#july 30th needs to come quicker

[ledenews]

Wesbanco Arena Crew Prepping for The Basketball Tournament

If he has enough people power in place, Mark Stuckey swears he can get the “new” basketball court constructed inside Wesbanco Arena. Now, if Stuckey is guiding 12 employees, then maybe the process would be even quicker, but if there’s only six?  “All we use are human hands and a forklift,” the operations manager explained. “There are a total of 15 rows of sections of the court, and they are all numbered. Putting it all together isn’t a difficult thing to do, but it can take twice as long if you don’t have the people. “Once we start laying them out, it goes very quickly. Boom, boom, boom, row after row,” Stuckey said. “If we have enough teams of people, we can pretty much do the whole thing at once after we get the pieces out of the storage room. When the ice is down, we place the fiberglass flooring down and that takes about a half hour, and then the court goes down. But again, that’s only when the ice is down.” The ice was removed soon after the Nailers’ regular season was completed in early April, and this past weekend the main floor was set up for the Whiskey Myers concert that was attended by a little more than 3,000 fans. Now, Stuckey and his crew soon will need to build the decade-old court for the regional tourney in The Basketball Tournament. Overall, there is a 64-team field for the annual TBT with seven regional events and the finals scheduled for Philadelphia on August 2-3. In Wheeling, tickets are being sold for eight games, including the TBT quarterfinals between the winners of the West Virginia and Syracuse regionals. “When we have to put down the basketball court, it’s the biggest job we have as a crew,” Stuckey said. “And it doesn’t matter whether the new ice is down or not. It’s just like putting together a puzzle. Now, when we put the court down for The Basketball Tournament, it’ll be the first time we do that with the arena’s new concrete. “This new concrete has a texture to it and the old concrete didn’t. That means it’s going to be more difficult when it comes to sliding the pieces of the court,” he explained. “The next texture is there because when the old floor got wet, it was very, very slippery, so we’ll just have to make some changes with how we go about it.” The gree-trimmed basketball court was purchased a little more than 10 years ago after the arena's original court was damaged by flooding. UPDATE: Basketballs and Meatballs There are four games set for Wheeling on July 25th, two games for the 27th, one on the 29th, and a quarterfinal matchup is scheduled for July 30th at 4 p.m. Oh, and the Undo’s Italian Festival is scheduled along Water Street the very same weekend. Oh, by the way. “There’s a great conversation that taking place between the festival folks and the people at the TBT to make sure everything works the right way,” said Kelly Tucker, the executive director of Wesbanco Arena and the Capitol Theatre. “The dates were determined by ESPN so everyone is being very careful while planning so it all makes sense when the events are taking place. “It’s going to be a lot of people coming to downtown Wheeling, and that’s a good thing,” she said. “We have a great team at the arena and the festival has a great team, too, so it’s going to be a lot of fun.” Former college standouts are on the rosters for the TBT teams, and the winner-takes-all-prize is $1 million. Each of the four quarters is nine minutes in length, it takes six personal fouls for players to foul out, and there is no overtime because the TBT adopted the Elam Ending for all games. “The level of the basketball that will be played that weekend will be very high and from what I have seen from past years, we should expect a lot of new people coming to Wheeling,” the arena GM said. “The Best Virginia team is going to be the highlight for the locals, but the other teams will have their fans, too. We’ve been advised to expect as many as 5,000 fans for each of the eight games.” Read the full article

[gifted-burnout-archive]

Your Person

Requested?: Yep, I’m the machine that makes all of @gingeraleluke​ ‘s ideas come true! Tbh, I asked her for the ideas.

Word Count: 2.3K+

Author’s Note: Tissues suggested, and it’s ok that I release this because you have Jim smut and Jim happy fluff so this is allowed thank you very much.

Warning: bitter-sweet sad angsty fluff.

-- Jealousy is an ugly feature, but it’s one Y/N just couldn’t seem to wipe away. Of course, she hadn’t always been that way, she was beautiful once. Naive, sure, but beautiful nonetheless.

Her mother would have told her she was too young to be jaded, with too much life left in her to be sad or dejected. She would have told her not to put her faith in men, because men almost always tend to let you down, and as she lay in bed that night, she knew her mother would have laughed at her, said she told her so, because she was absolutely right.

It wasn’t the first time, either. Similar events had occurred in the past to lead her to the conclusion, it wasn’t just that night. No, she had a list of incidents that kept her awake, made her swing her legs over the side of the bed and walk into her kitchen to get away from the man who lay in her bed.

It wasn’t even his fault, she thought that was what hurt most. That it was simply a cruel twist of fate for her, and a lucky one for him. He was kind and smart and funny and sweet, she was quite convinced he wouldn’t hurt a fly. And he wouldn’t rip off the bandaid because they both knew it was a low blow, that it was going to hurt her like a bitch.

He was a light sleeper, he would be awake once he felt her gone from the bed, but with the time to spare and a need for some pain relief, Y/N rummaged through her cupboards and pulled out a bottle of Prosecco from a back shelf. She had been saving it for their anniversary next week, some fancy shit her grandparents had sent her for a birthday. She thought about pulling out a glass, but with a glance back at the room, a tear ran down her cheek and she decided on drinking from the bottle.

She passed the wall clock on her way to the couch: 3:24. She sat herself on the ledge of her window, the moonlight sparkling down on the city around her, the stars in the sky seemingly reflected by the dull shine of the street lamps. The snow was settling nicely, and with Thanksgiving just gone, the cold front wasn’t unexpected. She took a swig of the bottle, the cool alcohol fizzing in her throat and urging her to couch a little. She wasn’t a frequent drinker, but at this point, now was a better time than any.

She could hear shuffling in the room over, no doubt he had felt round the bed and found it empty. He was worried about her, no doubt, she usually slept like the dead, and would be out to look for her in a few moments. In response to this theory, she reached over to her bookshelf, just an arm’s stretch from the window, and pulled out a notebook from amongst the paperbacks and textbooks.

“Y/N?” A voice called from the other room, groggy from sleep but still soft, warm, inviting. In the dark apartment, it felt like he was bringing sunshine into the cold room. She wouldn’t notice, but she had goosebumps.

“In here.” She called back, careful to keep her voice steady. Last thing she needed to do was crack and lose her nerve; he would no doubt comfort and shower her in affection to make the problem go away.

His footsteps were heavy, his hair a mess from sleep, and he shuffled through the doorway from the bedroom into the living area with a silly grin on his face: he was confused by the bottle in her hand, but perhaps celebrations were in order.

“What’s the good news?” He chuckled, pushing himself off the doorframe and heading in her direction, pressing a kiss to her cheek as she took another swig.

She was building up the nerve. It would be so easy to lie, to fall back into the safety of it all and fall asleep beside him, but that wouldn’t work.

So she finally brought herself to look at her boyfriend, her Jim, and gesture from him to sit on the couch across from her.

“Shall I turn on the light?” Jim offered, a little worried now. Y/N wasn’t the quiet sort, at least not around him she wasn’t, and this behaviour was off in a major way.

She shook her head at his suggestion, knowing if he saw the tears rolling down her cheeks she wouldn’t do it.

She wouldn’t rip off the band aid.

“January 20th.” She began, taking a second to clear her throat and open up the notebook. She didn’t need it, she had the dates and actions memorised, but having it helped a little. “January 14th. During a coffee break, Jim made Pam laugh. When she shivered, he offered his sweater to her.” She read out, quickly sniffing and wiping her nose.

