It’s always nice when the week starts out on a high note. Work has been great today – gathering information for a new project, and since I like research, it’s been a very low stress day so far. I thought ahead when leaving the house this morning, and ended up bringing a sandwich for lunch. The rest of the office went to a nearby market to pick up eats, so I tagged along and got a cup of this amazing Asian mushroom soup (mushrooms, soy sauce and water, mostly, but so yummy!) and a container of lemon yogurt for a treat. Lunch was great, and it ended up being a lot less calories than I typically pack in.

I’m still pretty tired, but I think I’ll have enough “oompf” to stay alive, if not excel, in yoga class later this evening. I really don’t want to miss it, since my hips are hurting a little and my hamstrings were uber tight this morning. Overall this day is feeling pretty swell – I’m proud of the little bit of weight I’ve lost, and that I’m managing to stick within the confines of my diet from day to day. My self loathing level is normally somewhere between a medium and a high on the scale, and today it’s at low. It’s a great way to go through the day.

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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!