Star Struck Style

In one month from today, I’ll be waking up in Vegas for the first time since last September.

I can’t stop thinking about my trip and how much I deserve to get away. I loathe the word “deserve” because I watch a lot of competitive reality shows where people on the brink of elimination use it incessantly. Nevertheless, I’ve worked hard to save up both my vacation time and the wad of cash I’ll be taking down to Sin City.

However, my work is not done. I had a rough week with the renovations in my house occurring during one of the busiest weeks of the year at work. I’ll be sure not to book any more home improvements in the middle of September again! I still have to go into work today, but that’s going to buy me a couple of half-days in the upcoming week. I also feel as if the weather is going to cooperate with me so that I can get a handle on all the jobs I need to do both inside and outside my house.

I’m happy that this is all happening on the heels of the Virgo new moon. While I have been especially critical of everyone around me over the past couple of days, I’ve mostly kept my feelings to myself and my nose to the grindstone so that I can just keep plugging along. I don’t need all their bullshit to distract me while I have so much to look forward to in the not-too-distant-future. When I board my plane to Vegas, I don’t want to have any loose ends that I haven’t tied up. I want to know that my yard is ready for winter to come and that my house isn’t a freaking mess. I want to know that I haven’t left a pile of work for my coworkers and that I won’t be coming back to a pile of work that I’ve left for myself.

So, I’m going to just keep pushing myself to attain that sort of perfectionism that we astrologers associate with Virgo. I’m also going to forgive myself if I don’t do everything perfectly because I’m a practical Capricorn who understands that “perfect is the enemy of good,” as the saying goes. If I can do that, I’ll be even more eager to tell myself that I “deserve” a week of rest and relaxation.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some work to do!