“Y/N, what is this?” Jim asked, but she held up a hand and he fell silent. He was too kind to interrupt: she was counting on that.

“February 14th. Asked if Valentine’s plans could be changed to include Pam. You agreed. The pair fell asleep together on your couch.” She continued. “March 30th. In the spirit of Easter, Jim let Pam paint his face as a bunny rabbit. He fed her chocolate as payment.” She voice had started to crack, and Jim went to get up and move beside her. She was quicker, standing up with her book and moving away, leaving the pair stood at opposite sides of the front room.

“Y/N…”

“June 3rd. Six month anniversary. Jim spent half the evening on the phone with Pam after an emergency occurred. You drove him to her house that night.

“July 6th. Funfair with Dunder Mifflin team, you watched him win her a teddy bear, they rode the Ferris wheel together.

“August 10th. Talking, pranks all day. Jim hugged her.” You were picking out highlights from a book full of accounts, and wiping away the tears as you read faster and faster, desperate to get it all out.

“Note to self: buy the green top Pam has, Jim seems to love it. He’s been looking at her all day. Pam is looking back.

“September 23rd. You spent more time on your double date with Jim, Pam and Fred with Fred. Jim and Pam left for karaoke. Note to self: work on confidence, Jim likes Pam’s confidence. You would never get up and sing like she does.” She was sobbing now, hyperventilating as she tried her hardest to read out the rest, not seeing that across the room Jim’s eyes were watering.

“Y/N, stop.”

“Halloween. They matched, by complete accident. Jim would dress up to match Pam. Note to self, look into Jim’s interest more. If you knew him better he would want to match with you.

“Thanksgiving. Jim invited Pam and office friends to a Friendsgiving. He spent the night with Pam.” Y/N finally stopped, looking up from the notebook so stained with tears the ink was running. She stood straight, stiff, her nose flaring as she tried to calm her emotions as Jim stood across the room with his eyes on the notebook. He couldn’t look away from it.

“You say her name in your sleep, do you know that?” She finally asked, and Jim’s eyes shot up, a hand coming to wipe the tears from his cheeks. “I don’t blame you, Jim, I understand. You… you were trying to move on. You didn’t mean to hurt me, I know you would never mean to do any of this but…”

“She’s my friend, Y/N.”

“You let her keep the sweater… The sweater I bought you, Jim. Your favourite.” She whispered, throwing the notebook down on the table in a burst of rage. “FUCK! Fuck, I’m sorry… I’m sorry…” the tears were hard to contain then, and Y/N quickly found herself crumpling to the floor, caught by a pair of strong arms before she hit something solid. Jim’s arms wrapped around her, his lips pressed to her hair as he took in Y/N’s scent: chocolate and apples and rain. She smelt like autumn, smelt like the changing leaves and hot coffee and walks in the frosty air.

“Baby, Y/N please…” he pleaded, lifting her chin and wiping the tears from her cheeks. “What can I do? What can I do to make you happy again?” He begged for an answer, anything that would help.

He loved her, of course he did, and had he known she was tearing herself apart over this…

“I need you to leave, Jim…” at first, Jim wasn’t sure he heard her right, Y/N’s voice was so quiet. But she wiped her eyes and broke the hug, pulling herself up to her feet. “I need you to leave, and find Pam. I need you to be with Pam, because she’s your person and I’m not going to get in the way of you finding your person.” Y/N explained through choked sobs and hiccups, grabbing the fizz bottle and taking another swig. “And before you say some nonsense about how I’ve got it all wrong, I’ve not. I know you lo-“ the word got stuck in her throat. “I love you Jim, but you’ll never be happy with me if she’s still around.”

“That’s not true!” Jim protested, taking one of her hands in his. “Look at me, Y/N, please…”

“You’ve never looked at me that way, Jim… You look at her like you love her.” Y/N raised her voice, surprising Jim enough to pull herself away. “Tell me honestly you stopped loving her!”

And there it was, the plea that left Jim frozen, left his speechless and guilt-ridden and sent tears down both of their cheeks. Because he couldn’t lie to Y/N like that, not about something so big: he loved her, yes, but it wasn’t what he felt for Pam, it never had been.

“I’m so sorry..” Was the first thing he could manage, and Y/N just nodded, her hypothesis proven true.

“We were good, Jim… But you and Pam? You’re better. And I can’t spend the rest of my life trying to be her for you.” Y/N stated simply, Jim just nodding in defeat. “I love you, I always will-“

“I love you too Y/N.”

“This isn’t anyone’s fault Jim, ok? You didn’t do anything wrong, Pam didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did I. But I’m someone else’s person, and I need to find them like you and Pam have found yours.”

Jim pulled her into a tight hug, Y/N’s arms wrapping around him and holding him just as tight. She breathed in deep, taking in the traces of his cologne and the smell of his clean cotton pyjamas, the hint of coffee that lingered around him, and Skittles: the ones that sat on Pam’s desk.

They stayed like that for a few minutes, grasping tight to one another, remembering the feeling of being each other’s arms.

“I’m going to go into the bathroom for five minutes, clean my face, pour the alcohol down the sink because it’s actually really bad.” Y/N started, the pair sharing a tearful laugh. “And when I come out, I want you gone. I can pack the last of things up for you, bring them into the office on Monday, and we leave it at that. Stay friends, but we both move on. Okay?” Y/N asked, the smile on her face faltering. She couldn’t believe she was doing it, ripping off the band aid, breaking her own heart so Jim wouldn’t have to.

“I love you so much…” Jim whispered, pulling her close and pressing his lips to hers one last time. It tasted salty from tears, but for a split second it felt like nothing was wrong, like they were each other’s people.

Y/N did as she said: she went to the bathroom and cleaned her face, poured the bottle of alcohol down the bathroom sink, and she waited until five minutes had passed. She emerged to find an empty apartment, a few lights left on in the bedroom where Jim had gotten dressed and left.

He kept his side, because a moment later she heard his car leaving the parking lot downstairs.

The silence was nice, the engulfing quiet eased the pain in her chest slightly, and Y/N wandered into his room to start emptying his drawer in her dresser, where he kept his essentials when at hers, only to find it empty.

At least he took a painful chore out of it for her.

She decided to strip and change the sheets, turn the mattress, light some candles, anything to get rid of Jim’s presence from her space. She checked her wardrobe, but he had cleared everything out… Almost.

On her vanity, amongst her bottles of perfume and makeup bags, a quarter-full bottle of Jim’s cologne sat, perched beside a note with her name on it.

She sat at her vanity, lifting the bottle to her nose and smelling the scent she had become accustomed to over that last year, then opened the note:

I hope you find your person. I love you, Jim xx

The alarm clock by her bed read 4.16. It had taken less than an hour to almost completely let go of Jim Halpert. She would keep the cologne, spray it from time to time, and when it ran out she would be able to throw it away without sadness in her heart.

Jealousy was ugly, but sacrifice was beautiful, and looking in the mirror in the lamp light of her bedroom, Y/N felt like herself for the first time in months.

And it felt better.

