A day in the Life, informal interview

After reading The first Chapter of Nicole's book Swinging Past Normal
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977140260
I became intrigued about this young woman who had been through so much.
Her poetry is thought provoking and real.

Her outlook on life one we could all take a lesson from!
So, I sat down to ask her some questions.

Penni: How old r u?
Nicole: Im 39

Penni: How do you cope with all that you have been through?
Nicole: I do not regret my past it made me the woman I am. Today I like me. I try to be the best me I can be everyday.
If I wake up breathing it is a good day, Anything after that is a bonus!

Penni: Are you married?
Nicole:I am perpetually engage to the love of my life. We have been together for almost 8 years. Our friends still call us lovebirds!

Penni: Do you have children?
Nicole:Yes, I have 2 children a son and a daughter who were both adopted. I will be meeting my son for the first time this Christmas.
He just turned 21 in September. He found me thanks to reunion.com

Penni: When you are not on Gather what do you do?
Nicole: I run a small online store

Penni:What is the name of your store?
Nicole:Faeriebricks.com

Penni:How did you come up with such a unique name?
Nicole:Faerie is to represents me. Mikey's last name in German means wall that is where the bricks come from.

Penni:What made you decide to open an online store?
Nicole:I've been confined to a chair for the past 2yrs.

 Which has hampered my ability to do my own research.
In order to get someone else to do it I needed a way of funding their time.
Not to mention the obvious, It makes me feel like a contributing member of society.

Penni:Why have you been confined to a chair?
Nicole:It is a multitude of things. A chiropractor tore the ligaments between my vertebrae in my neck causing them to collapse on top of each other.
As a direct result I had to under go two operations to put my neck back together. I now have root nerve damage in several muscles in my arms.  I have a third operation on my neck pending Thanks to an abusive ex husband.  I will know more after Dec 19th when I go back to the doctor.
I have a disease in my spine called Congenital Stenosis. It means I was born with a smaller than normal spinal canal. It compresses the nerves making it most painful to move. To learn more checkout

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977145980

If that isn't enough I also have hepatitis C the doctors say I need a new liver.

Penni:What do you sell?
Nicole: We sell a large variety of things. Figurines,Home Decor,Dragons,Faeries,Pajamas,candles,holiday items,gift cards upon request in AMOUNTS OF $10,$25,$50 AND $100

Penni:How do you receive payments?
Nicole:I accept Visa and Mastercard and I'm registered with paypal.

Penni: How long does it take to ship door to door?
Nicole:It is shipped with in 72 hrs of placing the order.
It should arrive within no more than a week to week and a half depending on where it is going and time of year.

Penni: Do you ship outside the USA?
Nicole: Due to customs and rule We are currently only shipping in US, Guam and Virgin Islands.

Penni:How long have you been in business?
Nicole: We opened July 13 of this year.

Penni: Is this your first business?
Nicole: Yes it is. If it wasn't for the encouragement of Mikey I'm not sure I would have tried.

Penni:Are you having any specials for the holiday's?
Nicole: As a matter of fact I am running 2 specials
Free shipping and a free gift to all purchases over $100.00

Penni:What do you hope for your store's future?
Nicole:I would like to see it continue to grow in its customer bases.
I enjoy having a way to supplement my income and getting some of my much needed research done.

Penni:What is the research for? Can we help you?
Nicole:The research is to prove how Don Pierce set out to hide my identity and convince others I was mentally unstable.
Sherry Pierce place an article in the personals of the Niles Daily star in the early 80's.
After which we moved to Tennessee and I was handed over to the Tennessee authorities as an unruly child.
My friends in Michigan were told my stepmother killed me and our father had moved away with my brother to start a new life.
This to me shows that they planned on getting rid of me before we ever left Michigan.
In Kansas I need much older newspaper articles Im looking for anything about Topeka  Police officer Don Pierce being kicked off the force.
Im also looking for anything on a Native American family home fire or of a Native American child kidnaped between 69 and 71.
I have my juvenile records I was never convicted of anything but running away.
If anyone wants more details about the research I need done feel free to contact me.

Penni:Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions!
Nicole: You are most welcomed. Thank you for your interest in my story.