Who I Am

Nicole Gallo. 25. Bay Area. Purdue Alum. SEO Strategist.
Kind-hearted. Free-spirited. Open-minded. Optimistic.
Introvert. Perfectionist. Over-analyzer.

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What I Do

Where I'm Going

I tend to live in the present, but I like to acknowledge my daily, monthly, yearly & future aspirations.

Daily: Optimizing my time into worthy projects, past-times and people.
Monthly: Budgeting my income to gain financial stability.
Yearly: Experiencing new adventures & continuing to grow.
Life-long: Building a life full of laughter, learning and love.

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How I Became Nickel NOT Nickle


Here's the story

Nickel quickly became a nickname my new college friends called me. And I loved it so much that I made it my Instagram handle: @nickelgallo. A common thing I noticed when people tried to search for my account is they'd type 'Nickle'.

Seeing it spelled this way made me second guess myself. Is that how you spell it?! L-E not E-L?! Am I dumb for not knowing how to spell the 28th atomic element on the periodic table?! I spelled it correctly! I knew I was right. But if people were constantly spelling nickle and not nickel, then maybe I should change it to what they're comfortable with! WRONG.

This has taught me that people will never learn if we don't teach them. I can't change the way this word is spelled. I can't change the truth. Just like I can't change the way I am or my truth. I've learned that people will learn to spell 'Nickel' correctly. Just like how people will learn to accept you.
People will learn to love me as Nickel not Nickle.

Life is about laughter. Life is about learning. Life is about love.
To reach my daily, monthly, yearly and life-long goals, I will live my life as my authetic self. I will take my perfect imperfections and build my life to laugh often, learn more and love unconditionally.

Join me on this journey we call 'life'.
My name is Nicole. But you can call me Nickel.


If you made it this far...

This is a friendly reminder that you're beautiful.