-
Continue reading →: A Change of Plans
So I decided to go with my gut and make some last minute changes to my itinerary today. Before, the Italian leg of my journey was going to consist of about a day and a half in Venice (from the afternoon of June 3rd to the morning of June 5th),…
-
Continue reading →: A Few Late Night Thoughts
I was all set to go to bed, but then a slight yoga induced pain started bothering me. Now I’m up, waiting for my Tylenol PM to kick in, and I thought I’d practice using my iPad to write a short post. First thoughts: the WordPress app for iPad kind…
-
Continue reading →: Blank Pages
It’s almost time for me to start a new chapter. Time to say goodbye to my coworkers, clean out my virtual desk, pass on my passwords and reroute my emails. Sure, I’ll be doing a little bit of work when I get back from Europe, as long as my boss…
-
Continue reading →: More Vacation Shoes
Eeek, just made an impulse buy. Bet you thought that couldn’t happen, that I was too busy writing the last blog entry to go off and buy more shoes. Ha! You know nothing of my multitasking prowess, especially when it comes to making pointless online purchases! The thing is, I…
-
Continue reading →: One Week To Go…
A week from now I will be in the air somewhere over the Atlantic, on my way to party with some of my favorite people in the entire world, in a place that I’ve been assured is one of the most beautiful locations in the entire world. I am one…
-
Continue reading →: How To Clean Sweaty Bikram Clothes
When I first started doing Bikram yoga a couple of years ago, I was amazed at how much I could sweat. I remember the first time I noticed that my shins were sweating, and being simultaneously scared and amused. Before that moment, I thought sweat was pretty much confined to…
-
Continue reading →: Crossroads
Do you ever get the feeling that everything is getting ready to change, and that you’re probably not ready for any of what’s to come? For the past few days, it’s seemed to me that I’m standing at a crossroads, but the paths ahead are hidden in the mist.…
-
Continue reading →: Star Studded Hot Room
With all of the vacation planning going on, I haven’t really been keeping up with the blog as much as I’d like. Even so, I’ve still been pretty faithful with going to Bikram class most days. I’ve been making it to roughly five classes a week for the last three,…
-
Continue reading →: Picking Comfy Shoes for Vacation Walking
If you’ve been keeping up with my vacation planning, you’ll know that a few weeks back, I ordered comfy walking shoes online. Or tried to, anyway. I ordered a pair of Chaco Flip X Ecotread Flip Flops and a pair of Keen Coronado II sneakers in the same day. A…
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 