Author: Nina Vallone

Neen is a writer by night, a mostly adoring wife and a mom of teenagers by day (and night.) She's on a quest to write about what she talks about: life, love and the pursuit of getting up after falling, repeatedly. Her passion of learning to live a mindful life lead her to teaching mindfulness classes around town. While living in the burbs, she constantly peruses city real estate so that when the kids are off to college, she and hubs can haul ass back down to the city.

Women: Stop Judging Each Other

by Nina Vallone, posted in Uncategorized

We all have some mean girl in us and it's time to tell her to go away. Author Elizabeth Gilbert re-posted an essay she wrote on Facebook. The gist of the essay is that women need to be more kind to other women. We need to stop judging each other based on our looks and … Continue reading Women: Stop Judging Each Other

Mother’s Day Was Not For Me This Year

by Nina Vallone, posted in mindful living, Mother's Day, Parenting Teens

Writing about Mother's Day two weeks after the fact is a bit risky. Who wants to read about the past? I didn't allow myself to write about Mother's Day on or around the day itself because I was ashamed at how ungrateful I sounded, and actually felt. All I wanted for Mother's Day this year … Continue reading Mother’s Day Was Not For Me This Year

Farewell, Nina: A Eulogy to Me in Order to Remind Me How to Live

by Nina Vallone, posted in character, character traits, eulogies, integrity, intentional living, living better, mindful living, mindulness, parenting our parents, setting intentions, Uncategorized

I wrote my own eulogy and I realize I'm not quite living the life I want to live. I'm not sick, or worried about getting sick or dying. I was inspired by a woman in Florida who wrote her own obituary while she was in hospice care.  I love her brave ability to write about … Continue reading Farewell, Nina: A Eulogy to Me in Order to Remind Me How to Live