Okay guys, so yesterday I pulled out my dusty old journals and decided to finally tackle this Virgo career planning thing for 2024. Got my coffee, spreadsheets, and that fancy astrology app my niece installed on my phone. Here’s exactly how it went down.
Step 1: Digging Out Last Year’s Hot Mess
First I dragged out my crumpled 2023 goals from the back of my planner. Ugh. Turns out I’d written “organize email inbox” like seventeen times – classic Virgo move right? Scratched through all those unfinished tasks with a red pen. Felt weirdly good to admit I totally bombed the “learn coding” goal after two Python YouTube tutorials.
Step 2: Planet Mapping Chaos
Hopped on that astrology app and poked around Mercury retro dates. Screenshot the messy calendar – three whole retrogrades in fire signs this year. Got paranoid about tech disasters and made three backup drives right then. Wrote “DO NOT BUY NEW TECH” in giant letters for April, July and November.
Step 3: Skills Audit Meltdown
This part got ugly. Made two lists: “Stuff I’m Weirdly Good At” and “Skills That Pay Bills.” Realized my talent for color-coding spreadsheets doesn’t actually convert to cash. Panic-drank more coffee. Cross-referenced with job postings I’d saved – turns out project management certification kept popping up. Signed up for a cheap Udemy course before I could overthink it.
Step 4: The Spreadsheet Monster
Created the nerdiest Excel doc ever born. Color-coded quarters with Mercury retro dates flashing red. Blocked “skill-building hours” every Tuesday/Thursday before work. Got way too specific – wrote “send networking email to Sarah re: coffee” for March 12th at 10AM. Virgo brain demanded twelve versions before I stopped tweaking fonts.
Step 5: Reality Check Freakout
Stared at the beautiful spreadsheet and realized it required waking up at 5:30 AM three days a week. Almost deleted everything. Compromised by scribbling “20 minute power-naps allowed” in purple highlighter across the schedule. Also wrote “NO GUILT DAYS” on the last Sunday of each month.
What Actually Worked
- Putting Mercury retro dates on physical calendar above my desk
- Scheduling concrete “quit work” alarms on my phone daily
- Breaking certification course into 15-minute daily chunks
- Asking my therapist friend to be my “overthinking blocker”
Woke up this morning and actually did the first 15-minute lesson instead of reorganizing my sock drawer. Small wins? We’ll see how long this lasts after Mercury goes rogue in April!
