I love to write. Unfortunately, I write about a lot of things most people could care less about so I don’t anticipate a lot of readership.
I am a single mom with six kids. We live in upstate New York which I love. I would never have thought I would live about 20 miles from where I grew up as a child but I do. By day, I “work” for myself doing freelance and contract work which, at the moment, is mostly in the publishing arena. By any other time – day, afternoon, night, whenever I can get a free moment, I am an artist. My art is in paper; my art is in mixed media; my art is in found items. I play! I have, unfortunately, not played enough this year.
If you need to reach me, try nconroy {at} stny {dot} rr {dot} com.
January 5th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Wow! what a busy person you are….put me to shame.
Look forward to reading your blog some more, bookmarked it
Dawn
March 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
December 31st, 2008 at 10:33 am
Nicki,
Don’t freak out, but it’s snowing all over your nickisnook site.
I just wanted to let you know. Turn the computer off before it melts into the MotherBoard. If it does, you’ll have a ‘Mother’ of an expensive repair…
How DO you make it ‘virtually snow’? That is TOO cool…
Happy New Year my blog friend,
Mike
December 31st, 2008 at 11:01 am
Mike –
Unlike here in the Southern Tier, snow on my blog is a switch that wordpress provides. I can turn it off and on. LOL – oh to be able to do that in real life!
Happy New Year!!
Nicki
March 8th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Hi, Nicki:
I was so happy to see you, your family, and your mother yesterday at that heartfelt tribute to your father. An honor guard of firemen! What a testimony to his great work and good deeds.
You are as warm and welcoming in person as you were on the phone. I thank you.
Thank you, too, Nicki, for sending me the invitation to write to you through pressconnects, but I couldn’t figure it out. My e-mail address is: shellyreuben@aol.com My website is http://www.shellyreuben.com So let’s do it that way.
You aleady know my phone number, and I am here whenever you need me.
A hug and a kiss to you and your mother.
Shelly
April 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Where do you find legitimate freelance work? I am having trouble finding anything I can do at home and still make a little extra money.
April 8th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Hi Lisette,
I have found work through a variety of locations. What type of freelancing do you do? I have writing gigs on Craig’s List. I belong to a web site called FreelanceMom.com, where there is a forum and occasional jobs posted.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
May 27th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
hello maam nickie, i like your blog:) its cool.. anyway i am just researching for something then i just dropped in this site:) I’ve read it, and its nice:) I am al anyway from Philippines
GBU
May 27th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
do you have any art that you have done? i like media arts:) tnx
May 28th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Al – Thanks for stopping by. You can find art if you scroll down to the categories and click the art category. It has been a while since creation has happened but that will have to change soon. I need to make some time.
October 10th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Thanks for the visit and hullo!
October 10th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Hi Gary – thanks for stopping by. I am hoping to get to your studio tomorrow with luck. It is stop number two on my plotted out trip.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Thanks for your comment on my blog! I’m glad you enjoy the writing (and I look forward to reading yours, too!)
November 15th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Nicki -
Is your art posted somewhere? Would love to see. (And re some of the freelancing comments above, as a freelance writer as well, there are at least as many “scams” or writing that is for so little money it’s not worth the time. Occasionally there’s something on CraigsList, but these days, it seems pretty hard. Much worse than usual, which has been pretty tough for the years I’ve been doing it.)
November 16th, 2009 at 7:32 am
@Spinning Leese – Love reading your thoughts!
@BigLittleWolf – I do have an art category here on my blog. Oops, must have removed the categories. Just went back and put the categories up. There is an art category. A lot is photography.
November 16th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Cool. Thanks! Will peek!
January 1st, 2010 at 9:47 am
greetings & salutations Nicki. Dropped by to explore your words from tag surfing for poetry. Will bookmark and return when I can sit down long enough to actually read more than a post or two.
January 1st, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Purple – Thanks for stopping by. I will actually be posting more poetry in the upcoming days as I have been writing a lot.
January 24th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Hi Nicki,
I randomly found your site because of a recycling blog you put on some time ago. I live in Saratoga County, NY and have one 2 year old son. Tribute to you for being a single mom of 6 children!!!! Unlike you, I’m not a big writer, but I have taken a liking to blogging. I think you have great blog topics. Did you mention that you’re a runner? My husband does triathlons. Looking forward to reading more of your work.
Briana
January 24th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Hi Briana – Thanks for stopping by. I love to write – as you can probably guess. Yes, I am a runner. It is an identity I recently adopted. You can read about my upcoming year on my guest post at Motherese – http://mothereseblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/wont-you-be-my-neighbor-nicki.html
I have a friend who is going to do his first triathlon this year. He is also training for the Boston Marathon. He had a bad day today – http://jassnight.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/blood-on-the-sock
Will stop over at your blog. -Nicki
February 21st, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Hi Nicki – I found your site through No Meat Athlete. I live in Rochester. I’ll keep tabs on your blog!
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:05 am
Thanks for stopping by! I love NMA. I am off to check out your blog.
May 19th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Wow! Six kids and a single mom! Now that’s inspiration!
June 9th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Oh funny! I just found you because of your “Robin’s Nest” post (I too have a robin nesting on a ladder)… & creepily, I am also an artist & am really into running (3x a week, but new to it, only 2 yrs. now). I used to live in upstate NY (Syracuse for 10 yrs.) I think I’m on your cosmic channel?
Only part that doesn’t jive: I’ve never been a mother, let alone 6 times over. Yikes!
December 22nd, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Nicki – I don’t believe I’ve found you after all this time!!! So good to read your adventures.
January 25th, 2012 at 9:29 am
Hi Nicki…nice to meet you….I live sandwiched between Syracuse and Oswego and during the summer we camp in Parish.
Nice to see other bloggers in the area…maybe one day we should do a local get together for bloggers.
I have several blogs, and honestly I haven’t been keeping up to well last few months- life taking over!
I also have a social networking site for bloggers…feel free to check it out and fill out a profile page…you could be our next featured member!
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