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Continue reading →: Monsters? Boring!
Don’t get me wrong – I dig vampires, and werewolves are OK. Every now and then, a mummy doesn’t hurt. But Frankenstein? Snore. The Swamp Thing? Puhlease! Sharktopus? WTF? I just can’t watch monster movies (despite my love of horror flicks). Aliens don’t fall into the “monster” category, and killers,…
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Continue reading →: Sometimes You Can’t Help But Laugh…
Today’s Daily Post prompt reminded me of a silly moment from my past. The prompt was to discuss a time you tried something and then decided you’d never do it again. Honestly, I haven’t had that many experiences with that kind of thing. Usually if I try something and don’t…
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Continue reading →: Forgiveness
If yesterday’s Daily Post prompt were real… This morning I walked out of my apartment and realized that Magazine Street was covered in confetti. For a second I wracked my brain to figure out what had happened. Mardi Gras isn’t until March, so we still have some months to go.…
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Continue reading →: The Perfect Mate
I’ve been thinking about this for awhile, and this is my list of criteria for the perfect mate. As long as half of these are checked off, that sounds like a decent compromise. Some of the criteria obviously carry more weight than the others, though. I don’t think I’ve ever…
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Continue reading →: 10 Year Old Me…
When I was 10, I wanted to be a writer (and artist). I drew and wrote constantly – making up tiny short stories pretty much every day, spending hours in my head, creating illustrations, doodling, imagining life as someone else, and planning elaborate ways to run away to the worlds…
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Continue reading →: The Things I Want To Be…
Vegan Witch Yogini 1/2 Marathoner World Traveler Writer Origami Artist Dancer Singer Healer Helper Pilgrim Snazzy Dresser I’m getting tired of waiting around. I need some changes.
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Continue reading →: Mum, Stop Reading My Diary!
Do you ever think of how you came to be “you”? I do. You’ll probably think that’s pretty obvious, given my introspection in this blog, but seriously, how much have you considered all of the happy (and not so happy) accidents that led to you becoming the person you are…
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Continue reading →: Resolutions 2013: Update #3
Weirdly enough, I’ve been thinking it was time to write an update on my 2013 resolutions. Imagine my surprise when yesterday’s Daily Post prompt was to discuss the state of my year thus far. Here’s what I said I’d be doing, and what I’m thinking about what I’ve accomplished thus…
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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