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Tagging some folks who might need a cry after the earlier smut:  @im-a-writer-right​ @professorkrasinski​ @bigdesi​ @gingeraleluke​ @random-thoughts-003​ @twink-jr​ @leahstypewriter​ @dxbriksx​

[princesshalfdemon]

so around this time of the year is what my dad and i call “early school physical season” since kids need physicals to go back to school, this is around the time all the parents who know it’s going to be much worse later on start getting their physicals done for their kids... but a lot of them do and we only have one single doctor, my dad, and this sets back our schedule pretty badly

and then we had a flu outbreak when it was starting. my dad had actually been done giving flu shots and actually ended up ordering more. and now we have a pandemic going on to boot, and i think some kids are getting normal flus still and we’re out of flu shots and we’re really not getting any more for real this time. school physical season (and the second REALLY bad one happens around july-august when parents realize “oh fuck my kid isn’t going to be able to go to school because i put this off for too long”) is already hard bc it takes a few extra minutes for my dad to fill out those forms and the exam is a tad bit longer than usual too, so this is already really rough times of the year for us, if profitable

all schools in Illinois closing until the 30th is both a blessing and a curse for us because this means sick kids can come in easier when they couldn’t before, on the other hand though while i DO think we’re going to immediately start seeing far less well childs bc parents (rightfully so all things considered) really don’t want their healthy kids to be around sick ones during all of this, there are probably still going to be parents who want their yearly checkups and school physicals done that we need to be conscious of being around sick people.

sick visits are usually quicker than physicals, but we also can’t test for coronavirus; only hospitals can do that. there’s a hospital literally five minutes from here, but the reality is that with hysteria the moment anyone feels even remotely sick they’re gonna want to come in; and if even one patient does get it the domino effect, bc a lot of these people live in the same complexes could get really bad for us

i’m really really hoping that parents wanting to hold off their yearly physicals until things settle down + kids having more time slots to come to the clinic if they’re sick means even with more appointments than usual we can work at a reasonable rate, but i’m still really concerned about our ability to be able to see patients on-time and especially with sick kids being around healthy kids (we’ve already removed all the toys from the waiting area bc we don’t want toys being coughed on by sick kids played with by healthy kids)

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Their ‘Chase Me’ promotions end still in April. After the stress of putting everything together and making sure everything was okay comes a silence way too known to these six girls. Things didn’t go as well as they had hoped but, this time, the silence doesn’t last as long.

It is still only the first of May when Kang Haneul struts inside the practice room with a pile of papers in his arms. “You better get any defeated look out of your faces. Katie Lee has eyes everywhere.” The coach hands the pile to the nearest girl before taking a more central spot. “I’m afraid she doesn’t accept failure too easily and as much as things are going, it was still a huge update from your debut. We’ll be using that to our advantage now. We have people’s attention.”

He points at the pile of papers and gesticulates for the girl to pass them around. “We’re aiming for July, now, a prime month for comebacks. It’s time to get back to practice.”

While only side-eyeing whatever the other companies are achieving with their own groups, KT expects their own girl group to achieve great highs and there won’t be rest until they do so. The files each girl receives contains the information for their very next comeback. This time, the girls will return to their day side to take full advantage of the coming seasons. There was nothing better than a bright song on a bright day.

Unlike before, the ladies of ECLIPSE will release their very first single-album. This will contain fewer songs, but will also allow for a quicker process and hopefully better overall results. The title song this time is called ‘Me Gustas Tu’ which follows the exact descriptions of what they’re aiming for while still using the strong characteristics that define ECLIPSE. The girls are expected to practice their lines for as long as it takes for them to know it like the back of their hand. This also includes Jennie who the coaches wish will be able to actively sing once the next promotions come. The line distributions to both the title track and it’s b-side ‘One’ can be found here.

While they’re working harder than ever but still in complete secrecy for, Minji is called out of the practice room two days later, on the 3rd, by their manager. Yeunhye’s expressions are as lovely as they’d be any other day. “We’ve received a call last month regarding you, but only now have we come to something concrete to give you.” A new stack of papers makes its way onto the girl’s arms. “Apparently someone was interested in the acting skills you’ve shown so far. They said they were interested in giving you a role, but you’ll need to audition first. Memorize some lines.”

Minji has been given the chance to audition for an upcoming web drama called ‘Game Development Girls’.

She was given one scene to learn from this video (4:30-5:40) and should work on it until May 15th when her audition will take place. They’ll also let her know the premise of the story as well as a bit on her character. Apart from that, she should prepare on her own and avoid sharing the news with anyone outside of her group member as it could damage her chances as well as the web drama itself. The results will be given on a later date as other people will be auditioning for the same role.

On May 25th the girls will finally be introduced to the choreography of their song which they’ll be taught diligently. At the start, Anna will jump over Minji while Blue slides down between the latter’s legs. On May 30th, they’ll all go together to their usual hair salon to get their hairstyles changed to what is listed below. They are not to reveal their new hairstyles to the public.

Anna: blonde, long (reference)

Blue: dark brown, long (reference)

Haseul: brown, long (reference)

Jennie: black, long (reference)

Minji: light brown, long (reference)

Suji: brown, long + bangs (reference)

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DAILY ASTROLOGY TODAY MONTHLY Astrology of Today – Tuesday, July 4, 2017

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The Moon is in Scorpio. The Moon is void from 9:34 PM forward (until tomorrow at 1:07 AM). The Moon is waxing and in its First Quarter Moon phase until 9:34 PM, after which the Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Gibbous phase. The First Quarter Moon occurred on June 30th, and a Full Moon will occur in Capricorn on July 9th. Venus enters Gemini today (Venus transits Gemini July 4-31). Times are EDT. Horoscopes Aries



Starting today and until the end of July, dear Aries, Venus is transiting your solar third house. With the goddess of love and harmony working its magic in your sector of communications, connections, and learning, you are expressing yourself with charm and grace. You’re also thoroughly enjoying learning, conversing, and connecting. You might receive positive publicity. It’s a good time to harmonize with relatives and acquaintances. Friendships might form through the phone, online, or places of learning. This cycle brings a more lively, connected, and sociable theme to your life, and since you’ve been quite insular recently, this can come as a breath of fresh air. While communications improve under this influence, a Mercury-Uranus aspect today can point to some temporary disconnects. There may be household tension and restlessness as family affairs, or the need to stick around the home, can clash with personal plans and your sense of independence. Once you’ve challenged yourself, you can take stock of what’s working in your life and talk through problems with others.

Taurus

Venus leaves your sign and enters your resources sector today, dear Taurus, and will influence your attitude towards money, income, valuables, and your self-esteem until July 31st. This is an excellent cycle under which to get comfortable and understand your needs better. You’re drawn to activities that soothe, comfort, and boost your confidence. Attracting the right resources can be easy and natural now. Whether you are single or coupled, you are less likely to change your situation at this time. Today, a Mercury-Uranus transit can be a little disorienting as it shakes up schedules and thought processes. There can be many ideas but little organization! Tension results from trying too hard to make order out of chaos. Watch for speaking too soon about a matter. Even so, something that is released now may lead to a relieving conversation.

Gemini



Venus enters your sign for an almost four-week stay, dear Gemini. In the past few weeks with Venus in your privacy sector, feelings may have been kept private or at bay. You’re now more noticeable — you stand out for your charm — and clearer about your feelings. You may feel that you’re beginning a new cycle in love. You’re more inclined to want to enjoy and pamper yourself from now and until the 31st. You are at your most attractive or appealing, and, generally speaking, the good vibes you give out to the world now you’re likely to receive back many times over. A Mercury-Uranus square today is a little disorienting, but out of a bit of chaos comes interesting ideas and more camaraderie. You may find that you’re clashing with a friend about an idea or core values before you get to a greater understanding of one another. Watch for overshooting and too-hasty speech. Look for the moments of inspiration.

