Alright folks, so I got this idea last December to put together a whole year’s worth of Virgo horoscope stuff for 2022. Sounded simple enough, right? Big mistake. Here’s how it actually went down.
Getting Started & The Big Plan
First, I grabbed my laptop and cracked open Excel. Figured I’d make a big spreadsheet, months across the top, dates and predictions down the side. Simple. I pulled up some old notes, dusted off my astrology books – mostly stuff about Virgo traits, you know, practical, detail-oriented, kinda hard on themselves sometimes. I was buzzing, thinking this would be super useful for people. Made a big pot of coffee. Classic me. Spilled some too. Obviously.
Digging Into the Details
Then I started filling in January. Easy. “Virgos, focus on your health this month!” I typed. Cool. February: “Watch finances carefully.” Fine. But then… March hit me. Mercury Retrograde periods? I double-checked dates for each retrograde in 2022, because it messes with Virgos big time (thanks, Mercury ruling Virgo). Had to find exact start and end times – down to the hour sometimes! It wasn’t just generic advice anymore. I needed specifics:
- Key challenges each month? (Like, was it mostly work stress? Family stuff? Self-doubt?)
- Major opportunities? (Career leap? Finance luck? Romance spark?)
- That critical Mercury Rx warning? (Highlighted in bold yellow!)
- Best dates for important stuff? (Like signing contracts or starting projects, based on planetary positions).
My nice simple spreadsheet exploded. Columns everywhere. Color-coded cells made it look like a toddler’s art project. My coffee went cold. That initial buzz? Long gone.
Hitting the Wall & Making It Real
By the time I got to August, it felt like pushing rocks uphill. Trying to make unique, practical advice for every single month? Brutal. Was September more about relationship reevaluation or career planning? Both? Neither? My head swam. I kept scribbling notes on scraps of paper, then losing them under the keyboard. Started muttering about planetary aspects under my breath. My partner asked if I was okay. I just stared blankly at the screen filled with dates and planetary symbols.
Finally finished the raw text draft. Looked like a madman’s manifesto. Needed structure, BADLY. Made a table format to at least look organized. Fiddled for ages just trying to get the dates and bullet points aligned properly for each month. Added those strong warnings and messy bullet points. Still looked rough as guts, but hey, at least it was readable.
What Actually Happened (The Cold Truth)
I slapped it up on my blog. Felt exhausted but kinda proud. Thought, “Okay, Virgos, here’s your roadmap!” People found it, which was nice. But let’s be totally honest here:
- Predicting a whole year? Pointless! Real life doesn’t read my spreadsheet. Did I predict the giant avocado shortage impacting everyone’s brunch plans? Nope. Did I see the insane global stuff happening? Not a chance. Virgos had their own totally wild rides, completely unrelated to my month-by-month breakdowns.
- Folks cherry-picked bits they liked (“Ooh, August says I’ll find love!”), ignored the tough warnings (“Pfft, Mercury retrograde, whatever”), and basically just did their own thing. Like everyone always does.
- The whole darn thing? It was just words. Nice words, maybe. Organized words. But just words. Reality laughs at horoscopes. Every. Single. Time. Kinda makes you wonder why we bother, doesn’t it?
So yeah, that was my big “2022 Virgo Monthly Forecast” project. Made a big detailed mess. Learned a lot about spreadsheet hell. Confirmed astrology is mostly just… nice stories. And drank way too much cold coffee.
