My Message from the Universe

This was my horoscope today:

Your horoscope for February 16, 2011

The time for planning and calculating is over, Megan. The time for taking aggressive action is now. If you don't have your armor ready, too bad. You will be thrust onto the battlefield with the rest of the troops even if you are in your underwear. The more you try to delay that which you know is inevitable, the more difficult a time you will have. Bite the bullet and charge full speed ahead with whatever armor you've got.

Thank you, Universe. I'll put on my big girl panties and get on with the business of making this move and stop crying like a baby.

Here's the thing. I firmly believe that these horoscopes are probably randomly computer generated. That doesn't make them any less helpful. The universe seems to get its message through either way.

Another move.

Yes, I said it. We're moving again. We listed our house on Saturday and begin to look at new houses this coming Saturday. We've been thinking about it since before Christmas, but it still is not feeling "real" to me.

You are probably wondering why. The answer to that is simple: money. Our house was reassessed last year and our taxes are outrageous. Taxes, combined with the mortgage we took out to pay debts and start Dragonfly is just too much to handle. While we have put a new roof on, installed a new heater and central air and new windows, we still have a ton of tree work to do and a kitchen to upgrade. It's too much.

In our favor, our mortgage is less than the house is worth so if we buy right we can greatly reduce our living expenses. Downsizing. Wouldn't you know I'd pick now to be trendy?

I've broken into tears many times over the last few weeks thinking about leaving the house I grew up in. I will miss it, but I'm coming to terms with it. We planned on staying here a few more years until Sean graduates from high school; it's not like we were planning on retiring here.

So where will we go? We'll stay in Pennsville, since Sean is still in school and Conor is going to SCC. We're looking for a place big enough to hold all of us, but not too big (downsizing, remember?). We are looking at a place on Saturday with a nice in-ground pool. The thought of the pool cheered us all up, something to replace the river that we can actually swim in. A place to entertain and sit and read books in the summer. I can live with that.