Care taker, giver, lover, empath, social, introverted-extrovert. My greatest strength is my compassion. I worry most about losing people I love and not ever being capable of loving someone completely again. The best day of my life was the day I started my event planning business. The worst day of my life was the day my mother died. It’s difficult to balance work, social and “me” time. I over analyze things. I often feel like I’m not good enough. I feel like I don’t fit in because of my looks, weight, goals and the fact that I’m not married and don’t have children yet. My biggest emotional insecurity is around my weight and my appearance. I love my eyes. Im insecure about my stomach and arms. An old story I hang onto is that I’m the “loser” with the alcoholic father and “doormat” Mom. My new story is that I’m the business woman who rose from the ashes and paved her own way, while helping others. I’d tell a 12 year old me that it gets better; and you will meet so many incredible people who will love you as you are. I wish there was more love- more women supporting women and less patriarchy in the world. Success is living the life you’ve imagined without letting others influence your dreams with their own. Happiness is kindness, curiosity, self love, self-care, sharing, communication, traveling, compassion & passion. Beauty is in appearance but also in relationships and experiences, including painful ones. The recipe for a strong romantic relationship is communication, thoughtfulness, honesty, trust, romance, adventure, and never forgetting why you fell in love to begin with. In 10 years I hope to be established, working from home on my own terms, for myself, surrounded by the same people who have loved me through a lot of b.s. I am Nicole and I feel most alive when I’m traveling anywhere. There is so much to see in this world, it’s beyond the tiny bubble of where we reside. Life is about experiences, not things.

Support Nicole! She is the head Wedding and Event coordinator at the beautiful Lyman Estate.