So, this morning I grabbed my coffee and fired up my laptop like always. Saw Susan Miller’s Virgo monthly horoscope update popped up on my feed, figured why not dive in before work. Scrolled past all that Gemini and Leo stuff straight to the Virgo section – you know how it is when you wanna find your own sign.
Breaking Down Susan’s Key Points
The first thing that jumped out was her talk about Mercury retrograde messing with technology. She specifically warned about backing up files mid-month. I remembered last year when my external hard drive crashed during retrograde and lost three months of blog drafts – absolute nightmare. Grabbed my portable SSD right then and hit CTRL+S on everything important.
- Finance section said unexpected expenses might pop up after the 15th
- Relationship part suggested reconnecting with old colleagues
- Health bit emphasized stretching routines (my stiff shoulders agreed)
Putting It Into Action
Decided to tackle the finance tip first. Went through my banking app and set up that “rainy day fund” transfer I’d been postponing for ages. Moved $200 to savings immediately – felt weirdly satisfying.
Then dug out my old LinkedIn contacts. Found Maya from that marketing gig back in 2021. Sent her a “hey remember when we nailed that toothpaste campaign?” message. Turned out she’d just launched a startup needing content help – boom! Coffee meeting set for next Tuesday.
For the health thing? Stuck post-it notes on my monitor saying “STRETCH IDIOT”. Every time I got sucked into writing, that yellow reminder would glare at me. Started doing two-minute shoulder rolls every hour. Still feel like a dork doing it, but damn if my neck doesn’t hurt less.
How It Actually Played Out
Two weeks in – bam! My laptop charger fried itself. Normally I’d be scrambling, but Susan’s tech warning saved me. That backup I did? Transferred everything to my tablet inside 15 minutes.
True enough, my car needed surprise brake pads on the 18th. That $200 transfer covered half the bill. Still sucked paying, but not the panic attack it would’ve been last year. Funny how knowing potential crap’s coming makes it less stressful when it actually arrives.
Maya meeting went great by the way. Might be doing some part-time consulting for her. All cause I dragged up that ancient work connection like Susan suggested. Shows you never know where old contacts might lead.
The stretching? Honestly still forget sometimes. But catching myself more often now. Might actually buy that yoga mat gathering dust in my closet next week. Baby steps, right?
