Where I’m from
I grew up in a rural area outside a small town in southern Ontario. As a young person, the charms of small-town living were entirely lost on me. When I was 18 years old I hightailed it straight to Toronto and didn’t look back for over a decade. I loved that city for a long time. Part of me always will.  

Not too long after having our first baby back in 2015, my husband and I decided to relocate back to the area where I grew up, Northumberland County. Our family has since grown, and we now have three kids under 6 years old. We love this area so much! I look forward to sharing some of the great things going on in our community.  

What I do
My educational background and early professional experience are in the field of Child and Youth Care, but I have worked at a local University in Student Development for about 4 years. I am currently finishing off the last stretch of my 18 months of maternity leave. 

Why a Blog?
Writing has always lit me up. I’ve always kept a journal since I was a very young child. So many notebooks with pages filled with ideas, lyrics, illustrations, stories, confessions, and secrets! As social media became more popular over the years, I started to share more about my life, my passions, and my struggles more openly. As it turns out, when you open up to share yourself in a raw, honest way, people relate to you in a surprising and wonderful way. 

Nikki Moods, the blog, is really just a small corner of the internet where I can be creative, learn and try new things, and share about the things that I love and that interest me. To be honest, I am still figuring it out. I started this blog with the intention of working some things out for myself, but I hope that it could eventually be something meaningful to others as well! Thanks for joining me!