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Continue reading →: Day #15: Oh Boy…
I really overdid it last night, and this morning I was back at 161 lbs. I really hate the way I gain incredible amounts of weight over the course of a day. Fluctuating a pound or two wouldn’t bother me so much, but 4 lbs? I know damn well I didn’t eat…
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Continue reading →: Closing Up for the Night…
…and going out to party. Today was my best weight, but tomorrow I’m going to be up by a few pounds, I’m pretty sure. Oh well – I’ll have to work harder over the weekend. I went out to dinner tonight with The Man and another couple to a newish…
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Continue reading →: Today’s Groupon – A Strange Coincidence…
Can you believe this? Right after posting my first entry this morning, I went to work. While getting my desk set up for the day, my boss and I were talking. He’s really into daily deal sites, and is always looking for restaurant deals in the city, so while we…
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Continue reading →: Day #14: I Met My First Weight Loss Goal!!!
I weighed in at 156.8 lbs this morning – woohoo! Since my first goal was to be 156 lbs and keep it off for at least a week, now we start counting the days until I can get my first reward. Yay, I love presents so much! Just to let…
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Continue reading →: Smashing Wrap Up
I feel like I’m finally getting the hang of this diet & exercise thing, after years of screwing it up. It must have a lot to do with being surrounded by all the right people. My guy is super supportive now that he sees me trying hard and working at…
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Continue reading →: Day #13: Attack of the Chocolate Croissant
OK, so no chocolate croissant yet, but I woke up with visions of the most flaky, buttery croissant, drizzled with dark chocolate and overfilled with milk chocolate creme. I made a chocolate protein shake instead, but was only able to choke down about half of it before giving up, even…
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Continue reading →: TKO!
It was a fulfilling day, and I’m proud of my efforts. I’m not so proud of the bug I just accidentally squashed on my computer screen. Those are persistant little guts; it’s all smudgy now. Ick. I made it to Bikram class, and it was a damn good one! My…
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Continue reading →: Day #12: Afternoon
True to form, I’m feeling pretty worn out right now. It doesn’t matter, though, because one way or the other I’m dragging myself to Bikram this afternoon. So far today I’ve eaten two eggs with a piece of buttered toast, a burrito, carrot sticks, and some of my favorite snack…
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Continue reading →: Day #12: A Continuation on the Theme
That theme being utter awesomeness, of course 🙂 Feeling good – I woke up and weighed in at 157.6 lbs, the lightest I’ve been so far in this weight loss journey. I missed yoga this morning – think I forgot to set my alarm, because I slept soundly until 7am.…
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Continue reading →: It’s So Very, Very Late
I had hoped to go to bed at a reasonable time tonight, but here I am again at midnight. A short update on today: I am awesome. I worked really hard today, in so many ways. The day started out with a business meeting, for which I got all dolled…
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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