by Nicole Etolen | May 20, 2016 | Lifestyle
I am the mom of an only child. Guess what? I’m fine with that! I don’t regret not having more babies or giving my son a ton of siblings. I don’t lament on an unfulfilled life, an unrealized dream of filling the house with the pitter patter of tiny...
by Nicole Etolen | May 19, 2016 | Lifestyle, Inspirational Quotes
With the weather outside feeling more like late fall than late spring, I figured we could all use a few fun quotes about summer to remind us that warmer days are coming. They are, right? I mean, my kid is still wearing a heavy coat to the bus stop in the morning! This...
by Nicole Etolen | May 6, 2016 | Lifestyle
Despite living in an age where female CEOs can make more than their male counterparts and female soldiers can enter combat, some believe that the car industry is still very much “a man’s world.” For as long as I can remember, I’ve been advised to take a...
by Nicole Etolen | May 4, 2016 | Lifestyle
If you met me today, you’d never know that I used to be a really angry person. Like really, really angry. It took very little to send me into a screaming, yelling, crying, stomping my feet, red-faced fit. Anything from getting cut off in traffic to a chip in my...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 28, 2016 | Lifestyle
Now that the end of the school year is nigh (always look for an excuse to use that word), my son’s schedule has gone from laid back lazy days to back to back crazy days. I swear, he has a busier social calendar than I ever had at his age! From class trips to...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 27, 2016 | Lifestyle
*This post is brought to you by P&G. All opinions are my own. If you’re ever struggling to define the word “strong,” here’s a hint: just look at your mom! Moms are some of the strongest people on the planet. We have to be! From the moment our children come into...
by Nicole Etolen | Jan 26, 2016 | Lifestyle
How are all my East Coast friend faring after winter storm Jonas? He was pretty crazy, right? While most of the coast was prepared for his arrival, here in the Poconos we were kind of taken by surprise. Originally, the forecasters told us “oh, you’ll only...
by Nicole Etolen | Jan 18, 2016 | Lifestyle, Social Good
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Teach For America for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Let’s talk about the role teachers play in our lives and in shaping who we become. This is such an important subject to me because I was so fortunate to...
by Nicole Etolen | Jan 10, 2016 | Lifestyle
Have you guys seen the latest projections on a certain lottery game? Since there was no winner last night, Wednesday’s jackpot is expected to reach $1.3 Billion! Now, I’m not encouraging gambling. It rarely pays out and it’s a fast way to go broke....
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 26, 2015 | Lifestyle
In honor of Thanksgiving, I’m actually taking the day off to spend with my family. Shocking, right? I’m even going to take off part of tomorrow to go shopping! I’m writing this ahead of time, don’t worry. I want to take a few minutes to share...
