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Continue reading →: Choosing a Menstrual Cup – One Girl’s Story
Seven months ago, I made the big decision to not only ween myself off of pharmaceutical birth control (read more about the FAM Method here), but also to make the switch from using disposable feminine hygiene products to using just one, reusable, menstrual cup. The latter of the two decisions…
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Continue reading →: The Key To Happiness…
…is a heated blanket. At least that’s what Munkey says. Read more entries at Daily Prompt: Happy Happy Joy Joy
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Continue reading →: WordPress Zero to Hero Update (Day 4)
On Day 1 of the Zero to Hero Challenge, I wrote a blog post to define what it is I’d like for Compass & Quill to be. Day 2 was the time for creating an “About” statement – created, and located in the widget to your right. It’s not that…
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Continue reading →: Green Beauty Review: Schmidt’s Natural Deodorant (Gluten-Free, Paraben-Free, Aluminum-Free & Cruelty-Free Goodness!)
The following is an unpaid and unsolicited review of a product that I love. Drugstore brand deodorants and antiperspirants typically include aluminum, parabens, talc, propylene glycol, triclosan, TEA, FD&C colors, and DEA, chemicals that have been linked to dermatitis, Alzheimer’s, cancer*, liver disease, kidney disease, antibiotic resistance, and disrupted thyroid…
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Continue reading →: WordPress Zero to Hero: Day 1 – Why Blog?
The Daily Post is hosting a 30-day jump start into better blogging. What are you waiting for? Sign up for Zero to Hero now! I originally started blogging because I love to write, and thought it would be a great way to get some thoughts out of my head and…
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Continue reading →: Embracing The Shift
Hello friends, welcome to 2014. I wish I could say that 2013 was a good year, but from where I’m sitting, it was merely a connection between my old life and my new one. Things were muddled there for awhile; I was mired in self-doubt and communication difficulties. I felt…
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Continue reading →: The Highs and Lows of the Holiday Season
I’ve thought long and hard, and have come to the conclusion that I’m just not that into Christmas this year. Maybe it’s because uncomfortable family dynamics have always stressed me out during the holiday season. Maybe it’s just because I hate feeling pressured into buying things for people, when I…
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Continue reading →: Weekly Photo Challenge: Community (or the lack of)
I walk to work each morning. It’s only four blocks, but I never fail to see something that makes me think, laugh, or wonder. Today, just a half block from my house, I found tears instead. This cardboard sign once belonged to one of the many homeless people who live…
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Continue reading →: Electric, Silk & Sadness: The Power of Touch
Today the Daily Post asks us to explore a texture that has significance to us. For me, it’s not so much a question of texture as force and intent. A patch of sidewalk can feel marvelously warm and scratchy under your bare feet on a spring afternoon. After a mile…
Hello,
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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