Cancer

Venus moves into your privacy sector today, dear Cancer, and until the last day of July, you’re likely to review and reflect on your feelings, relationships, or relationship situation. This is a time for getting in touch with what’s best for you in the long run and for checking in with your deeper feelings about a matter — or a person! The introspection you do now can be very helpful by July 31st when Venus moves into your sign, and you feel refreshed and ready to turn over a whole new leaf in your romantic or social life. Benefits come from paying more attention to the hidden elements and patterns of your interactions. Today, a Mercury-Uranus transit can point to unexpected reactions to your communications, interruptions, and perhaps some changes to the schedule. This can be disruptive, but you might also decide to work with the energy and enjoy the element of surprise. If you’re impatient with current topics, look for a new subject that interests you rather than stirring up unnecessary conflicts. Resolutions to problems can be wonderful, however, and there is good energy for sharing your unique perspective. You may get the chance to promote or share something important to you.

Leo



Venus begins its transit of your friendship sector today, dear Leo, where it will visit until July 31st. Warmth, charm, and grace are themes in your social life and with networking activities during this cycle that gently enhances your appeal. Helpful people and possibly new friendships may enter your life now. You’re likely to enjoy your friends, connections, and causes more than usual, and you’re considering your happiness goals, wishes, and dreams more fully. It’s a hopeful, happy time. You tend to seek out people with whom you feel equal or unpressured. It’s a favorable cycle for joining a group, club, or team and for socializing with associates. Sharing your work, ideas, or expertise with others can be rewarding now as well. Humanitarian efforts can be especially rewarding and smooth-flowing. Today’s Mercury-Uranus square can point to disrupted plans or communications that stir things up. However, help can come from behind the scenes, or anonymously today, or it can be through a supportive conversation.

Virgo

Venus moves up to the top of your solar chart today, dear Virgo, and will influence your sector of career and reputation until July 31st. This can be a time for an improved reputation or social opportunities arising from professional dealings or business. Your personality can be your biggest selling point in your career or business and the major contributing factor to your success right now. It’s a good time for public relations and relationships with bosses, parents, or anyone else who oversees you in some way. Today, a Mercury-Uranus square can put the pressure on. Nervous energy can run high with this influence. The desire is there to break away from conventional methods, but resist doing so just to rebel or to do something different, as this can cause unnecessary friction. Once over the restless hump, you’re likely to find conversations refreshing, healing, and even heartwarming. Someone in your life may be more forthcoming with their feelings.

Libra



Venus enters your sector of spirit and adventure today, dear Libra, and will transit there until July 31st. This is a light cycle, although this can also be a time when you break free from a challenging situation. With a strong emphasis on your public life and obligations these days, this new cycle can come as a breath of fresh air. It’s a generally more outgoing, spirited, and adventurous time. Other activities that tend to fare well now are promotional, publishing, or related to travel and higher education. As well, Venus is now in harmony with your sign until the last day of the month, and this enhances your charm and personal appeal. Loving feelings flow more smoothly. Your innate love of learning blossoms. With a Mercury-Uranus square occurring today, the pace around you could feel too quick — you aren’t always feeling in step with those around you. Draw upon flexibility as much as possible. Disagreements can be irritating, but they may get you thinking in new ways.

Scorpio



Venus begins its transit of your intimacy sector today, dear Scorpio, and will continue its transit there until the 31st. It’s a mostly easy transit for you, although it’s not the most straightforward one for love and affection. This cycle favors a focus on the more intricate or complex side of your relationships or finances. You approach the trickier gray areas of life with more grace, charm, and understanding. This is a good period for finding support or backing from others, emotional and financial. Today’s Mercury-Uranus square requires some flexibility and commitment to enjoying a quicker pace or surprise elements and disorganization. If you resist this, then it can be quite tense. This is an inspiring time if you enjoy throwing ideas into a ring without committing to them and are content with the details of your plan not yet fully conceived. It may be difficult to get a word (or thought) in edgewise, but once past this, you can very well arrive at a new perspective on a creative project, romance, or educational interest.

Sagittarius



Venus enters your partnership sector today and will transit this area of your solar chart until the end of the month, dear Sagittarius. This is a strong cycle for attracting and improving close relationships, especially of a one-on-one nature. You tend to draw in people who are helpful or kind, and you seek out company during this almost four-week cycle. This can be a favorable period for counseling, legal matters, partnerships, and negotiations. You tend to harmonize with others, or you seek a person who complements you well now. A Mercury-Uranus conflict today can point to some clashes of opinion or tension related to upturned schedules or unreliability. This isn’t anything you can’t handle, and, in fact, useful ideas can result. Interesting conversations may also be a by-product and detours from the routine can inspire a new line of thinking that works in your favor.

Capricorn



Venus enters your sector of work and health, dear Capricorn, and will stay there through the end of July. This is a strong cycle in which to bring more harmony to your daily life, including your working environment, or to derive more enjoyment of daily routines, work, service, and self-care. There may be social opportunities arising through the pursuit of health or work goals in the coming weeks. Work and charm tie together well in some way during this cycle, and this can mean attractions on the job or improved social relations in the work environment. It may also be that your job improves as you add more personality and warmth to what you’re doing or you receive excellent feedback for your efforts. With a Mercury-Uranus square today, you may be looking for a little more mental stimulation or excitement than usual. Someone’s ideas may seem a bit too far out, or you might become frustrated with disorganized instructions or unnecessary distractions. Aim to enjoy the randomness of this energy rather than worrying too much on how things will resolve. An insightful conversation or a new insight into a relationship can emerge if you do. Avoid judgments and expectations for fabulous results.

Aquarius



Venus moves into harmony with your sign now and until the end of the month, dear Aquarius. This transit is particularly good for your powers of attraction in terms of bringing desired things to you magnetically. This is not necessarily a time for chasing your heart’s desire but for drawing in what you want. This cycle is a fun and playful one overall, and it’s helpful for bringing more balance into your life with both the Sun and Mars in a more practical, work-oriented area of your chart. You are now more willing to take some personal risks — with your heart, your personality, and your creative talents. You might enjoy happy events related to your children, romance, or recreational pastimes. A Mercury-Uranus transit active today can point to some nervous energy. If you can tune into its rather random, eccentric theme and enjoy its surprise elements, you’ll be in good shape. Avoid overthinking things. Look for a way to make the most of what you have or own, whether this is a latent talent, knowledge, or a material thing.

Pisces



Venus begins its transit of your solar fourth house today, dear Pisces, and will influence this part of your chart until the last day of July. This is a time for seeking out more security and familiarity as well as enjoying more harmony in your home life. You’re more cautious than usual when it comes to pursuing pleasure, spending money, and expressing your affections during this cycle. You get the chance to strengthen and improve family relationships. You are also building a better relationship with yourself, and some self-nurturing and pampering can help this process along. Make a point of spending more quality time with those closest to your heart. Today, there are some wild cards to deal with, which can be fun and exciting or disruptive, depending on how you react! In fact, good energy is with you for thinking creatively and enjoying different perspectives. You tend to go your own way when it comes to ideas these days, and if it stirs up a bit of controversy, so be it!

*Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign and know your birth time, you can look it up here.

If Your Birthday is July 4th, If Today is Your Birthday full horoscope here.

