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Is there an award for “Worst at Packing”? If so, send me an entry form – I’m pretty sure I’ve got a shot!

We’re now about 13 hours out from my flight to Paris, and I haven’t finished everything on my list. My house is still dirty, I don’t have my time sheets done (essential for billing), and my bag is not packed. I’ve got the majority of the stuff I’m planning to take all in one spot, so I guess that’s a good enough start, but I am definitely not packed and ready to walk out the door. Not even close.

Other than the issue of not having my belongings packed yet, everything else is fine. I feel pretty good about the website I’ve been working on. It’s in a decent place, and if there are any issues I should be able to fix them or get in touch with the person who can fix them. All the rest of my work is wrapped up. The cats have enough food and litter to last a couple of months (not that I’ll be gone that long, but they do like to eat and poo).

Now all I’ve got to do is decide whether I’d rather stay up all night so I’m tuckered out for my flight, or if I’d rather take some sleeping pills once I get on the plane. Given the amount of work in front of me, I’m guessing it’s going to be something closer to the former. Really want to leave my apartment spotless, so it’ll be clean when I get back in November.

Wow, November. I can’t believe I’m about to spend the next month and a half in Europe. I can’t believe I’m about to walk across an entire country. Life is good. Let the living begin!

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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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