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Continue reading →: Looking for Help
So I’ve been trying this on my own for almost a year now, and I’m not getting anywhere. I realized today that it’s time to look for some outside help. After reviewing my options, like weight loss clinics where they claim to help but really just put you on diet…
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Continue reading →: Day 8 of the Siege & Assorted Otherworldly Matters
There’s no end in sight. We’re going to be two single cat households for some time to come, it looks like. Murphy has finally gotten friendly and lovable again, and clearly misses his sister, but Isabel hisses and growls the minute she even hears him meow from the other room.…
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Continue reading →: Day 6 of the Siege
Oy vey. I mean, really. So over the weekend I got Munky a calming collar that releases pheremones that are supposed to calm him down and make him receptive to love. It totally worked. He’s already a very affectionate cat, but now he’s almost desperate in his need to be…
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Continue reading →: Day 3 of the Siege
It’s the third day after Izzy’s return from the vet, and she and Munky are still living in separate rooms. She’s recovering nicely from her accident, though she’s removed every bandage I’ve attempted and I’ve now just given up on that. She’s happy, loving, and even a little sweeter than…
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Continue reading →: The Gras Begins!
My band Drive West played last Saturday, which also happened to be the day of New Orleans’ first Mardi Gras parade of the 2012 season, Krewe du Vieux. The Man and I dressed up in honor of the parade, and Crista Rock, a photographer friend of the band, took these…
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Continue reading →: The Other Side Of The Door
I’m sitting here on my living room couch, headache chipping away at my last few brain cells, gums throbbing, listening to Murphy’s plaintive and oh-so-repetitive mews echo out from the other side of the hall door. Somewhere in the dark under the couch, nestled in dust bunnies the size of…
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Continue reading →: Raw Edges
Do you ever have to deal with negative people? I mean, people who get under your skin and ride your patience until it’s at its thinnest? I do. Many days, in fact. Not saying that each of us isn’t pessimistic or a naysayer at some point or other, but you…
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Continue reading →: Resolution Update #5
Today I followed through on one of the toughest of my goals for the new year, and ran the Louisiana Riverfront 5K in Kenner, LA. Even though I’ve been running for health off and on since 2008, and have run several 5Ks and a marathon, this was definitely a turning…
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Continue reading →: Weird Stuff I’ve Learned About Betta Fish
Since acquiring my betta fish, Simon, almost two weeks ago, I’ve picked up a surprising amount of info on the affairs of bettas. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I didn’t want a fish, and then bought one on impulse. I didn’t really know how to take care of…
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Continue reading →: Absolutely Random
Forgive my absence, folks, but I’ve been swamped with work and just haven’t had the brain cells to spare here on Compass & Quill. Here are some things that have been going on in my life, though (in no particular order): 1) Tonight The Man and I watched a cool…
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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