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Continue reading →: The Ultimate Yogi
So I’m quitting Bikram. I can hear the groans, grumbles, and overall confusion as it echoes about the blogosphere. I’ll give you a second to relax and focus. Yes, I’m quitting Bikram…for awhile. Aside from the fact that my schedule is absolutely jam-packed at the moment, and I’m wasting about…
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Continue reading →: The Photo Shoot
Strangely enough, I have several friends who are professional photographers. One friend, Dave Rodrigue of DJR Studios, has been inviting me to do a photo shoot for a long time. After about a year of putting him off, I finally found the time to submit to his photographic whims yesterday…
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Continue reading →: What I’m Looking For
It’s not that complicated really…I’m only looking to make my life as fun as possible, for as long as possible. I’m ready to start living. What I want: 1) Travel – at least two weeks, at least once a year. Foreign preferred, but honestly as long as I’m getting to…
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Continue reading →: A Word A Week Challenge – DanceJust ran across a neat little posting challenge by A Word In Your Ear. Each week, a new word is chosen, and anyone who wants to participate can take part. You can find more extensive rules here. This week’s word is “Dance.” My photo was taken on Mardi Gras Day…
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Continue reading →: Dream Vacations
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about getting the most out of life. One of my greatest ambitions in life is to be well-traveled. Not sure where I got the travel bug, since my family pretty much never took vacations, and the farthest we ever road tripped to as a kid was…
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Continue reading →: Sweat is Fat Crying
Today marked about a month and a half since I started working out with Eric Capers at Pro Fitness Trainers, which meant that it was time for another weigh in. I also checked my body fat percentage for the first time since starting the training program. Although I haven’t lost…
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Continue reading →: Content, Content, Content
I just realized that “content” (n.) – the topics covered in a document, and “content” (n.) a state of satisfaction are easy for a reader to confuse if not provided enough context. So let’s be clear; my title means “topics covered in a document, topics covered in a document, topics…
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Continue reading →: Resolutions 2013: Update #1
February will soon be coming to a close, so it seemed like a good idea to peek in on my New Year’s Resolutions and see if I’m still in line. Surprisingly, it looks like I’m actually doing pretty well, or at least staying on target. This, despite having a weird,…
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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