Astrology of Today – The Details: If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts (for the astrology of the week, see This Week in Astrology):







Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 0:00 am Event: Moon in Scorpio Description: The Moon in Scorpio Contemplate the deeper things in life. Avoid unnecessary conflict, but if it’s going to improve your life, go ahead and make waves. Tune in to your intuition. This is a good time for investigations, looking into a matter further, doing research, connecting to others with a shared passion, solving a mystery, and devising a strategy. When the Moon in Scorpio is strained, we may take our passions too far.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 9:34 pm Event: Moon goes void of course

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 1:28 am Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Plu Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Pluto This can be a good time for getting loans, for taking care of business, and for dealing with money matters. It’s also good for getting in touch with feelings and managing them effectively. There can be a boost to our intimate life, creative impulses, and self-understanding. Events occurring now might involve some kind of karmic repayment or benefit. We could discover new information, hidden information, or a lost item. This is a time for recycling – seeing new uses for old items. True feelings come to the surface.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 3:57 am Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Mar Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Mars We are more courageous and able to take the lead. We are in tune with our natural desires and instincts. We express our feelings honestly. We are independent, resourceful, and brave.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 7:45 am Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cpl Nod Description: Transiting Moon ContraParallel Transiting North Node

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 1:09 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Ves Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Vesta We can be a little stiff with our emotions, and we can be distracted from our work or focus. There can be difficulty expressing tenderness, concern, or care.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 3:13 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Nod Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting North Node This is the trigger for out with the old and in with the new. We could feel at odds with others on an emotional level. Public relations are not as favorable now. Plans could need reworking. We could feel temporarily out of the loop.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 3:39 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Jun Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Juno There may be clinging or controlling behavior if we are driven by our fears. Hypersensitivity and moodiness are possible. Tread lightly with tricky emotional issues.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 8:29 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Cer Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Ceres

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 9:27 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Ura Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Uranus There can be vague insecurity stimulated now, as we feel a little out of control faced with unpredictable events or feelings. There may be a conflict between a desire for familiarity and comfort, and the need for a change or excitement.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 9:34 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Mer Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Mercury Ideas flow freely. We express feelings with clarity and thoughts with sensitivity. An excellent time for cooperative projects. A good time for taking tests, writing, promoting, public speaking, and studying. We are alert, observant, and our memory is good.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 9:34 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Sun Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting Sun What we feel and what we think we should do can be at odds with one another temporarily. There can be discontent or indecisiveness. We could be feeling out of sorts. Tensions will pass.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 10:49 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Chi Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Chiron There can be new or easy understanding of our feelings and impressions now. We have a greater understanding of, or compassion for, others’ plights. We are more emotionally present and involved. Synchronicity is a feature of our daily life right now. Tune in and enjoy the spiritual signposts.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 11:27 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Jup Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Jupiter Self-indulgence is more likely now. We’re not as inclined to consider the consequences of over-eating, over-drinking, or overdoing in general. We may be acting in a haughty manner.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 8:51 pm Event: Tr-Tr Mer Sqr Ura Description: Transiting Mercury Square Transiting Uranus Original ideas but perhaps too radical or disorganized, or perceived as such. There can be mental or nervous tension experienced now. Mistakes can be made due to impatience. We may be nervous, frustrated, or excitable, and nervous tension can bring about poor, sudden decisions. We could leave projects unfinished, or could be dealing with unreliability and unexpected schedule changes.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 0:28 am Event: Tr-Tr Ven Sqq Jup Description: Transiting Venus SesquiSquare Transiting Jupiter We are easily distracted, craving pleasure or leisure. We may be overdoing things, overselling ourselves, or overstating our affections.

Date & Time: Jul 4 2017 8:11 pm Event: Tr-Na Ven Cnj Gem Description: Transiting Venus Entering Gemini Bonding on mental levels. Fickleness. Sociability.

Strong Signs, Elements, Modes CANCER STRONG Nurturing, protective, tenacious, emotional sensitive, watery, strong roots. Can be overly protective, unwilling to let go, timid, reclusive. SCORPIO STRONG Intense, magnetic, penetrating perception, power to confront. Can be destructive, vengeful, jealous, overly dramatic.

BALANCE OF ELEMENTS

FIRE WEAK We are not very goal-oriented right now, or motivation to pursue our goals may be waning/lacking. Changes feel overwhelming. Enthusiasm may be low, we argue less, and we think more than we take action. AIR WEAK We may have a difficult time being objective or detached. We may not be especially communicative. WATER STRONG We are more compassionate, emotional, and intuitive than usual, and we may react emotionally to situations, possibly at the expense of logic or practicality.

BALANCE OF MODES

CARDINAL STRONG We are ready to take action and to take on challenges, and can become frustrated with stagnant conditions. MUTABLE WEAK We can have a hard time adapting to changes and to others’ agendas.

LUNAR PHASE: FIRST QUARTER Moon from 90 to 135 degrees ahead of the Sun. We are motivated to take action, perhaps due to a clash, conflict, or stress, as we are more aware of problems and differences now. Plans are beginning to take off or turn a corner. We should watch for pushing too hard.

The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EDT) on July 4th: Note that when an aspect is applying, it has not yet happened but is within orb – it’s pending. When an aspect is separating, it has already happened/perfected and is moving away from the aspect. Depending on the speed of the planet/body involved, the aspect will have perfected–or will perfect–in a matter of hours (often the case with the Moon), days, months, and possibly years in the case of the very slow-moving outer planets and bodies.

Note that the Moon moves at a rate of approximately one degree every 2 hours, so that if an aspect involving the Moon is applying and has an orb of 5 degrees, the aspect will perfect (be exact) in about 10 hours. If the Moon is separating from an aspect with an orb of 2 degrees, it has already formed said aspect approximately 4 hours ago (since the following are positions at noon today, then it would have occurred at about 8 AM today).

**I suggest paying close attention to applying  aspects. The energy of the aspect builds as it gets closer to exact. Once an aspect involving inner planets has happened, it’s over.  Separating aspects are good to know for context, but in terms of energy that is with us today, applying aspects are most important. (This is the case for daily astrology influences involving inner planets, which pass quickly, and not natal astrology aspects, which are with us for a lifetime).

THE MOON

THE MOON IN SCORPIO You have an emotional intensity, and a strong need for drama. Under stress you will create drama and intensity in your life. You may have been born at a time when your mother experienced a crisis, or your birth may have been traumatic. Your mother may have been possessive and intense.

24TH DEGREE OF SCORPIO Part of Body: Nasal septum Sabian Symbol: Crowds coming down the mountain to listen to one man.

ASPECTS OF THE MOON TRINE MERCURY Orb 3°59′ Applying Our hearts or emotional needs and our minds seem to be cooperating, and we are able to communicate effectively. It’s a good time for publicity, marketing, writing, and studying.

OPPOSITION VENUS Orb 6°07′ Applying We may be attempting to please others and ignoring our own needs, or tending to our own needs and alienating others. We can be feeling needy, looking for love or attention outside of ourselves. Indulgence, dissatisfaction.

TRINE MARS Orb 3°46′ Separating Feelings and desires seem to be in sync, making this a good time to take purposeful action. Healthy competition, resourcefulness, courage.

TRINE CHIRON Orb 5°21′ Applying There can be new or easy understanding of our feelings and impressions now. We have a greater understanding of, or compassion for, others’ problems. We are more emotionally present and involved.

