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No clue how it happened, but this morning I weighed in at 159.8 lbs – much closer to what I had thought I typically weighed nowadays. I guess I must have been carrying around a lot of extra water weight yesterday morning? Not sure, but speculation is boring, so let’s move on with my day.

I didn’t make it to yoga yet this morning, but I’m going to try to go to class later this afternoon if the weather holds up. The only really annoying thing about my studio is that there’s only street parking, with parking meters that have 2 hour limits. With class lasting 90 minutes, and considering that I always show up 15 minutes early to grab a good spot and have a few minutes to relax into the room, this means that if I don’t rush my exit, I’ll get a parking ticket. Not to mention that it’s almost impossible to snag a nearby spot, anyway, which makes it even more of a rush to get back to the car in time. Oh, and finding enough change for two hours – argh!

Luckily, I don’t live that far away – only a 5 minute bike ride – so I can pedal over at anytime. But this gets to be a hassle on rainy days, like today. The only other potential time crunch I’m up against today is an art function I need to attend tonight. Class is at 4, and the function starts at 6. I can always show up late (and I’ll have to), but I’m going to have to be really on top of my game to pull this all together and still show up at the function looking “hot” instead of merely “overheated.”

This is also going to be a tough one as far as the diet goes, as the function involves a lot of drinking and eating opportunities. I’m going to have to really reign myself in – all the more reason to head to yoga first.

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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 shamanic healer, 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!