Mercury Shadow

Mercury - that little planet that effects communications in all types.  When he goes retrograde it means he is moving backwards in the sky.  It is said it will effect all forms of communications, contracts and negotiation.  Many things have to be reworked or redone or revisited during retrograde times.  Breakdowns and misunderstandings are the theme.
Now before you say this is all hokey - how often have you heard someone ask, "Is it a full moon or something?  Everyone seems to be acting crazy!"
It's not all bad news.  Mercury helps to boost creativity and encourages us to slow down. It's the perfect time for holidays and creative endeavors.
Now some RX if Mercury is effecting your chart big time....

1. Smudge - you could use sage, lavender/salt water to spray around your home (a pinch of salt, 8 drops of lavender oil and distilled water)
2. Burn yellow candles - they are said to bring clarity & intellegence
3. Meditate... Mercury is the messenger after all and will offer some terrific insights.
4. Relax and just be.  Give yourself & others space until it's over.  Hold off on any large decisions &/or conversations. 

Look at your chart to see where Mercury resides ... which house is it in?  This will offer some insight on how/where you will be effected.
Enjoy
Tam
xo
PS.  And just throwing this out there.  My Astrological Colouring Book which offers space for you to record special occasions and dates to remember.  It's adorable.


PPS.  Here's a link that offers even more info on this specific retrograde:   http://astrologyking.com/mercury-retrograde/

Getting the runaround

I seriously have to wonder how well Sophie, my White Russian, knows how to tell time? Every night she tucks me into bed.  Then minutes before the alarm goes off every morning she wakes me up.  Sometimes it's in a nice way, other times she pounces on my belly to announce her arrival.

We also have a Russian Blue named Bella.   This has been our challenging fur child.  She's not nice to Sophie; beats her up every chance she gets.  She hisses alot and smacks you when you don't do things her way.   She is getting better though and likes me more now than she has in the past.

They are both almost 8 years old and are starting to evolve into adult cat mode with new personality traits coming out weekly.

Bella's latest thing is needing to sit on the chair with me when I'm working on the computer.  The cats definitely run this house.  This morning (and many others in past) Bella gave me the run around.  First she wanted catnip, then more water, the food bowl wasn't full enough, then the window needed to be opened.  She must have carried on for over an hour until she finally settled in on the chair behind me where she is now.  Ah the life of a cat.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could have the superior service whenever we wanted anything?  LOL

Hope you don't get a week of the runaround at your house.  Then again, maybe we'd be fully bored if we didn't have anything to do?  

Enjoy,

Tam

PS.  Although we don't currently have a dog, I do love them.  As kids my brother and I had a dog named Snoopy (original name, right? LOL)  She was a Sheppard/Lab mix and one of the most beautiful souls.  I did the "I'm a Dog" colouring book some time ago. Here's one of the pictures of a from inside... I think it's such a cute bulldog:

PPS. Love dogs?  Go buy one!

One of those days

Have you ever had one of those days where everything feels like it's going wrong?  I had one of those on Monday.. well, the morning anyhow.  My bedside alarm wasn't set for daylight saving time which meant I woke up one hour late. And I received a text message which I thought was real, but turned out was a dream.  I spent that extra hour of sleep trying to figure out how to respond without rudeness or ego (which was a struggle to be honest).

Then into the kitchen where I grabbed a yogurt for breakfast and ended up dumping it all over the floor and inside the fridge.

My husband on the other hand got an additional day off and a promotion.

The day was spiraling out of control.  It took awhile but I realized a few things...

I decided I got to sleep in an hour later, was happy to check my phone and realize I did not receive said text message and I then had a clean kitchen floor and fridge.

On those days when life starts to spin out of control, sit with it.  And revise your expectation and your opinion of it.  I for one can say it made all of the difference!

In shifting the perspective,

Tammy

x

PS.  Enjoy horsing around!  Buy my colouring book - whether you are born in a Year of the Horse or simply love these gentle beings, this was created for you!  In gratitude

My Secret Amazing Delightful Life Colouring Book

This is seriously adorable!

Colour while you heal the body, clear the chakras and use the law of attraction to create the life you wish to live! This adult colouring book has journal spaces (with prompts), 23 affirmation colouring pages, 7 Chakra colouring pages (with suggested essential oils, gemstones and yoga poses) along with a few meditations created just for you! Go grab your markers, pens, pencil crayons or paints and your creative juices! Easy and fun healing designs were created for you to colour. Enjoy rediscovering your inner child while you create, heal the body and free the mind. Colouring is a proven stress reliever, can help you connect with a meditative mind set and boost your overall creativity.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1535121564/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_X2mJxb9E9B35T

Totem Animal time

Happy Birthday to all of those Cancer folks out there!

You are the Woodpecker of the Native American Zodiac for those born:

Jun. 21- July 21st.

He's so precious!  Woodpeckers are the most nuturing of all the signs.  They love to live in harmony with their enviornment.

And next up is Salmon birth totem time!  

Those who have the astrological sign of Leo are the Salmon folks.

Birth dates:  June 21-July 21st

The Salmon has lots of friends and are fantastic motivators!  They love to have purpose and goals.

Click on the covers to go and see the colouring books... they are truly adorable!

Whew

I have been a busy little bee this past month.  I've published an entire series of colouring books

The animal totems have been so much fun to do!  Go buy one - I'd appreciate the support!

I started this sequence in March and finished it before Mercury goes retrograde later this week.  I'm thinking of revising them though - of adding a Spirit Animal meditation into the final pages of each.

Wouldn't that be kewl?

Then again it brings to question ... will the work ever truly be done?
LOL

Have a fantastic week!
Love
Tam
x

PS.  If you are wanting to wait until they've been updated with meditations, hold off buying yours for a bit.  I'll leave a note here once it's completed!   Have fun