland, a year in Maine, and two in Japan. So basically, that’s like 33 or my 36 years. Throughout the years, I’ve heard of Lake Naomi in passing, like when someone says...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 11, 2011 | Tips & Crafts
I’ve moved many times throughout my life, sometimes right down the street and other times clear to the other side of the world. I’ve moved myself, been moved by random friends, and by the military. Several times, I’ve moved with very little notice....
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 9, 2011 | Tips & Crafts
Jacob recently discovered how to record stuff on the DVR with the click of the little red “record button.” How he didn’t discover this sooner, I have no idea, but now he’s gotten out of control with it. It was one thing when I’d go to my...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 9, 2011 | Entertainment
Anyone who has known me for more than five minutes knows that I am supremely fascinated and amused by talking animal. Seriously, they fill me with a sense of child-like glee in a way that nothing else can. I sometimes think I had a kid simply so that I could have an...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 6, 2011 | Blogging
There are so many incredible blogs out there that I follow, and I thought it would be fun to randomly pick one each week and feature them as my “Random Favorite Blog of the Week.” There is no method to my random madness, this time I just scrolled down...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 6, 2011 | Books
Title: Your Child’s Writing Life Author: Pam Allyn Publisher: Penguin Group USA Release Date: 8/2/11 One of my goals as a parent, aside from the obvious of keeping my child from swallowing anything dangerous or becoming a criminal mastermind, is fostering...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 5, 2011 | Books
Title: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Spells Author: Rose Pressey Format: Kindle Book Genre: Perky Paranormal I’m going to start making up random genres, because some books just don’t fit into the ones already established. I know there’s a whole genre called...
