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Continue reading →: Origami Gift Decoration – Using Kusudama Flowers
Today is my friend Vic’s birthday. I found a great little present, but wanted to make sure that it was wrapped really well. He’s a graphic designer, and it just seemed tacky to hand him his present instead of taking the time to do something more artistic with the packaging.…
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Continue reading →: Lazy Girl’s Chickpea Curry
I made the best lunch today, and just wanted to share it. It’s very, very easy, and pretty healthy, too! Equipment: Skillet Spatula Ingredients: 1 cup canned chickpeas (drained) 1/4 yellow onion (chopped) 1/4 red bell pepper (chopped) 1/2 tsp yellow curry 1/4 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp coriander dash of…
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Continue reading →: WordPress Snow
Make it stop! Make it stop! Make it stop! What’s up with the horrible snowfall feature that’s happening on the back end in WordPress right now? I know it’s a cute little addition to give everything a bigger dose of holiday cheer, but it’s highly irritating. I feel like I’m…
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Continue reading →: Losing Weight with Hitch Fit
Just wanted to stop in and leave a little message, a kind of commemoration if you will. A week ago today, I started following a specific diet plan as part of what I’ve called my “soft opening” of a full-scale overhaul of my daily nutrition and exercise. The diet was put together…
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Continue reading →: Art Gallery Blues
I’m sitting in a dark corner, listening to some non-offensive but so-not-my-kind-of-music music, endeavoring to keep my shoulders straight and tall, and my face pleasantly neutral. I’m wearing all black, sporting a lightweight infinity scarf that screams that I’m artsy yet unpretentious, and dripping with sharp-edged statement jewelry. It’s my…
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Continue reading →: Thirty Days of Origami – Day #27: Traditional Origami Vase
I’m catching up! Which is a good thing, considering that tomorrow is the end of the challenge. Man, this has been one hell of a month – and I’m so glad that I did it. Can’t wait to keep going with making new origami. It’s really been great for me…
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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