Erika Hopkins

Old Betsy

I recently had to give up my beloved ’03 Toyota Corolla because, due to a minor collision, she was deemed a total loss. I never thought I was as attached to that car as I found out I was when I had to give her up. For the past year or so, I’ve fondly referred toContinue reading “Old Betsy”

1 Year

It was a Friday after work. We decided to meet at Kenneth Hahn Park in Culver City for our first date. I remember feeling nervous like with any date, but not expectant because my previous dates hadn’t been great and I figured this would be similar. We hugged when we first met eye-to-eye and thenContinue reading “1 Year”

New Blog! Again!

Yes, I have moved from blogger to wordpress! like so many other bloggers before me, I have migrated and in the process updated my name and URL! This new URL feels better suited to describe what I want this blog to be about: Discovering new things about myself, my life, my goals, as well asContinue reading “New Blog! Again!”

IF: Gathering 2016

I was able to attend my second IF:Gathering Women’s conference which was livestreamed to my church Newsong LA. It’s just as powerful as being in the actual room (which is in Austin, TX) without any travel/hotel costs! Last year I remember thinking how bizarre this livestream concept was, but this year I found myself excitedContinue reading “IF: Gathering 2016”

Thank you Kaiser

This week marks the end of my Kaiser Depression Care Management. While I am still seeing my MFT (Marriage & Family Therapist) I have been discharged by my depression manager because I have shown significant decrease in my depression symptoms. You see, each time I saw her we went over 10+ questions to help determine theContinue reading “Thank you Kaiser”

New in 2016

Happy New Year 2016! I hope that you got to celebrate and bring in the new year yesterday with joy and hope for what 2016 has in store! For this post, I wanted to share what I’m looking forward to and what I’m hoping to focus on in the new year. The biggest focus willContinue reading “New in 2016”

Fear & Response

There have been a few events in the past two years that I have felt genuine fear over. First was Ebola and [what I thought at the time was a] threat of widespread outbreak. I read every article I could get my hands on, began following the CDC for updates, and learned as much asContinue reading “Fear & Response”

Dear Fat People

I am the type of person who goes through waves of watching YouTube videos excessively and then not at all. I have recently found myself looking for more creators to follow as I have more “free” time at work (Shhh, our little secret). Recently I’ve found myself bored with my subscriptions and looking for newContinue reading “Dear Fat People”

New web address

Hello! I wanted to post a quick update that I got “serious” and bought a domain name! The blog will be the same as it’s still hosted by blogspot, but now all you need to know is: http://www.iamerikanicole.com !! It seems as though time is speeding up and I’m just trying to catch up. AsContinue reading “New web address”

Birthday Letter at 29

Here is a letter to myself about what the past year has been and what hopes I have for the year ahead. Sprinkled throughout this post are various pictures taken throughout the year. Today you turn 29 years old. Can you believe it? When did THAT happen? Last year you definitely took more risks whichContinue reading “Birthday Letter at 29”