Nicole Rothstein

May 16, 2024 | medium.com | Nicole Rothstein

By Nicole Rothstein Bucket list experience not checked offImage by author My kids and I missed the Northern Lights. Yes, the ones that were in backyards across the country, across the world, last week - including ours. Yet, we still missed them. I don't know if I was living under a rock that day, but I had NO idea we were going to have a chance to see the...

Apr 29, 2024 | medium.com | Nicole Rothstein

Parenting | Humor | LifeHow to Steal (Back) Your Favorite Sweater from Your TeenA step-by-step guide for conquering a teen bedroomImage provided by authorIt’s not even her style — this sweater that I’ve had for a few years now. But I think, like me, she savors how soft it is and how reliable it feels when it’s on. How comforting.

Apr 22, 2024 | medium.com | Nicole Rothstein

So then, what do they have? I learned recently that only 30–50% of people have some sort of inner monologue. This is utterly mind-blowing to me. In fact, my inner voice has a lot to say on this… mostly questions, like the following:Is it because I do have an inner monologue that sometimes I’m not sure if I just thought something to myself or if I actually said it out loud? And vice versa. Sometimes I will think I told my husband something, but really I must have just thought it to myself.

Apr 17, 2024 | medium.com | Nicole Rothstein |Ayodeji Awosika

And, a quick quiz for avid readers and writersMy personal story of how I fell in love with writing began with a book report I wrote on Fried Green Tomatoes at The Whistle Stop Cafe, by Fannie Flagg, in fifth grade. I can’t remember exactly what I wrote —I only recall a metaphor comparing a part of the book to the feeling of having your hair washed at a hair salon. I would love to go back in time to see how I drew that connection.

Apr 10, 2024 | medium.com | Nicole Rothstein |Robert E. Ralph

Staying productive and encouraged when freelancing is slowLike a lot of you, I’m a freelance writer. I never knew there were so many of us until I joined Medium. That makes me feel assured and supported but also a little anxious when I think about it. I don’t know about you, but as a provider of freelance services (mostly freelance writing but also other more generalized marketing services) I feel like I have a little bit of knowledge in a lot of areas.