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Continue reading →: A New Name
Yesterday’s Daily Prompt asked us to talk about our names, and how they were chosen, a topic I’ve already discussed at some length. It also asked us to talk about our children’s names, and how they were chosen. I don’t have kids, but I have pets. Unfortunately, I’ve already written…
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Continue reading →: Day 13: Tuesdays
I just realized that I forgot to check in yesterday, so this is just a little recap of how Monday went, then later today I’ll update. Yesterday’s weight was 160.4 lbs, and I spent the day being very conscious about my choices…but I still had fun. I had a protein…
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Continue reading →: Various Drivel + Birthday Plans
Man, drivel is a difficult word to spell if you pretty much never use it 🙂 So I have this feeling that my life is going to change in a big way tomorrow. I’m excited and scared, and maybe I’m putting all of my eggs in one basket, I dunno.…
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Continue reading →: Day 11: A Very Good Place To Start
Forgive me, I’m channeling Julie Andrews today. Tons of housecleaning = tons of tra-la-la-ing 🙂 I weighed in at 160.0 lbs today, so I’m officially back at the starting line after a few delays. I didn’t make it to Bikram today because I forgot that it was Labor Day Weekend…
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Continue reading →: Oh Say, Can You See?
Today’s Daily Post prompt asks us if we’d consider ourselves patriotic or not. I’ve never cared for this question, mostly because I’d rather just skip ahead to a time when our world isn’t defined by borders, but rather the lack of them. I’m one of those people who loves Star…
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Continue reading →: Day 10: Sustaining
Weighed in at 160.6 lbs again today, which is fantastic since I ended up having two beers and a jello shot at the event last night. I didn’t exercise at all today, and also am pretty sure that I ate over my calorie quota, so tomorrow’s weigh in will probably…
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Continue reading →: Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea (Memories of the Adriatic)
The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge asks that we post photos illustrating our idea of the sea. These three snapshots are from my trip to Italy and Croatia last summer, and serve as melancholy reminders that in a life divorced from the water, I can only be half of myself.…
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Continue reading →: Day 9: The Test
It’s Friday, and tonight I’ll be attending an event (see above) that basically demands a certain level of inebriation. Will I be able to abstain from adding empty calories to my day’s intake? I don’t know. What I do know is that this morning I weighed in at 160.6 lbs,…
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Continue reading →: Day 8: Pins & Needles
Being good yesterday paid off – I was back at 161.6 lbs this morning. In an earnest attempt to keep going in the right direction, I was very good today, as well. This part is so hard for me, since eating is closely tied to my emotional state, and today…
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Continue reading →: I Got The Bass For Your Face
The remix of mc chris’s Older Crowd by Optimiss (click through to listen) is one of my favorite songs, so I was glad when it happened to pop up in my playlist this morning on my walk to work. Today’s Daily Post prompt asks us to post the third line of…
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!
Compass & Quill 