The 1st official day of Spring in the Southern hemisphere, but those of us in Sydney enjoying perfect weed cultivating conditions could be forgiven for thinking it actually is already here. Just gorgeous blue skies, with that very special Spring smell in the air.

As predicted, I didn’t get away with my Moon out of alignment argument at the gym today & had the workout from hell! My friend has been channelling Bob & Jillian way too much- if I didn’t love him I could seriously hurl the free weights at him- that is, if I had the energy to lift them by the time we were done .

Tomorrow is a different astro climate. By mid morning in Sydney the Moon will be moving out of step away from the chocolate territory and into lets talk about it mode…Gemini. Within the first few hours she will make supportive links to Jupiter (who needs a little help and faith right now) and Saturn in Libra (who doesn’t need any help at all!). When the Moon is in Gemini, it helps to talk through what is on your mind….so grab a coffee and a bestie and settle down for a real heart to heart…

Take one square of chocolate and hit repeat.

Not a whole lot of interest out there again tomorrow. The Moon is midway through Taurus and all the usual Taurus things are happening. The temptation to spend the day in bed in jammies watching movies, eating chocolates and doing not a whole lot springs to mind.

We know the Taurus Moon likes to take things slooooowly, and is more about comfort than speed. I may just use this excuse tomorrow morning at the gym when my 2nd Favourite Aries Male tries to push me past my comfort level (and that of my crappy achilles) on the treadmill “you know I really want to push it harder, but the Moon is in Taurus and with all of those lovely trines happening and Mars still in Libra, I really think I should sit down for a while…” Somehow I think I know what his response will be.

So, what else apart from eating and shopping and lolling around is the Taurus Moon good for? Gardening, of course, so if you don’t have to be in any office tomorrow, go get your hands dirty…in a nice, productive and green way. A Facebook friend commented that she is using the energy of the waning Taurus Moon to plant some spuds…sounds like a good use for the planetary energy to me!

I made it onto the Best Astrology Blogs- number 50! Thanks so much to everyone who reads my ramblings.

What a gorgeous weekend! I ventured into the garden on Saturday and very quickly ventured back out again. My husband tells me that I need to plan properly what I need to get done- which is his way of:

1. Putting off the work- he knows how rarely I am in touch with my inner Virgo & how reluctant I am regarding planning
2. Avoiding the work (he isn’t that keen on gardens)
3. Stopping me jumping into the deep end- which is impossible anyway because the pool is currently the colour the lawn should be, but isn’t
4. Keeping me occupied- he has visions of the last time I attacked the garden & he came home to me with a crook back after chopping down what he said was a tree, but I thought was just a troublesome bush.

Anyway, today was spent horse-riding up at Glenworth Valley, about an hour up the highway from our place towards the Central Coast. A glorious day, but I am suffering already .

On the Blogs

The blog was down for most of Thursday night and Friday as some low life attempted to hack into my site. Thankfully I have the worlds smartest provider and their efforts were thwarted. I was feeling sick and paranoid and wondering who could hate me that much (it was pretty cruddy stuff they were trying to do), but apparently I shouldn’t take it personally- unfortunately that is easier said than done for me. I have to now just hope that the law of karma comes back and blows up his server- or at least reports his IP address to the authorities.

It was just one more thing in what has been the crappiest Mercury Rx in memory- and Ms Sparkles, you have permission to say “I told you so”.

Aside from the Daily Planets (make sure you sign up to get yours in your email each day), also on the blog: 

• For Your Career & The Cosmos, Virgo at Work
• AskJo- The Virgo Files: Its Got To be perfect
• Perking Up Without the Perks, is a workplace piece that I posted here instead. Sort of a continuation to my motivation piece last week. Now, to practice what I preach J

What’s Happening Up There?

Not a whole lot for the next week or so…thankfully! Mercury stations direct in another 10 or so days and Venus moves into Scorpio a few days before that. Ho hum really…

Off to do the domestic diva Sunday night routine, so until next time

I have been thinking about bucket lists an awful lot lately. I don’t know whether that is because of the whole age thing (I still have problems saying the 4 prefix before my age & I am 3 years into it!) or whether it is because I am just in a hurry. One thing that has been on my bucket list since I was a young girl is to do one of those 5 day horse treks through somewhere like the Snowy Mountains. But given that my idea of camping is a 3 star hotel with average plumbing, I want to do one of those posh ones where you either stay in lodges with fires and baths and wine or those luxury campsites with fires and baths and wine.

Today I did a 2 hour trail ride through a beautiful valley in Sydney and seriously my knees and ankles are totally shot…and lets not even talk about the bum- and I have plenty of padding in that region! My husband (who didn’t ride!) helpfully suggested that perhaps I was too old and decrepid to be hanging onto that particular fantasy. Talk about getting the death stare!

I have Mars in Scorpio, so can stubbornly hang on to things when I want to…and the items in my bucket list are something that I guard pretty closely. I have this theory that once something comes out of the bucket list and onto the table, it can’t go in again…which is one of the reasons that I guard mine!

Speaking of hanging onto stuff, the Moon moves into Taurus around midnight tonight (Sydney time). Within a couple of hours the Moon will trine Pluto providing stimulation to your senses and an intensity to your emotions.  By early afternoon the Moon will have aligned with the Sun in fellow Earth sign, Virgo. A good day to feel good. The Taurus Moon is always good for feel good activities…and taste good activities…and retail therapy- but seriously just how many bottles of black nail polish does one girl need?

If you have the time, the money & the inclination, book a massage. If you have to go into the office, enjoy the vitality of the interaction. If like me, you feel like you have spent the last year in the saddle (yep, I am exaggerating for dramatic effect) and know that you will still get dragged off to the gym, step away from the chocolate and try and accept it with good grace- just stay away from the cycle.