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Recap of Day #2: A.K.A. “Oops!”

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So overall today was a pretty good day. I ate responsibly for most of the day, went to Bikram, and generally was not an asshole to myself in the diet department. I didn’t do quite as well tonight, but I did make some better choices that will leave me a lot better off than I would have been otherwise.

After Bikram, I got ready to go out to Dirty Linen Night, an annual art walk event on Royal Street. It was a lovely evening; our ‘sister’ gallery, Graphite, had an exhibit, drinks and DJs. All the guys from work went out, so I donned skinny jeans, a cute top, and heels and went out to join in the fun. We had a great time going from gallery to gallery, stopping in at a great little sterling silver shop, La Mina, owned by one of my bosses’ friends, and then catching some dinner.

Unfortunately, though I had planned not to drink or eat, I had two glasses of wine and a taco salad. However, it’s not all bad – I scraped half of the cheese off of the salad, ate grilled shrimp instead of beef, and didn’t touch the shell. I’m still past where I wanted to be for the day, calorie-wise, but I don’t feel guilty. I came very close to ordering a po-boy instead of a salad, and I could have stayed out longer to have more drinks, but I took responsibility and was much more conscientious in my choices. I’m OK with myself, and now I’m heading to bed.

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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!

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