THE SUN

THE SUN IN CANCER Our attention is turned to our nest – our families, homes, and anything that makes us feel at home, safe, and secure. We take more pride in these things. We are more inclined to nurture and take care of our loved ones and our pet projects.

13TH DEGREE OF CANCER Part of Body: Lesser curvature of stomach Sabian Symbol: One hand slightly flexed with a very prominent thumb.

ASPECTS OF THE SUN CONJUNCTION MARS Orb 6°51′ Applying We are more direct, spontaneous, and impulsive now, but can also be too self-focused and impatient.

SQUARE JUPITER Orb 1°16′ Applying There can be exaggerated good moods or a tendency to go over the top now. Clashes of ego can occur.

TRINE NEPTUNE Orb 1°18′ Applying We are able to see matters, and people, from a perspective that allows for, and finds beauty in, differences. We may be recognizing our more charitable, altruistic, and compassionate urges.

OPPOSITION PLUTO Orb 5°24′ Applying We may be struggling with issues of power and competition. There can be a feeling that external circumstances are undermining our own feeling of powerfulness. Through our encounters and reactions, we may be able to get in touch with our internal motivations.

MERCURY

MERCURY IN CANCER You place importance on communication within the family. Information about your family and its background is also important to you. For instance you may like to collect family photos or study family history. You look after yourself and others by communicating emotional issues.

28TH DEGREE OF CANCER Part of Body: Cartilage of ribs Sabian Symbol: Indian girl introduces college boy-friend to her tribe.

ASPECTS OF MERCURY SEXTILE VENUS Orb 2°08′ Applying We are sociable, making connections, dipllomatic, and ready to negotiate. Expressions of affection or clarifications of feelings.

SQUARE URANUS Orb 0°41′ Applying Original ideas but perhaps too radical or disorganized, or perceived as such. There can be mental or nervous tension experienced now. Mistakes can be made due to impatience.

TRINE CHIRON Orb 1°22′ Applying We can be more understanding and sympathetic to others now, particularly when it comes to sensitivity with what or how we communicate. We might talk or learn about healing methods.

VENUS

VENUS IN TAURUS For you romance and reliability go hand in hand. You approach relationships slowly and steadily, looking for someone who will prove solid and secure. You enjoy sensuality, and are reliable with finances.

30TH DEGREE OF TAURUS Part of Body: Trapezius muscle Sabian Symbol: A peacock parading on an ancient lawn.

ASPECTS OF VENUS SEXTILE CHIRON Orb 0°45′ Separating You are a caring and loving partner. You understand your partner’s struggles.

MARS

MARS IN CANCER We are less likely to move straightforwardly towards our desires now. Our emotional moods especially affect the pursuit of our goals. We are a little more cautious and conservative under this influence, but we will fight for, about, or on behalf of those people and things that are dearest to our heart.

20TH DEGREE OF CANCER Part of Body: Superior pancreatico-duodenal artery Sabian Symbol: Gondoliers in a serenade.

ASPECTS OF MARS TRINE NEPTUNE Orb 5°33′ Separating Inspiration might be found now, and our intuition is strong. There can be letting go of anger, or a softening of the disposition. Creative arts, particularly physical ones, are favored.

OPPOSITION PLUTO Orb 1°27′ Separating We may be looking for the upper hand and resisting others’ control. Resentments come to the surface. Competitive feelings.

JUPITER

JUPITER IN LIBRA You have a strong concern for justice. You are a diplomatic teacher, and express your spiritual values in your relationships.

15TH DEGREE OF LIBRA Part of Body: Right inguinal lymph nodes Sabian Symbol: Circular paths.

ASPECTS OF JUPITER QUINCUNX NEPTUNE Orb 0°02′ Applying You feel a call to serve others perhaps through a profession or through religion. You will need to learn what is reasonable to do for others, and what is over stepping the boundary of your responsibility.

SQUARE PLUTO Orb 4°07′ Applying You will need to learn to have confidence in yourself even when life deals you a few blows. You range from over confident to completely lacking in confidence. The truth lies somewhere in between.

SATURN

SATURN IN SAGITTARIUS Saturn in Sagittarius asks us to take on the responsibility of living according to our personal truths and principles — and to be loyal to these. This is a time for turning a critical eye to those beliefs and principles that don’t accurately reflect our authentic selves. (December 23, 2014, to June 14, 2015, then September 17, 2015, to December 20, 2017)

24TH DEGREE OF SAGITTARIUS Part of Body: Popliteal fossa Sabian Symbol: A bluebird standing at the door of the house.

ASPECTS OF SATURN TRINE URANUS Orb 4°57′ Separating You have a talent for investigation. You look at new ideas and are able then to put them into action. In business you achieve much in your own independent way.

URANUS

URANUS IN ARIES The urge to start fresh, to break free from restrictive attitudes or circumstances, to totally redesign an area of our lives (or even our personalities), and to gain freedom through independence is strong during this cycle. (May 27, 2010, to August 13, 2010, then March 11th, 2011, to May 15, 2018, then November 6, 2018, to March 6, 2019).

29TH DEGREE OF ARIES Part of Body: Auditory canal Sabian Symbol: A celestial choir singing.

NEPTUNE

NEPTUNE IN PISCES A long-term influence in which fantasy, imagination, compassion, and spirituality are in stronger focus. (April 4, 2011, to August 4, 2011, then February 3, 2012, to March 30, 2025, then October 22, 2025, to January 26, 2026)

15TH DEGREE OF PISCES Part of Body: Left cutaneous veins Sabian Symbol: An officer preparing to drill his men.

PLUTO

PLUTO IN CAPRICORN Tests of our boundaries; breaking down and rebuilding structures and rules. (From January 25, 2008, to June 14, 2008, then November 26, 2008, to March 23, 2023, then June 11, 2023, to January 20, 2024, then September 1, 2024, to November 19, 2024).

19TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN Part of Body: Ligaments of left knee Sabian Symbol: A child of about five with a huge shopping bag.

Chiron, Major Asteroids, and Moon’s Nodes: in Sign and in Aspect CHIRON

CHIRON IN PISCES

Strong awareness of our own vulnerabilities and humanity stimulates compassion for others. (April 20 to July 20, 2010, then February 8, 2011, to April 17, 2018, then September 25, 2018, to February 18, 2019).

29TH DEGREE OF PISCES Part of Body: Toenails of right foot Sabian Symbol: A prism.

VESTA

VESTA IN LEO You work most creatively when left to your own devices. You feel pride in your work and can be inspired by romance and fun. Play and work are closely linked for you.

25TH DEGREE OF LEO Part of Body: Pericardium Sabian Symbol: A large camel crossing the desert.

PALLAS

PALLAS IN TAURUS You have the ability to see the beauty in nature and the arts. You have much common sense and wisdom. You may become involved in either healing with your hands, or healing the earth through environmental movements.

3RD DEGREE OF TAURUS Part of Body: Pharynx – oral part Sabian Symbol: Steps up to a lawn blooming with clover.

JUNO

JUNO IN CAPRICORN You want a partner who you can respect, and who respects you. You seek long-term commitment and may marry later in life.

11TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN Part of Body: Left cruciate ligaments Sabian Symbol: Pheasants display their brilliant colors on a vast lawn.

CERES

CERES IN GEMINI You like those close to you to share their feelings and thoughts and to listen to you. You share information with your loved ones to show them you care. You will suffer when others refuse to talk.

