ITS NOT TIME TO GIVE UP - ITS TIME TO GET ON WITH IT......

PISCES HOLIDAY DECORATING

Your dreamy, romantic nature would love the dazzling effect of decorating your home in white this season. Start by lightly spraying your tree with snow, then add clear lights, white and silver ornaments, snowflakes and glass icicles. Use sprays of red berries as a counterpoint. Place white candles throughout the house, and position a pale, satiny cloth on your dining table. Red and pink poinsettias will add a stunning contrast

BORN ON THE AQUARIUS PISCES CUSP

Born on the Aquarius-Pisces Cusp
The Cusp of Sensitivity: A dreamy, compassionate place

Wondering what happens when your birth chart combines the energy of quirky Aquarius with dreamy Pisces? If you were born on the cusp of these two horoscopes signs, between about February 16 to 26, you were born on The Cusp of Sensitivity -- a compassionate and imaginative place.

Spiritual, artistic, peace-loving and friendly, Aquarius-Pisces cuspers are highly original people. This is the cusp most likely to be labeled “offbeat” or “eccentric,” and its citizens are stimulated by visionary ideas and new experiences. They are highly intellectual, however not so good with practical details and follow-through.

These cuspers may be social or shy, or they may be a peculiar mix of both. This is because pending time with others is a great stress relief, but at the same time they are so sensitive they often choose to hide out alone and escape into their imaginations instead.

Aquarius-Pisces is also arguably the most intuitive cusp placement, lending a naturally psychic and compassionate view of the world. Delving into spiritual matters and philosophical ideals is much more important to these folks than simply managing the details of day-to-day life. For this reason they may lose things, forget appointments, show up late or stand you up. But don’t be mad -- it’s only because they were too preoccupied thinking about how make the world a better place on a much deeper level.

DR SUESS, INSANE EBAYERS AND THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS REVELATIONS

Last night I learned a very valuable lesson. As some of you may know from my postings I am selling ebay to try to provide Christmas for my three children. My husband lost his job recently and unemployment claims have not been settled so suffice to say no money is to be had. Luckily I started ebaying earlier in the year and started buying gifts for the kids earlier in the year as well. Anyway, last night two things happened that caused major holiday stress. The first was I had a message from an insane ebayer, (who I suspect is actually a scammer), trying to get me to refund all her money while she still keeps the product I sent her. She carried on and on to the point of saying I ruined her Christmas! Next I got into the car when my husband picked me up from work and we discussed the possibility of his first unemployment check possibly coming before Christmas and I voiced my concerns on how we were possibly going to afford the "big gifts".
We got in an argument when he heard the cost of the additional items and tried to point out to me how impractical they really were. (Getting a Nintendo 3ds for each boy instead of 1 that they could share as they already have other game systems and getting a guitar for my daughter when she is already on grounding because she hasn't buckled down and turned in all her assignments this year, as it resulted in not good grades for her first quarter. So basically why pay extra money we don't have for an additional game system or musical instrument that really are impractical? I stormed off after arguing in the car, completely upset and sat down and thought about why I was upset. It was all because of my idea of what Christmas should be, rather than what it actually means and is. I have been upset because DH decorated the tree without my ribbon garland or choice of ornaments (the kids loved the tree, he made sure to put on their favorite character ornaments from their childhoods on the tree so who cares it isn't the designer tree I think it should be?) I was upset that DH stapled old fashioned rope tinsel around the doorways and walls - (so what it is fun and festive - who cares if it doesn't match the latest spread in a Christmas magazine?) I was upset because I thought DH was trying to ruin Christmas by suggesting we not buy them the impractical items and instead invest the money in things they needed like extra blue jeans, socks, new gloves and hats, new shoes etc. Things to get them through the cold Wisconsin winter! Yikes how dare he be so practical and ruin my idea of Christmas! Well I talked to my kids and guess what, my daughter just wanted to make sure she retained her cell phone rather than getting a guitar, my two boys were just fine sharing the one handheld and said it was very impractical of me to think they needed one each! They then were very happy about the additional warm clothes idea as they said, yes absolutely we noticed the need for these, our fall clothes aren't doing the trick now that the weather is getting so cold. Sigh....then I thought about the lady trying to scam me, all so she could make sure the "perfect Christmas" she had in mind was carried out. While I still asked that she return my items, I offered to send her a smaller ticket item that would go with her motif she was planning as a gift for her daughter and suggested where she should purchase the item brand new. Then I watched Frosty the Snowman with my youngest son and all the kids put in their vote of their favorite cookie that they wanted to bake this year! In conclusion, we put forth the version of the Christmas as we think it should be and wonder why we are let down and disappointed each year, well at the age of 45 years old I have finally learned the lesson Dr Suess explained so many years ago,
Maybe Christmas", he thought, "doesn't come from a store."
"Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!"
(The Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr Suess)