Your enthusiasm may be noticeable — even if you aren’t the excitable type — as the New Moon contacts Mars in your sign. But it will be a real challenge to maintain your forward motion as assertive Mars continues to slow down and turn retrograde next week. Take action now while you can, but remember to be patient if everything takes longer to manifest than expected.
Moi? Noticeable enthusiasm? Never! Goddness, I’m all about noticeable enthusiasm, even if it’s negative enthusiasm. Although, I’ve decided to start a practice I tried some time ago and forgot about. No complaints of any kind for 30 days. I did it well for about 5 and then relapsed so to speak. Day 1 again.
Since my landlord has informed me that I will not have a washing machine until “next Tuesday, or maybe Wednesday, we don’t know,” I had a decision to make last night. Go to the laundromat now or stay home and do something creative so that I have some works in progress (which is good since Yule is a comin) or do laundry. After days and days of removing physical clutter from my life, rearranging furniture, and otherwise working my butt off day and night, I opted for creation.
I got all the pieces together for one of The Beloved’s presents and one for my parents. After work I’m going to stop by Pacific Fabrics and get the fabrics I need for the peace dove wall hanging I’m making for my parents. I did have some fabric but realized I bought them while in a Samhain mood and my parents are more white, blue, and green people. More Beltaine than Samhain. So off I go. This gives me some hand work to do which always makes me happy. And while I suddenly feel like picking up the wheel of the year again, I need to restrain myself a bit because I’ve got lots to do.
I’ve decided to go to the laundromat early Sat. AM and while it’s drying go grocery shopping. Saturday afternoon is answering phones for AA intergroup, my one true service job. I’m looking forward to it. The Beloved is coming along.
Another decision I made was to return the furniture I got for the TV and storage. I’ve changed my mind about how I want to do this. Monday is a holiday so I might spend Sunday afternoon returning things and getting what I do want and Monday setting it up. With the 4 day Thanksgiving holiday coming up, I really want the house done so that I can play and concentrate on Yule.
Stitch Witch Cottage 
This is ambitious for a weekend! I had to laugh at little at going to the laundromat — I’ve been without a washer and dryer for a couple of weeks due to work being done on my basement and I’ve found I actually enjoy going to the laundromat. It’s like a little community — most people are regulars and know one another so they are chatting away about personal things — a very friendly atmosphere. Also, I found it is very meditative — I’m at a moment in life when I have to multi-task all the time and I can’t at the laundromat, so I get to spend an hour – between washing and drying – sitting and watching the clothes go round and round and round… Hope you had a good laundromat experience, too!
Carolyn (from Goddess in a Teapot)