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Continue reading →: Domesticity
I live a pretty quiet life. Last night was even more quiet, as The Man had to go out to a work-related function, leaving me at home to amuse myself. Being extremely bored with everything else I had worked on for the day – blogging, writing, exercising, even eating –…
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Continue reading →: Motivation #6: Legs
One of the top reasons I’m excited about becoming a ‘real’ runner again is to have nice legs. I used to have great legs; they were the kind that went on forever, very muscular but also not too stocky or too thin. In my teens and early 20’s, I wore…
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Continue reading →: Gaining to Lose
For the record, I’d like to state how shitty I think it is that muscle weighs more than fat. I’ve been eating really well over the last few days, as well as working out more than usual, and I’m actually gaining a bit of weight every day. I know that…
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Continue reading →: Resolutions: Update #1
Just wanted to pop in and say that I’ve started working on my first and second resolutions in earnest today. I signed up for swim classes this afternoon, and will start back next week. As for running, I ran a little over 2 miles yesterday, and 2.2 miles today, as well.…
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Continue reading →: Dieting in 2012…Pointless?
Despite the fact that everyone I know is fearing (or at least constantly joking about) the end of the world, I refuse to back down on this plan that’s taking way longer than planned. In fact, I just ate oatmeal. Boring old oatmeal. So there. Today’s Weight: 158.6 lbs. Today’s…
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Continue reading →: Vacation Time! (And a Plea to Vote for Me)
Woohoo, I’m on vacation for the next 4 days! Then after that – pain, lots and lots of pain, including early mornings, working out my abs and arms, running daily, riding my bike daily, anything I can do to keep my arms from getting as big as my head, and…
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Continue reading →: Creating a Working Plan for Keeping My Resolutions
I wrote down a few of my resolutions for 2012 here a couple of days ago, and have been thinking about them ever since. The problem is not coming up with things I want to achieve – the problem has always been (as it is for may people, I’d assume)…
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Continue reading →: Vote For Me, Please!
Hey guys. You might remember that a few posts ago, I sang praises to one of my favorite websites, Lumosity.com. Well, I just found out today that they’re holding a contest in which the winner will receive a free iPad 2 and a lifelong subscription to the site! Of course…
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Continue reading →: Bang and a Whimper
Today’s Weight: 159.0 lbs. Today’s Mood: Highly Irritated. The Orleans Parish DMV is cash only, and my debit card decided to stop working today. Doesn’t help that I drove around lost on the West Bank for almost an hour before finding all of the rest of this out. So still…
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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