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Continue reading →: Dredging Up The Courage To Lean In
I have a confession to make: I’m tired of hearing the term “lean in” in relation to women and careers. However, I think that might be because I keep seeing conversations where “lean in” is being used to say “go balls to the wall, no more relaxing, don’t stop until…
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Continue reading →: The Death of Scruffy, and Rise of a Monster
When I was little, I had a big stuffed dog named Scruffy. He was made of shaggy, greyish-brown fake fur, and had yellow glass eyes with life-like pupils. He was bigger than I was, about three and a half feet tall. I don’t know where he came from, and I…
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Continue reading →: Day 21: Remembering
Twelve years ago is a long time. I can still remember what I was wearing that morning – my green 82nd Airborne jacket and a polyester blend tank top with a black back and a camouflage & rose-printed front. I loved that t-shirt, but it was ruined after that day.…
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Continue reading →: Thanks For Everything…And Nothing
Today’s Daily Post prompt asks that we take a second to give thanks to or for something. In the spirit of not being a complete asshat, I’ll say my nice stuff first: Thanks Mum, for being sweet and slightly weird. You’ve helped me carve out a niche for myself as a…
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Continue reading →: The Most Beautiful Cat In The World
Well maybe not. However, since it’s pretty much a proven fact that everyone always thinks their baby is the cutest, I figure I’m entitled to my opinion, right? 🙂 Miss Isabel was being her normal photogenic self this morning, and I couldn’t help but snap a few shots as she…
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Continue reading →: Day 19: Waking Up Early
Well, it was a stunningly great morning until about 30 minutes ago. Let’s try to get back to that happy place, shall we? I woke up at 159.4 lbs, and actually dragged my butt out of bed and all the way to a 6am Bikram yoga class. What about that?…
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Continue reading →: Photography Friday! Muscle Bear Wrestling
Warning: the following photos are possibly NSFW! There’s nothing really titillating about these photos, but didn’t want anyone who works in a particularly prudish office to get in trouble over opening this post, so be warned that these may or may not be safe for work, depending on where you…
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Continue reading →: Day 16: Untitled Weekend
Short & sweet, b/c I have work to do. I weighed in at 162.4 lbs this morning, and am having egg whites & spinach for breakfast as we speak. Just realized that I forgot to bring my yoga gear to work this morning, and not sure if I’ll have enough…
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Continue reading →: Day 15: Day Off
I’m taking a day off, although I definitely pushed my boundaries yesterday, as well. Yesterday was my 7th anniversary with The Man, and he took me out to a lovely dinner at a fancy little restaurant I’d been dying to try. It was a great meal, but as is often…
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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