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Continue reading →: Finding Myself
For most of my life, I never thought to ask “Who am I?” I felt pretty secure in my identity: a 10th generation North Carolinian, daughter of two fiercely strong-willed people, lover of nature and history. My father grew up in the same small town where I was born, and…
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Continue reading →: The Daily Post
It just occurred to me that though I made a mental note yesterday to begin the Post A Day challenge, I hadn’t actually followed the sign-up process. So here we go… I don’t believe in using sample text to declare my intentions, when intentions need declaring. I’ve been playing around…
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Continue reading →: The Cats of New Orleans
Since I’m working from home now, it turns out I end up spending a lot of the day basically Velcro’d to my couch. My social life is pretty sparse, since I’m not a big drinker and I’m trying to drop some weight, which makes me not too much of a…
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Continue reading →: Isabel
I met Isabel in the Fall of 2007. It’s a long and intricate story, but let it suffice to say that my beloved cat Matthew had just passed on in May of that year, and I was devastated. He disappeared (and after several months, was presumed dead) after over six…
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Continue reading →: Motivation #4: Currahee
Today’s Weight: 158.2 lbs. Today’s Health: Not so great. I feel like death warmed over, actually. Last night I was starving after my run, and feeling kind of run down, so Dan and I got Chinese food. There was nothing wrong with the food itself, but apparently my tummy was…
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Continue reading →: 40 Days: Morning
40 days, huh? 40 is an important number, so I get the feeling that today will be special somehow, if only because I make it so. If you’re of Judeo-Christian leanings, you’ll know that during the Great Flood, rain fell for 40 days and 40 nights. Jesus also fasted for…
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Continue reading →: 41 Days: Morning
Today’s Weight: 158.6 lbs, about which I’m happy but not overjoyed. I flipped through the site last night, looking over all of my old weigh ins, and I keep doing this yo yo thing between 157 and 161. It made me a little more ticked, and a little less inclined…
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Continue reading →: 42 Days: Evening
I’m not feeling the writing bug tonight, so keeping this one short. I went to Zumba this afternoon and had a blast dancing. Still looked pretty gawky and not-so-graceful, but I had a lot more of the steps right this time, and there were a couple of other girls in…
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Continue reading →: 42 Days: Morning
Today’s Weight: 159.4 lbs. I’m not going to cheer until I’m at 158, which I thoroughly plan to attain by tomorrow. Today’s Plan: Work like the busy little bee I am. There’s so much to get done for my day job right now; PR call at 1, call with our…
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Continue reading →: 43 Days: Evening
Long day, and I’m exhausted. Actually considering hitting the hay considerably earlier than usual tonight. That may have to do with my limited food intake today, or the fact that most of my sustenance today was juice so my body’s probably starting to detox. Or it might just have to…
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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