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Nichole Smith (Nikki to close friends and family,) is a full-time freelance content marketing writer and social media professional living in South Central Alaska, on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula. When she’s not keeping up with her husband or stalking her adult children on social media, Nikki’s busy keeping her passions alive and running her content marketing writing business.

Favorites:

Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Yarn: Malabrigio

Food: Chocolate

Drink, Hot: Chai latte

Drink, Cold: Iced tea with lemon

More about Nikki

In 1999 I stumbled upon a community called Clubmom (you know them now as Cafemom) and thus began my career in community management.

I began blogging in 2006 as a way to showcase my writing. I had given birth to our youngest child and was searching for a way to combine what I loved most (writing and growing communities) with bringing in an income for our large family.

Over the last 18 years, I have built a loyal following through telling stories, community management, sharing experiences, and helping other small businesses discover the wonderful gift of social media marketing.

Had I known this would be my career, I would’ve started it a long time ago.

My writing has been featured in online publications, regional magazines, and local newspapers. I’ve won several awards for my writing and was named one of the 50 top women in Social Media in 2009.

I am a wife, mother, marketer, blogger, and writer and I believe humor will get me through almost everything in life (that and a pound or two of chocolate). What I don’t know, I put that adult ADHD to work and check out all the rabbit holes.

I’ve lived in Ohio, South Carolina, and currently Alaska. I hope to make my way back to Ohio someday and live out my days among Amish neighbors, cows, and cornfields.

For my professional background as a writer, blogger, and social media professional, I encourage you to visit my LinkedIn profile.

You can find me tweeting as @knowitallnikki

Send me a note: hello{@}knowitallnikki.com

What I write about on Know-it-all Nikki:

Entertainment + Movies Books, television, movies, and occasionally games. I love a good way to escape.

Hobbies + Passions Knitting, reading, food, and technology (My phone, tablet, and laptop aren’t just tools for my business, they’re tools for living happily in my world). It is our hobbies and passions that keep us moving forward and often inspired.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PARENTING BLOG.

Things I love Reviews on my favorite things and things I would use in my own life.

Other things you might see sprinkled about:

Travel, gadgets, (Don’t tell the knitting circle but I’m a closet geek!), working from home, writing, photography, journaling, and my unnatural obsession with office supplies.

What I don’t write about on Know-it-all Nikki:

You won’t see me write about these topics or products related to these topics. An exhaustive list but it’s to your benefit so bear with me.

Babies, pregnancy, children’s toys or products, children’s books, toddlers, school-age children, Apple products (including apps), exercise (unless I’m complaining about it), or weight loss.

Let me repeat: THIS IS NOT A PARENTING BLOG.

Think we’re a match to work together? Email me or request my media kit at hello{@}knowitallnikki.com

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Hi there!

I’m Nikki and I’m thrilled to have you here. I’m powered by a good chai latte, loads of chocolate, and humor. Here at Know-it-all Nikki, I dish up honest conversations about self-care and mental health. I also share living with a congenital heart defect, my love of books, knitting, midlife, and life as a Buckeye exploring The Last Frontier. So, pull up a seat, grab your tea, and let’s spill some tea, have a lot of laughs, and a few good cries. To learn more about what makes me tick, CLICK HERE

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This could be very exciting! . . . . . #achd #crit This could be very exciting!
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I didn't think i would need a laptop today. Turns I didn't think i would need a laptop today. Turns out I was slightly wrong. Prepared as always with all my electronics, I'm thankful my kindle was fully charged as was the keyboard because my tablet definitely wasn't... Sure, I have pen and paper but that's for brainstorming! I was also in need of my favorite chai!
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Almost an hour later we are finally boarding. This Almost an hour later we are finally boarding. This reminds me of that time I flew to Cleveland two weeks ago.
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Hanging with my former office manager at the satel Hanging with my former office manager at the satellite location has made me realize that time marches on with or without us. Eventually we all move a little slower, our hair color fades, and our age begins to show, both inside and out. 
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But age is just a number and a state of mind. Our people see past the surface and love what's underneath and that's really all that matters.
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Last appointment is an ECG, heart cath site check, Last appointment is an ECG, heart cath site check, and who know what else is planned? My doctors often joke they don't get to see me enough so when they have me, they want to spend as much time with me as they can. 🤣🤣 They are sooo lucky I like them!
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Today i just tell you how tired I am because my br Today i just tell you how tired I am because my brain has forgotten how to function.
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Quick update 9n injections and what's next. . . . Quick update 9n injections and what's next.
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Have I ever told you how much I hate needles? If n Have I ever told you how much I hate needles? If not, let me explain.

A childhood of being poked, held down, crying over the feeling of a needle under my skin has left me traumatized to the point of even feeling lightheaded, dizzy, and nauseous at times. 

The very idea that I have to do this to myself twice a day for the next week makes me want to vomit. I begged them to not make me do it but when I told the NP how I felt, ugh... it was dismissed. 

Wasnt there another option? Apparently not as warfarin isn't reliable (current blood thinner) or so I have been told. 

I've been told this doesn't hurt and that I won't feel a thing but I've been lied to before.

If you don't hear from me in the morning, there's a good chance I fainted and cracked my head open on the floor.
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Sadness is getting all comfortable and realizing y Sadness is getting all comfortable and realizing you need a drink of water and you left the water bottle on the other side of the room.
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