Productivity

Every now and then, I get a burst of "productivity-itis," where I feel inspired to a greater or lesser degree to sort out my life. And since I have both Firefox on my computer and Google Play apps (on my Android) at my disposal, I figure there is just no bleepin' excuse for me to not get my life under control...rein in my procrastination tendencies and sort out all the things I want to do.

Because I'll admit it--I am part Pisces. (Born on the Pisces-Aries cusp, that is.) I admit that when I am overwhelmed, I get stressed. When I get stressed, I wanna escape someplace or into something that has nothing to do with what needs to be done. A lot of the time, it's TV and/or YouTube videos. Other times, it's my fan-fic, or something else that's caught my eyes and ears, especially if it's on Facebook.

But when my "productivity-itis" decides to come home to roost in my psyche, I get all pumped up--especially since I know there are helpful Android apps and Firefox extensions to help me build good productivity habits.

The thing I have to get past is this old "tape" of "you never stick to anything" or "you don't have enough 'stick-to-itiveness.'" This is a more or less "well-meaning" observation from good ol' Mom. Yes, she's telling the truth. I have had troubles sticking to things once I start. I do not know why this is, other than I'm an Aries, a cardinal sign: great for getting things going, but supposedly not so great at continuing projects.

Well, like the Sagittarius ascendant I have, I am going to play shaman a bit, and put on the mask of someone who can stick to things and see them through to completion. I am going to channel this month's Taurean energy, connect it with my Chiron in Taurus and break this spell of "she has no discipline" that's also gone hand in hand with the "stick-to-itiveness."

I just got the notion of pairing this with my Scorpio placement. Uranus in Scorpio. Transformation through Different Perspectives. Yes, this will be powerful energy to work with indeed! Very powerful alchemy!

But of course, the writer part of me--both Gemini and Libra--just couldn't help putting her oar in and say "You can blog about this!" My Virgo side says, "Keep track of the results of your experiments in a physical notebook--but make the notebook cheap." So I went and found a cheap composition book for a mere 99 cents at Goodwill. My Virgo self LOVES Goodwill.

Then BOTH my Taurus and Virgo sides are after me to monetize the blogging of my journey, results, etc, just so I'm not missing out on potential income streams.

But the way I see it, it's all good. Now...onto my quest for the productivity tools that will make my "toolbox" the best toolbox for me. :-)

Pax Felinum.
Kat ^.^