Okay so last Monday I totally needed a boost, ya know? Saw that Virgo horoscope thing about boosting luck and decided, screw it, let’s try this astrology stuff properly for a week. Grabbed my beat-up laptop, cracked it open right after my third coffee – gotta be awake for cosmic energy, right? Went straight to that Virgo Weekly Horoscope page everyone talks about. Scrolled down past the usual “be meticulous” blah blah until I hit the Boost Luck Tips Here section.
The Weird Stuff They Said To Do
They laid it out like a recipe, almost:
- Organize One Small Space: Ugh. My spice rack was a disaster zone.
- Wear Green: Seriously? Found an old shirt in the back of the drawer.
- Crystal Thing: Suggested green stuff like aventurine. Used my weird green paperweight.
- Journal Good Stuff: Keep track of positive stuff? Sounds optimistic.
- Help Someone Small: Hold a door open, that sorta thing.
My Actual Week of Trying This
Monday: Went straight for the spice rack. Took everything out, banged it on the counter to knock loose the cumin glued to the bottom. Found like six expired jars. Threw them out, wiped the whole thing down. Felt weirdly okay after. Put on that green shirt – felt silly. Carried the green paperweight in my pocket all day, kept banging my leg on it. Accidentally complimented Janet on her new haircut when she walked in (that counts as positivity?).
Tuesday: Wore the green shirt again. Was actively looking for someone to help. Saw Phil struggling with the copier jam. Normally I’d walk right by, but… sigh. Stopped and helped him wrestle that stupid paper out. Took like ten minutes. Phil looked genuinely shocked. Weird. Wrote down “Helped Phil. Copier didn’t explode.” in the Notes app as my “good thing”.
Wednesday: Okay, the green paperweight was annoying me in my pocket. Left it on my desk next to the monitor instead. Kept glancing at it. Boss asked me to look over the Henderson report – usually a nightmare. Actually focused a bit more? Not sure. Wrote down “Henderson report didn’t suck as much.”
Thursday: Spice rack still looked good. Tiny win. Didn’t wear the green shirt. Found a green pen. Used it for notes. Seemed legit. Got stuck in the elevator with Susan. Awkward. Held the door open for her when we finally got out? That felt forced. Wrote “Didn’t panic in elevator.”
Friday: Full disclosure: forgot the whole “good thing” journaling until lunch. Looked back. Realized I actually had small positive things? Weird. Found a $5 bill under the couch cushion at home. My luck? Probably not, but nice. Didn’t do any big organizing, just tidied my junk drawer for like 5 minutes before I got bored.
Did Anything Magically Happen?
Honestly? No lottery win. No surprise promotion. Didn’t suddenly meet my soulmate.
- The Spice Rack Rule: Made my kitchen feel less chaotic for 2 seconds. Still an improvement.
The Green Thing: Maybe just remembering to look for positive stuff is the point? It shifted something tiny.
Mostly felt less grumpy by Friday. Maybe noticing the small okay things helped? Maybe it was the spice rack. Or maybe I just tricked myself into paying attention differently. Who knows? Either way, fridge shelf is next. Astrology says it helps next week… we’ll see.
