I recently entered a contest at Strivectin.com to compete for a $30,000 prize. The contest entry required a (very) short essay to explain what I’d do with the money if I won, and I told the truth: I’d love to start my own digital marketing agency to help non-profits and community art groups create better opportunities for funding and community outreach. Unfortunately, being absolutely buried in student loan debt, this dream seems pretty out of reach right now. Please click here or on the image below to visit the contest site and vote for me. I’d really appreciate your help, and if you don’t like my entry/dream, there are other great contestants who will love your vote of confidence. Thanks guys!

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I’m Nova

I have no “personal brand.” I’m not a girl boss, I’m not an influencer, and I don’t aspire to be powerful, inspiring, or rich. I probably can’t teach you anything, and there’s a good chance that there’s nothing at all of interest or use to you here. This is just where I come to talk about the random bits and pieces that make up my quiet life as a sober woman in her 40s. I’m engaged to the love of my life, have six (yes, SIX) indoor pets, and spend a lot of time gardening and hunting for thrift treasures. I also study classical voice (I’m a lyric coloratura soprano) and am deeply interested in all things spiritual and paranormal. Right now I’m trying to recover from career burnout and even out my personal energy, but my eventual goal is to become a medium and shaman, using music to remind humans of the things that actually matter: connection, community, and loving all living things as though they were our own children. I may or may not talk about all of these things here (and sometimes all at once). Welcome!