Okay look, I saw this Virgo career horoscope thing floating around yesterday morning while I was wrestling with a truly awful cup of coffee and avoiding my overflowing inbox. Honestly? Usually, I’d scroll right past astrology stuff – feels kinda fluffy, you know? But this one caught my eye because “5 Steps” sounded manageable. Virgo me loves a checklist! So, fueled by bad coffee and mild desperation, I decided to run this little experiment for the whole day. Like, what’s the worst that could happen?
The Starting Point: Mess Central
My desk? Disaster zone. Seriously. Old reports, half-dead pens, sticky notes layered like geological strata. And my project list on the computer? A terrifying, scrolling nightmare. Stuff was piling up, feeling heavy. I needed something to break the cycle.
Step 1: The Brutal Purge
Grabbed the biggest trash can I could find. Started with the physical desk first – anything not immediately relevant for this week went. Old meeting notes? Trash. Broken charger? Trash. Random USB drive I haven’t touched since 2023? Trash bin, meet USB drive. Felt cathartic, scraping that layer of crust off my workspace. Then hit the desktop and email inbox. Deleted files I definitely didn’t need anymore. Unsubscribed from like 15 newsletters clogging my inbox daily. Instant relief, seriously. Just having clear physical and digital space made my brain feel less crowded.
Step 2: Sticky Note Goals & Asking the Scary Question
Next step said “Ask for clarity on your main goal.” Bit vague, right? So, I flipped it. Grabbed a pad of sticky notes. What are my actual core priorities right now? Wrote down the top 3 projects causing me the most anxiety. Stuck ‘em right above my newly clean monitor. Glaring at me. Then came the hard part. I had to actually ask my boss about the priority order for these beasts. Typed the email, deleted it twice, nearly chickened out, finally hit send with my eyes half-closed. Turns out? He actually appreciated the initiative to clarify. Who knew? Got a clear “Do Project X first, Y can wait.” Massive weight off.
Step 3: Tracking the Tiny Bits (Religiously)
This was the weird one for me: “Track small wins.” Felt kinda silly at first. But I grabbed a clean notebook – no fancy bullet journal crap, just a cheap lined pad. Made four columns: Time, Task, Feeling, Win? Every hour or so, or whenever I finished a chunk, I scribbled in it. “10am, replied to Sarah’s email re: budget, felt stressed but productive, WIN: cleared that off the plate.” “1pm, finished draft of Project X section, YES! Win.” By 3pm, even though the big project wasn’t done, seeing those little wins pile up felt weirdly powerful. Focus shifted from the huge mountain to the steps I was actually taking.
Step 4: Reassessing the Mess (Monthly)
The horoscope suggested making this a monthly ritual. Honestly, by end of day? My place felt functional. My mind felt less frantic. That “clarity” ask paid off in focus. So, yeah, I scribbled a reminder in my actual calendar – set it to repeat every full moon, just for kicks. “Check Virgo Steps. Clean desk. Ask the Q. Track wins.” Simple. Actionable. Gains are gains, even small ones. Definitely trying it again next month. Seems dumb, but sometimes you gotta try the fluffy stuff to see if it sticks. This? It stuck for me yesterday.