28TH DEGREE OF GEMINI Part of Body: Metacarpal bones Sabian Symbol: Bankruptcy granted to him, a man leaves the court.

THE NORTH NODE

THE NORTH NODE IN LEO This a quest to develop your inner strength. You may find that you experience times of loneliness. These times are part of your lesson to forge your own creative life in order to give generously to the world.

26TH DEGREE OF LEO Part of Body: Myocardium Sabian Symbol: As light breaks through the clouds, a perfect rainbow forms.

THE SOUTH NODE

THE SOUTH NODE IN AQUARIUS This a quest to develop your inner strength. You may find that you experience times of loneliness. These times are part of your lesson to forge your own creative life in order to give generously to the world.

26TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS Part of Body: Right fibula Sabian Symbol: A hydrometer.

*** CONJUNCTIONS TO SELECT FIXED STARS ***

Transits Jul 4, 2017 – Event Chart

Aspects to Ven 29°Ta37 +17°31′ Cnj 00°Ge13 ALCYONE Mystical but judgmental.

Aspects to Mar 19°Cn43 +23°00′ Cnj 20°Cn28 CASTOR To write or create.

Aspects to Sat 23°Sg07 -21°56′ Cnj 22°Sg41 RAS ALHAGUE The desire to heal a wound.

Aspects to Chi 28°Pi51 +03°08′ Cnj 29°Pi37 SCHEAT To be a thinker or intellect



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March Astro Report

The old adage is correct, March is coming in like a lion and out like a lamb with it’s New Moon in fiery Aries on the 17th and it’s Full Moon in breezy Libra on the 31st, but first, let’s take a look at what’s going down at the very beginning of the month, the first day of the month to be exact, our night gets lit up by a Full Moon in Virgo, the first of two Full Moons this month, making the second Full Moon in Libra a Blue Moon, but back to the Full Moon in Virgo. The great thing about Virgo is that the sign sees the situation and reads appropriately. It’s so nice to have a Full Moon moment early in the year that lights a clear path for the rest of the year. This Full Moon especially gives a read on anything that was started and has come into being since September 2016 and June 2017. If you’re unsure of what that story was back then don’t fret, the Full Moon will have lots of clues for you, just look for them in the details.

On March 4th the Sun is right next to Neptune in Pisces giving you a huge hit of intuition around your dreams and how to artistically express them in the outerworld. Go with the flow. The next day on March 5th Mercury travels into the sign of fiery Aries, followed the next day, March 6th by Venus. We have seen many young warriors take the stage in February, expect the dialogue to heat up in current events and in your own life. This is partnered well with Venus’s need for trailblazing creativity. Fights may arise where things had seemed blurry and out of focus before. Remember the goal is to always be going forward and maturing. Move forward rather than staying stuck in conflict. On March 8th Jupiter stations to go retrograde until July 10th. Going backwards through the sign of Scorpio, Jupiter asks us to look at where we’re overdoing it and how we can be more generous to ourselves.

On March 11th Mars and Uranus have talks that lead to revelatory action about letting things go. What are you ready to burn up? At the end of the week we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the New Moon in Pisces. You may find yourself getting a little drunker a little quicker than usual and with Mars challenging the Sun while traveling into reality driven Capricorn watch out for bar fights. This New Moon is also about creative dreams. Imagine if you could perfectly flow through your day like a merperson, how would it go?

Spring arrives when the Sun enters the sign of Aries on March 20th. We have made it, the Sun is at the beginning of the zodiac again, ready for it’s next cycle through the constellations. Feel free to treat the beginning of Spring as another New Year.

Mercury stations to go retrograde two days after on March 22nd until April 15th. This is a lovely time to lay low and reflect about the way you communicate. Also keep an eye on matches and candles. On March 23rd Venus and Pluto challenge each other. This may lead to the end of a relationship or the birth of something completely new. Something spurs the butterfly to push out of the cocoon, and this is the energy that starts that change. If a relationship does end, there is a chance for both parties to grow and reunite later as it’s happening during a Mercury retrograde.

The last week of March brings us Venus floating into the sign of Taurus on March 30th. In astrology each planet gets one or two signs that it really likes hanging out in. For Venus, Taurus is definitely home. What’s even more lovely is that the Moon is in Libra, Venus’ other home sign, making for lots of romance and feeling lush all around. This sets things up well for the Full Moon in Libra. This is the second Full Moon in the month making it a Blue Moon. Closing out a month that has presented us with clarity to observe the details of things that matter. Based on those observations we have a wonderful opportunity to try new things. Happy Spring.

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I’d just like to start this review off with a thank you to Mr S for sending this in! His review includes plenty of images and information on how he turned the Meaghan Log Cabin into an ideal music room/office!

Mr S’ review goes as follows:

I’d long wanted a cabin in the garden and had considered it last year but put it off as the summer came to an end. I’d often perused the well-known cabin sites and had pretty much made up my mind if I did get one I’d go with Tuin. Their reviews were always so good and particularly in the area of service and delivery and in my book customer service goes such a long way. Coupled with the quality of their buildings and Richard’s blog it was an easy choice when I finally decided to take the plunge.

I’d been a keen reader of Richard’s blog so I had a good idea of what I wanted before I began. In order to ascertain the best size to get, I visited a local supplier and had a look around some buildings in their yard. I opted for the Meaghan cabin (4.3m x 4.5m), which was new and didn’t have any reviews but it suited my requirements for a medium sized cabin with decent wall thickness and double glazing (due to sound properties rather than heat retention). So I trusted in the reviews of the other Tuin buildings and placed an order.

Concrete Base I went for the concrete base that is to the footprint of the cabin as described on the blog as I didn’t want to have water, splashing dirt up the sides of the cabin. I also opted for steel reinforcement within the base, damp proof membrane both within the cement and on top. I later used damp proof course around the perimeter prior to the build.

Delivery The cabin arrived on a huge truck on 27th July as planned. The communication with the delivery company was excellent. The poor driver had to unload just as it started pouring down, typical. The package was easily deposited on my front drive. As described by others, the size of it is quite daunting!

Still working hard despite the weather!

Be careful when hanging around!

Construction 29th July I had a ‘team of friends’, I’ll call them Groundforce, who had offered to assemble the cabin for me. As a busy Mum of young twins, I was on childcare duties and in charge of checking the plans and various videos available on the website whenever we were unsure of how things should go. Groundforce was very organised, working in pairs, one delivering the parts from the front to the back of the house and the other sorting the parts and referring to the instructions. The initial squaring up took some time and care but once this was completed the cabin quickly began to take shape and Groundforce were slotting in windows and door frames before we knew it. Once they got to the roof, there was a need to email Tuin’s out of hours service for a call back. Despite their prompt response, Groundforce had it sorted so we let Tuin know we didn’t require assistance after all! It’s fantastic being able to contact them at any time during installation. There is plenty of help available on the website and also the youTube videos are very helpful and I regularly referred to these as required but I think it also helped that I had watched all of these prior to beginning the build and therefore had a firm idea of what I wanted to do and how it should be done in relation to insulation, flooring and everything else.

By the end of day one the building structure was up and 1/3 of the roof boards were in situ.

