Well, this is a pretty apt card for today. I wasn't sure that I would be able to sit here and write my blog tonight, due to my computer having another near death experience this afternoon. Even though it had been working for most of the day, when I switched it back on this afternoon, it suddenly and unexpectedly plunged into darkness like before. It wouldn't turn on or operate properly for hours, but when it finally did, it behaved in the same way, shutting off with the screen going black. I was convinced that it was breathing it's very last breath.It seems to have been brought back to life again now though, so I guess it is a fighter. However, my computer's disappearing act did have an impact on my day. I was unexpectedly cut off from my work emails, this blog, and my first choice for resourcing, which I really needed to do. I wonder what I used to do before I spent so much time sitting at this machine. Maybe The Tower was intent on throwing me from my chair and suggesting that I go find out!
The card kind of did the job in the end, since I took myself down to the bottom of the garden and filled out the last couple of days in my paper blog. I keep a note of my draws in a large hardback Life-List journal, which I can reference quickly if I need to. Today could have been one of those days where it was needed, since I couldn't get online for a couple of hours. After I did that, I went for a short walk and spent this evening making basic felt animals for school on Monday. The idea is that we will hang some from a mobile that the kids will make.
Even though we still haven't heard back from our prospective buyer and her boyfriend, we had another viewer come to see our house today. He was a young and attractive soldier, who had sadly lost both of his legs and some of his fingers at war. He seemed to like the house but was not entirely sure that it would suit him, due to how small one of the bathrooms is. He said that he could probably have a lift put in for the stairs but the downstairs cloakroom might just be too awkward for him to negotiate alone. So we can add him to our list of possibles and maybes. I visited a spacious bungalow with my parents yesterday. It needed a lot of updating, but we were all pretty sold on it's size, garden, and location. For us to have a chance at getting it, someone is going to have to step up to the mark and put an offer in for our house pretty soon. Properties like that don't stay on the market for long, as we found out the last time.
Illustrations from The Hanson-Roberts Tarot by Mary Hanson-Roberts
Interesting day you had. I had a strange day too though thankfully no explosions. I'm relieved you aren't dying--I was a tad concerned when I saw your blog title, though I was pretty sure that was not the case.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find a buyer--pronto! Sending mojo your way. I realized that we have to put our selling plans on hold this year anyway because a.) it's too pricey to sell then buy again and our neighbor is not an easy one to sell a house in and b.) we really can't sell, even if it were possible, because Pele needs to get off the medication safely first before we make any major moves both literal or otherwise, so that's another 3-6 months from now...so grin and bear it is the name of the game here!
Your mobile project sounds adorable. I love it.
Hope you have a marvy day and your computer doesn't have any more Tower moments. :D
The tower is a card that I love so much. I think that a lot of people look at it in more of a negative light, but to me its about cleansing and freeing ones self. I always tell people when this card comes up that what they know as the truth will soon change... things are always changing, moving and even falling a part when this card comes. I think this is right on for me too. I hope your search goes well. I think that September will be a good month.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree about it being cleansing. And even though I have had some bad times with it in the past, the explosions (such as a long relationship ending) were needed. I was just holding back and holding myself prisoner.
ReplyDeleteThank you both for your kind words. I also hope September will be a good month!