From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

Magical Monday Rune(s) of the Week: Tiwaz: Tyr- the sky god: This rune represents honor, justice, leadership and authority, analysis, rationality, knowing where one's true strengths lie. It symbolizes willingness to self-sacrifice, victory and success in any competition or in legal matters.  Hagalaz: Hail:  The rune represents the wrath of nature, destructive, uncontrolled forces, especially the weather, or within the unconscious. Attributes include tempering, testing, trial, controlled crisis, leading to completion, inner harmony.  Tarot Card(s) of the week: Knight of Bows- Fox:  Determination leads you to success but sometimes at personal cost. Your life may change or enter a different path at any moment. Native wit and cleverness guide your steps toward fulfillment, as does your gift of anticipating the future.  Queen of Arrows-Swan: A state of separation may exist, bringing wit...

I can't believe how quickly this week has gone by. I have been working on getting together a retirement party for one of my co-workers, Mary. I'm glad that my bosses trust me to arrange these parties and such, but really? Every single one. A couple of weeks ago I was on vacation and when I got back they told me " We are having a potluck on Friday and you are arranging it." Oh, okay. So bizarre. Not that I don't appreciate the break from the same old same old. But it can be distracting and make real work hard to do too. Enough with complaining, the party is on Friday and I actually think things are coming together pretty well. I ordered the veggie trays and cheese trays, I have the card going around, the cake is ordered, I bought decorations, we have a plan for buying the gift on Friday...things are coming along. And since I can not resist a chance to craft I decided to create 3 scrapbook pages for guests to sign, as Mary is a scrapbooker. I'm happy with how t...