I'm Nicole Jeanette. I’m a Developer from Puerto Rico. Passionate about video games, technology and development. Welcome to my little corner of the internet.https://nicolejeanette.me/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/5-anticipated-games-october-2025/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/5-anticipated-games-october-2025/This month of October 2025 is jam-packed with game releases, both AAA and indie titles. I've been looking forward to five games in particular that I wanted...Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/california-trip-highlights/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/california-trip-highlights/Last month, we spent two weeks traveling in California, U.S. We visited Sacramento, Napa/Sonoma County, and San Francisco. It was one of the best trips...Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/completed-my-first-5k/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/completed-my-first-5k/This past Sunday February 2 I completed La Mamba Run Club's _La Mamba Challenge 5K: Yo Soy Boricua_.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/goals-for-2025/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/goals-for-2025/Every year, I spend time reflecting during the first few weeks to establish my goals and hopes to achieve during the year. I like having them documented...Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/one-year-post-breast-reduction-surgery/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/one-year-post-breast-reduction-surgery/On October 12, 2023, exactly one year ago, I had my breast reduction surgery. Yesterday, I had my one year post-op appointment and it made me reflect on my...Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/traveling-to-new-orleans/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/traveling-to-new-orleans/A few months ago, Juan and I were having a conversation about where to travel next. We had traveled via cruise in April, but wanted to make another trip in...Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-may-june-2024/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-may-june-2024/In this post I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things about the past two months. Anything from books, movies, shows, games, and other things I’ve been...Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/setting-boundaries-and-letting-go/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/setting-boundaries-and-letting-go/For the past year, I've been going to therapy to address changes, challenges and areas of my life and myself that I can improve. I had neglected therapy for...Sun, 05 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/cruising-and-relaxing/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/cruising-and-relaxing/Tomorrow I start I depart from San Juan to Miami to start my vacations. On Sunday, I'll be boarding the Valiant Lady from Virgin Voyages on a Western...Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2024-so-far/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2024-so-far/The first quarter of 2024 has been both thrilling and uncertain. It has been a challenge to navigate and I've been trying to make the best out this situation.Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2023-year-in-review/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2023-year-in-review/As this years comes to a close, reflection is not far behind. I like to be able to document accomplishments and challenges faced during the year, divided by...Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/neo-brutalism-bringing-fun-back-to-design/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/neo-brutalism-bringing-fun-back-to-design/For the past few months, I've been seeing an increase of Neo-Brutalism design and UI implementation in various digital outlets. In web design, Neo-Brutalism...Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2023-goals/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2023-goals/Whenever a new year begins, I don't tend to set "resolutions". I prefer to define a word that will guide me through the year based on the things I want to...Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/meet-my-new-car/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/meet-my-new-car/After twelve years with my previous car, the Hyundai Accent 2009, I decided it was time for an upgrade. My old car was starting to consistently need more...Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/promoting-steam-education-for-international-womens-day/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/promoting-steam-education-for-international-womens-day/I was invited to be a resource for a panel called: Rectifying Inequalities and Eliminating Barriers. Celebrating International Women's Day and International...Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2021-a-year-in-review/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2021-a-year-in-review/This year, along with 2020, have been most of the challenging years I've had so far. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a hugely impactful in aspects like my...Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/summer-highlights/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/summer-highlights/The last few months have been filled with growth, learning and changes. Decided to encapsulate a few memorable things in list form (like I've done in posts...Sun, 19 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/beat-saber-exercising/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/beat-saber-exercising/About two months ago, we got an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. I was a bit hesitant at first because I get really bad episodes of motion sickness, and thought...Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/book-club-reading/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/book-club-reading/One of my friends had an idea of starting a book club via _Discord_. I've always liked reading, but have been dedicating my time on other things. Thinking...Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/colorful-office-with-photowall/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/colorful-office-with-photowall/I received the following product in exchange for a honest review. Regardless, all opinions written on the review are 100% my own.Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/bit-element-online-store/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/bit-element-online-store/During the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, I experienced a high quantity of overwhelm that was affecting my mental health. I found that having a creative...Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/practicing-with-procreate/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/practicing-with-procreate/Last year, I decided to gift myself an iPad Pro. With so many stressful months of non-stop work, I wanted to have something I could take with me anywhere I...Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/cobra-kai-the-good-nostalgia/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/cobra-kai-the-good-nostalgia/I watched _The Karate Kid_ movies when I was a child, and enjoyed them very much. It made me want to learn karate, even though I never ended up taking classes.Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/tips-for-working-from-home/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/tips-for-working-from-home/In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of companies have been switching to the 'work-at-home' dynamic. Before the pandemic, I used to work from home 2...Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/failed-kickstarter-games-i-backed/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/failed-kickstarter-games-i-backed/Back when Kickstarter got its start, I thought it was a wonderful way to support creatives and developers for their projects. Especially if they couldn't...Sat, 07 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/overwhelm/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/overwhelm/For the past few weeks, I've been feeling a strong sense of overwhelm. It has manifested in my body, emotions and day to day activities. Admittedly, much...Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/goals-for-2020/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/goals-for-2020/Want to wish you all a happy new year and hope it's a good year for you. The beginning of the year has been scary. We've had multiple major earthquakes in...Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2019-year-in-review/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2019-year-in-review/This year has truly been a roller coaster ride. It has seen some amazing moments, and a few very low points with my mental health. But in retrospect, it was...Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/homeowner/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/homeowner/What started off as a light and non-serious conversation at the beginning of 2019 between Juan and I turned into a reality. This past Wednesday December 11,...Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/sparklite-first-impressions/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/sparklite-first-impressions/I was provided a digital copy of the game by Terminals.io by Evolve and Merge Games. However, all opinions and thoughts are my own.Sun, 17 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/90s-themed-party/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/90s-themed-party/This summer, Juan and I were having a conversation of the things that would be happening this year. We both turn 30 and our 5 year wedding anniversary is in...Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-august-2019/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-august-2019/In this post I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things about last month. Anything from books, movies, shows, games, and other things I’ve been enjoying.Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/office-game-room-revamp/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/office-game-room-revamp/Juan and I spend most of our time at home in our office/game room. That's our favorite place and we've been slowly making it more comfortable and getting...Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-july-2019/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-july-2019/In this post I'll be sharing some of my favorite things about last month. Anything from books, movies, shows, games, and other things I've been enjoying.Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-june-2019/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/my-favorite-things-june-2019/In this post I'll be sharing some of my favorite things about last month. I used to do these types of posts a few years ago and miss them so the plan is to...Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/watch-list-tv/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/watch-list-tv/I really enjoy watching TV series. I do have to admit that my backlog has grown exponentially during the past few years. I like to watch a little bit of...Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/happy-to-fail-podcast/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/happy-to-fail-podcast/May is Mental Health awareness month. It's actually perfect timing because my husband Juan has just released the first episode of _Happy to Fail_, a podcast...Mon, 06 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/rad-rodgers-coop-gameplay/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/rad-rodgers-coop-gameplay/Growing up during the 90s, it's easy to get nostalgic about that era and all the great memories involved with it. When video games are inspired by the...Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/remilore/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/remilore/Throughout my childhood and teen years, I watched several anime shows like Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Digimon and others, but was never an avid follower of the...Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/degrees-of-separation-co-op/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/degrees-of-separation-co-op/Doing videos every week is something that I've been having more fun and I'm feeling more and more comfortable doing them. One of the latest games we covered...Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/jumping-joe-friends-game/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/jumping-joe-friends-game/Do you remember when mobile game Doodle Jump was all the rage? This game was very popular for a long time. As of 2011, it achieved over 15 million downloads...Sun, 03 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/astro-bears-party-game/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/astro-bears-party-game/As you may know from my last post, my husband Juan and I revived our Youtube channel and are posting a video every week. Our main focus for the channel is...Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/unruly-heroes-great-coop-game/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/unruly-heroes-great-coop-game/Playing video games is one of my favorite things to do. One thing I love even more? Being able to play with my husband. That's why we're always looking for...Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2018-a-year-in-review/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2018-a-year-in-review/This year saw a low amount of posts on Nicole Jeanette. I apologize for that, and promise to do better, because there is a lot I want to write about during...Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/going-to-seattle/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/going-to-seattle/I live with a serious case of wanderlust. I would love to travel the world and learn about every culture out there. I know it's hard to do that, but it's my...Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/foodie-faves-caracas-arepa-bar-nyc/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/foodie-faves-caracas-arepa-bar-nyc/Our trip to New York City during the holidays was primarily a foodie exploration. The mobile app Yelp was terrific with helping us find restaurants. We love...Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/puerto-rico-bloggercon-2018/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/puerto-rico-bloggercon-2018/This digital era is all about learning. Keeping up to date with the latest trends, techniques and tools is very important.Sun, 18 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/foodie-faves-maison-kayser-in-nyc/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/foodie-faves-maison-kayser-in-nyc/New York City is one of my favorite cities. My first visit was during my honeymoon in 2014. It was a culinary experience like no other, that's why my...Sat, 10 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2017-year-review/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/2017-year-review/2017 has been one of the most (if not the most) challenging years I've ever had. I've had new opportunities that have been great and have made me grow as a...Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/lately-2017-recap/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/lately-2017-recap/I've been out of the loop - blogging wise - for a while. It wasn't intentional, so I decided to do a little recap and list some things that have been going on:Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/5-places-visit-san-diego/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/5-places-visit-san-diego/Located in southern California, and near to the Mexico border. San Diego is the oldest town in California and was founded in 1769. As of 2015, it is the...Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/extra-life-2016/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/extra-life-2016/_Note: I've had this post written for a while, but between work commitments and some health issues I totally forgot to post it earlier._Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/cafe-coyote-san-diego-ca/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/cafe-coyote-san-diego-ca/When I was researching places to go to in San Diego, one place that would always show up was _Old Town_. Old Town is considered the birthplace of...Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/favorite-things-august-2016/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/favorite-things-august-2016/Today I’m going to mention some of My Favorite Things from this month. This is a monthly link up created by Raisa and Eirene, where we talk about our...Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/favorite-things-february-2016/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/favorite-things-february-2016/Today I'm going to mention some of My Favorite Things from last month. This is a monthly link up created by Raisa and Eirene, where we talk about our...Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://nicolejeanette.me/blog/remodeling-office/https://nicolejeanette.me/blog/remodeling-office/Juan and I have been living at our apartment for one year now, and the room we use the most is our Office. When moving in, we decided to use the Master...Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT