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My New TOMS

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I bought a new pair of TOMS a couple of weeks ago when I was at the beach, and I love, love, love them! It’s actually a pair I’d seen online as a limited edition, and that were sold out before I could purchase. I never expected to see them anywhere else, but happened to stop into a beach shop in a tiny town on the Bolivar Peninsula, and found six or seven pairs on their sale rack. I’m so glad that was the case, because they’re my first pair where the sizing is really off (which appears to be a normal complaint if you read reviews of TOMS around the web). 

I normally wear a women’s size 10 (US), which translates to a men’s size 8. However, I tried on pair after pair, from men’s size 8, to 8.5, to 9 and 9.5, until finally I was trying on a men’s size 10, which thankfully ended up fitting. Crazy sizing, but the end result is great – they’re really fun shoes, and they’re just as comfy as my other two pairs of TOMS. 

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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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