tiger+monkey=A bumpy ride...

ohh.
Year of the Tiger.

Too much change in such a short period of time.

I was afraid of this.

read along with me...

The Chinese Year of the Tiger will result in tremendous strokes of luck for the Monkey. Golden opportunities will appear out of the blue, and you need to be ready to seize them. You may get an opportunity to study abroad, stage a play, return to school or get a dream job. The sky is the limit in 2010. The one problem you will face is lack of time. You'll be so busy working, playing and creating that you'll have few opportunities to rest and relax. When you feel overwhelmed, ask friends to help you with chores and housework. They'll be happy to come to your assistance for a change.

Your family will undergo some radical changes, and you need to be prepared to assume the responsibilities of a sibling, spouse or parent who is called away on other business. A period of adjustment will ensue and a few arguments will break out. It takes time to break old habits and establish new routines. Be willing to rearrange rooms in order to accommodate your new lifestyle. "Out with the old and in with the new" should be every Monkey's motto in the Chinese Year of the Tiger.

Your work life will also experience seismic shifts. It's critical to maintain good relationships with your colleagues throughout 2010. Refuse to get drawn into office politics. By mid-year, the atmosphere may become so tense that your boss will be required to reorganize the entire team. You'll have some good suggestions for rearranging things, so warring parties won't have to deal with each other anymore.

LOVE

You need to be utterly scrupulous as far as your love life is concerned, dear Monkey. Scandals have a way of popping up during the Year of the Tiger. If you're tempted to stray from a committed relationship, either seek couples counseling or break things off altogether. Cheating will come back to haunt you. A flirtatious admirer who tries to tempt you away from your partner can't be trusted. Yes, it's flattering to get all of this attention, but in the end, you'll be glad you stayed away from this rogue.

Single Monkeys are better off focusing on their social life than pursuing romance, according to your Chinese compatibility horoscope. The Year of the Tiger could put a heartbreaker in your path. If you do happen to get swept off your feet by a silver-tongued devil, be prepared for a big shock. It may develop this admirer is juggling several relationships. Hold out until next year, when prospects for a steadfast lover will be better.

MONEY

Monkeys need to be careful about impulse purchases in the Chinese Year of the Metal Tiger. This isn't the best time to buy expensive status symbols and flashy clothes. The demands of your social life could put a serious dent in your savings, too. By putting yourself on a budget, you'll avoid the pitfalls many other Monkeys will experience in this frenetic year.

If you want to change jobs, plan to do so in the second half of the year, when your prospects will be strong. Limit your search to your current field; 2010 is not the time to switch industries. A job offer could require you to relocate. Although the idea of moving away from friends and family is upsetting, you will be glad you accepted this position. It looks as though you'll be able to make significant headway in your career. In addition, you'll meet some great new people who appreciate your unique outlook and talents.

I was afraid of this for so many many reasons...

sock puppets - real astrology

Aries Horoscope for week of December 31, 2009

One of my favorite landscape painters makes a livable wage from selling her art. She has had many gallery showings and has garnered much critical acclaim. That's the good news. The bad news is that she feels obligated to keep churning out more landscape paintings -- even when her muse nudges her to take a detour into, say, abstract expressionism or surrealistic portraits. Galleries don't want anything from her except the stuff that has made her semi-famous. "Sometimes I fantasize about creating a series of 'Sock Puppet Monkeys Playing Poker,'" she told me. If she were an Aries, I'd advise her to do what I think you should do in 2010: Listen to what your version of the sock puppet monkeys are urging you to do.

Your year ahead Aries...

Interesting.
This guy has been bang on in the past few years. Let's hope that he is right this time...


Aries Aries, Year Ahead 2010

Mars, for the first few months of 2010, will be in a sector of the sky that governs your ability to explore, to embark on adventure... and to take risks. As Mars prepares to move on, Jupiter enters Aries. That too, says something about success, opportunity and excitement. Compare and contrast all this with the mood of the world this time last year. This time last year, you were apprehensive, not just because of all you saw in the news, but because you had doubts about an important arrangement in your personal life. If we're honest, you expected things to be a lot worse than they turned out to be. That tells us something about expectation!

The cosmos, in 2010, wants to bring you a sense of deep satisfaction. To get that, you have to drop some of your aspirations and adjust some priorities. You've got more meaningful objectives to pursue. Following those dreams won't make you immune to challenge, difficulty or struggle. But it is going to make you determined to make more of your gifts and talents. You're aware of some of these. You're in denial of others.

You really do now need to turn around your whole idea about what you are capable of. Learn to make the most of being in a winning situation because bit by bit the changes that occur will put you in that position. Be ready for this. Expect it. Make the kind of choices that a person would make if they had a great deal of what they wanted and were likely to get a lot more of it. Be responsible. Be generous. Be kind. And above all else, be inspired. This really is going to be special and pleasing.

in/out

so in less than 12 hours, a new decade will be upon us.

We will be entering a whole new era.
I know that this will be the moment for me to become the "mover and shaker" that i'm meant to be.


Last night, 2am, i had a vision for a multi disciplinary art project.

3am, more ideas. Had to fumble around to find post it notes in the dark.

4am, got up and emptied my head. It felt good. So very good.

For once, i have a sense of purpose and direction. Lucid and aware, the fog has lifted just in time to ring in the new year.


Spent the weekend with E and mom in Vermont. It was truly lovely. We shopped until we almost dropped and feasted on taste bud quivering French cuisine. The drive back, in the dark, slippery roads and blowing snow, we laughed and sang, grooving to the bee gees. Our little family.

So to now shut down for the last night of 2009, the decade steeped in crap but at the same time graciously spotted with glorious glory, i wish you all a wonderful New Year's celebration, and may this new decade be filled with happiness, health and the "big break" we are all waiting for.

I know it's out there.

In with the new, out with the old!