What the actual hell do i do with four whole days off!?

I somehow ended up with four whole days off over the July 4th weekend. I know it seems that I would have plenty to do to keep me busy for a measly four days, or maybe I could just, oh I don't know, relax? But those of you who know me know that that just isn't in my repertoire.

So first I swept through my oddities craft room, the one no one dares enter. After removing enough collected garbage to handily fill half of our alley dumpster, I started playing escape games with my husband, and no, that doesn't mean he locks me in the house and leaves, he actually downloaded some pretty cool escape games to keep me entertained. Much like a toddler, I can be fairly taxing when I'm bored, so this was probably 25% fun 75% sanity control, but I'm hooked and now he'll have to buy more... I'm sure he's super psyched.

Another idea that I've been tossing around is learning to read tarot. After spending a hundred dollars on a very coveted deck that I found used in a shady corner of eBay... only to discover months later that the deck had been reissued, I feel obligated to use this deck for more than just a paperweight.

Me being me, I can't just read tarot, I have to add an element of snark and possibly a touch of torture, so I'm experimenting with harsh reality tarot.

So, let's start with a three card draw: 1 Situation, 2 Obstacle 3 Advice, because advice will be the most fun.

Here we go:

1 Situation: Ten of Pentacles; wealth, security, sometimes family or inheritance. So, let's say security. Due to forces seen and unseen, security seems to be a situation for a lot of people, myself included, so let's say that's my situation.

2 Obstacle: Strength; Strength of Character and Feeling, Gentle Persuasion. What I'm reading here is that my lack of persuasion is standing in the way of my security. So, maybe I need to be a bit more... well, insert several words that would pertain to my being more strongly persuasive.

3 Advice: Eight of Wands (reversed); May indicate a need to make a choice. Big surprise there, a card telling a libra that I have to make a choice.

So, here's my tough take on tarot. You're feeling insecure in one or more areas of your life, and for me, the easiest to confront would be the effects of aging. Yep, you're getting older... better than the alternative, so buck up. The persuasion aspect appears to be a lack of ability to convince yourself that everything that's happening is normal and the only person worried about it is you, nobody else sees it, nobody else cares. Advice? Make a choice. You choose whether you will whine about that little equatorial shift around your middle and the wrinkles that actually make you look like your mom (not a bad thing). or focus on the things that prove you've lived a long and actually pretty interesting life.

So, knock it off, feel happy that you're on the right side of the dirt after everything that could have buried you and enjoy the years you have left, don't be a whiney little bitch. You still walk, you still have a couple of functional brain cells to rub together, and your hair is fabulous! Go get 'em!

So there's tough tarot. What do you think? Should I pursue this? Would you be interested in a tough tarot reading? I'm not very good at it, but I could be with the Strength of Character and Feeling, and a little bit of You Need To Hear This. Let me know in the comments!

Sincerely Snarky,

Julie - Grand Pubaa