Decided to whip up some horoscope predictions for July 1st today. Felt like sharing good vibes, y’know? Grabbed my coffee and plopped down at the kitchen table around 9 AM.

Step 1: Setting Up My Workspace

Cleared away yesterday’s ramen bowls first – gotta have a clean space! Flipped open my worn-out astrology journal where I scribble planet movements. Checked my phone for the current moon phase app. Waning crescent, okay, that means it’s reflection time.

Step 2: Research & Note Taking

Started scrolling through my favorite astronomy blogs – not the fancy ones, just regular folks like me tracking stars. Noticed three big things:

• Mars doing a weird dance in Gemini
• Jupiter being extra loud in Taurus
• That Mercury retrograde just ended (thank god)

Scribbled down bullet points like: “Gemini = communication drama? Taurus = money stuff?”. Dug through my old notes from last July 1st. Realized fire signs got super lucky that day – circled that twice.

Step 3: Writing Predictions Per Sign

Crunched each sign one by one. For Aries I wrote: “Stop rushing into meetings! Mars making you impulsive – breathe first.” Remembered Karen’s rambling from yesterday about her Aries husband crashing their car. Added that detail.

Got stuck on Cancer predictions. Moon’s acting funny today… Made myself walk to the window. Saw Mrs. Chen yelling at her roses across the street – boom! Wrote: “Water your plants AND your relationships today.”

Step 4: Formatting The Post

Opened the laptop, copied all my chicken scratch from the notebook. Put Taurus first since Jupiter’s dominating. Put warning labels in bold caps for Scorpio – saw they might pick fights over parking spots.

Final Check & Screwup

Almost forgot Libra! Cat jumped on my keyboard while proofreading. Had to rewrite Aquarius section twice because autocorrect changed “innovate” to “invade”. Posted it on my blog with a disclaimer: “Don’t sue me if Mercury backflips again!”

Total time: 3 hours. Spilled coffee on my moon phase notes. Worth it though – got an immediate text from my Leo neighbor asking if she should buy lottery tickets. Told her: “Just invest in snacks.”