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Continue reading →: Building Better a Better Life – Help Me Win $30,000!
I recently entered a contest at Strivectin.com to compete for a $30,000 prize. The contest entry required a (very) short essay to explain what I’d do with the money if I won, and I told the truth: I’d love to start my own digital marketing agency to help non-profits and…
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Continue reading →: Outfit for My Friend’s Croatian Wedding
My vacation is looming closer, and I couldn’t be happier to be getting the hell out of dodge. So far, I’ve got all of my travel accounted for (though I still have to purchase train tickets for travelling in Italy). My hotels/hostel are lined up, I have a good idea…
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Continue reading →: Dreamscapes, or Nightmares?
Last night I dreamed deep and weird. I came home slightly drunk from trivia night, and ate a huge cheeseburger and fries before bed, so it probably makes sense that I would have some rather weird shit tumbling around in my brain during the night. I don’t remember everything –…
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Continue reading →: 20 x 30 Update: More like 15 by 30.5
So sorry if it’s seemed like I was ignoring you, my lovely and mysterious online friends. Since my last post, I’ve been swamped with the minutiae of daily existence. There was a wedding in St. Louis (photos to follow, eventually), irritation at not hearing back from any of my interviewers, weekly…
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Continue reading →: Another Interview Down
Last night I interviewed with a lovely couple who own a Chinese antiques store. It’s a fabulous opportunity to help run an online store and really get some great experience in building a marketing plan pretty much from the ground up. I loved the couple, and unlike the impression that…
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Continue reading →: Every Day I’m Shuffling
I’m so excited about going to Europe again!!!!! After shopping for walking shoes yesterday, I decided to sit down and try to map out the basics of my trip, so I could see what distances I can fit in and thus where I can go in the short time I…
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Continue reading →: One More Thing…
I have a job interview tomorrow night with a lovely little antique furniture store. Also, I’m hoping that the bike shop will call tomorrow with news that my new bicycle has finally arrived. I can’t wait to try that baby out! Wouldn’t it be a great day if both of…
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Continue reading →: Footloose and Fancy-Free
I finally bought my ticket – I’m heading to Croatia in six weeks’ time! It’s difficult to explain exactly how excited I am to finally be: Seeing my two best friends in one place, Going on vacation in one of the most beautiful countries in the world (with a potential…
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Continue reading →: End of the Song
My band broke up yesterday. It went out with the tiniest whimper, and sounded like this: Text from me: “Practice at 8 tonight?” Reply from band leader: “No, I’m sorry but I’m done.” It was basically a really lame break up text. I talked to the drummer later last night…
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Continue reading →: untitled post 1131
It might seem that I’ve abandoned you, but in reality I’ve spent the last week writing posts that I was then too chickenshit to actually publish. I’ve had some major complaints lately. Or at least they seemed major until I wrote them down and realized that sharing them with the…
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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