30th July On day two, due to other commitments our team of four reduced to one. Team Mick soldiered on alone and managed to complete the rest of the roof boards. There are a lot of boards and so it was deceptively time-consuming to complete with just one person doing it. Once he’d completed the roof boards, Mick was then able to begin insulating the roof. I struggled to get insulation boards at short notice as there was a bit of a shortage at the time of the build so I didn’t exactly get a bargain but I haggled a bit and was able to sell on the couple of bits I had left over. We used large washers and screws to fix the insulation in place and it seemed to work really well. We took a lot of advice from Tuin around the roofing, as we weren’t sure about insulating straight on the boards and then putting the shingles straight on top of the roof but it turns out it’s perfectly fine to do this.

6th August Laying the shingles was fairly straightforward once Team Mick got started. I helped him with a few of these. The biggest challenge was laying them straight as when you’re on the roof obviously it’s tricky to see if you have a straight line when you start off, we ended up using a string for this. We used three 65mm clout nails in each strip and they went in a treat. On the overlap at the apex we used 70mm clouts. We also used a bit of the left over wood to act as the barge board so as not to damage the ones that would eventually be finishing the edges.

Flooring 21st August Team Mick return, following a short holiday ☺ and finished off the interior of the cabin by laying some joists. Insulation was then installed between the joists. We used OSB board on top. Mick made a great job of this, countersinking the screws and so I’m going to stain it with Bona Mega and see how it goes just having this as the floor. If it doesn’t work out I will probably install some vinyl floor covering.

Painting After doing some reading around the best paints to use I opted to go for Sikkens in Light Oak. I knew I wanted to retain the natural look of the wood rather than go for a painted colour. I wasn’t disappointed. I managed to undercoat the cabin between looking after the children and I did the entire outside plus the inside of the doors and windows. By this time it was getting darker of an evening and the thought of doing a further two coats with limited time available was off putting so I found a local painter to come and finish it off for me. He applied it with a roller, laying it off with a brush afterwards, which was much quicker than applying with a brush as I had done. Still, he said I’d made a good job of it. The finish is excellent and it looks weather proof… time will tell. Finishing touches here were to add the barge boards. I just went with the ones supplies rather than purchase extra timber as I wasn’t worried about them hanging down below the insulation level. They completely cover the ends of the insulation and made for a very neat finish. Finally we nailed up the diamonds!

September – Electrics I didn’t have any electrics to the outside of my house so I needed quite a bit of work here. I found a local electrician and he was great, discussing the requirements and returning to complete the work soon after. I opted for two coach lanterns on the outside of the cabin as I like the traditional look they give. With these I went for dusk to dawn bulbs so they come on when it gets dark. I also went for two additional lights in the garden to light potential access, these are on a sensor that triggers them at dusk. Inside I went for two LED strip lights which give good light as a friend told me they had just a bulb and were planning to switch to this lighting, as they didn’t find it bright enough. I went for eight double sockets around the cabin due to its potential usage a a music room and office. I was really pleased with the lighting installation, it’s very neat and tidy and everything works perfectly.

Today I’ve just ordered the varnish for the floor and plan to do this as soon as possible. Then I can start using the cabin. It’s taken longer than expected but I haven’t rushed as I wanted to take my time and get things right and also not to stress and worry about it.

I’m really happy with my choice of Tuin for the cabin and the end result is high quality. I have had quite a few compliments on it. I’m looking forward to making good use of the cabin and I’m sure it will serve me and the kids well over the coming years.

Projects such as installing a Log Cabin is always more enjoyable in a team! You all did amazing work with installing your Meaghan Log Cabin– We hope you continue to enjoy it as well as your gift for many years to come!

For more reviews such as Mr S’ go to: Pictorial Customer Reviews.

Meaghan Log Cabin Review I'd just like to start this review off with a thank you to Mr S for sending this in!

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Military Planning Procedure For Your Dental Practice Marketing

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Military Planning Procedure For Your Dental Practice Marketing

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With 2008 half-way over, it is time to start planning for 2009. Planning in any business is an essential function that all too many times gets overlooked. Lack of planning leads to playing defense for a whole year and being reactive, not proactive in your success.

Think about it this way: When you go into a dental procedure, you have all your tools laid out on the tray ready to go. Why not start the year with all your marketing tools laid out ready to go, and knowing exactly when you want and need to use them?

In my four years as an active duty Marine, I learned time and time again that planning would lead to success. We even had a saying “proper prior planning prevents poor performance,” and we were given an acronym, B.A.M.C.I.S., to help plan missions…

B.A.M.C.I.S. (pronounced bam-sis) has to do with leading Marines on the battlefield and is used to plan for every mission. B.A.M.C.I.S. stands for Begin the planning, Arrange for reconnaissance, Make reconnaissance, Complete the plan, Issue the order, and Supervise. These simple six steps apply to any task or operation you will take on…

Before you start the B.A.M.C.I.S. process, you will need a mission. For the sake of example, your goal or mission is to increase gross revenue by 10% in 2009. It’s a little vague, but it will work for our purposes. Now, let’s go step by step through the B.A.M.C.I.S. process…

1. Begin the planning: The first step is actually beginning the planning (duh). You will approach your goal, and figure out the methods to best accomplish it. In this case, to increase your gross revenues by 10%, you can either find new patients, or, you can do more dentistry on your current patients, or a combination of both…

Also, you need to do is take a quick inventory of your available resources like staff, equipment, and old marketing (brochures, business cards, etc). This will let you know what you can include in your plan, and will help in the next step…

2. Arrange For Reconnaissance: In the second step you arrange for your information gathering. In the Marines, this may include requesting maps, video surveillance, or even planning another mission to gather information on the terrain and enemy positions…

For your practice, it means taking an information inventory. Do you have production reports and patient reports by month for 2007 and 2008 to date? Where do you find marketing results? What do you need to do to get those reports? Gather as much information on the last 12 months as possible, and then move on to the next step. Check also with local government, competitors, and local media to see what events are coming (Wal-mart, parades, dentist down the street retiring)…

3. Make Reconnaissance: Now that you have all of your information, you have to sort through it. Figure out your worst month and your best month, what marketing was out those months, and how many new patients resulted from the marketing. What is coming up this next year (anniversaries, trade shows, community events)? This is an information finding step, not a planning step. If there are months where incomplete data was kept, recreate those months in this step…

Create your 2007-08 report with all the numbers you need for 2009. Include production by month, new patient flow, cancelled appointments, average production per patient, new and current, and completed treatment plans. These numbers will all be great when it comes to the next step. Many times your practice management software can pull these numbers just by clicking the mouse a few times…

4. Complete the Plan: Now, apply all of the information you have gathered and create your plan. Take your monthly reports and use them to figure out when to up your marketing. If you know July is slow, pump up the marketing in June. If there is a big anniversary for your practice in the summer, plan a patient event…

Hint: Use reverse planning. If you need patients calling by August 1st, subtract 3 days for mailing, 5 days for fulfillment, and 5 days for printing. If you want calls in your office on August 1st, you need to have the project to the printer by July 14th at the latest. Plan all marketing projects like this. If you need patients on August 1st, July 30th is not the time to start the project…

Don’t forget a contingency plan for emergencies… flood, fire, theft, etc. These things happen, and it helps if there is a plan just in case they do…

5. Issue The Order: Have a meeting and lay out your plan to your team. This serves as an “order” for them, to let them know exactly who, what, when, where, and why you are doing this. Make sure to leave out no details. If Jane at the front desk needs to be in charge of postage purchasing, tell her how many stamps you need and when to get them. Lay out the year for them, so there will be no surprises when you announce the need to sign Thanksgiving cards for your patients…

Then, in your daily/weekly huddles, you can lay out what needs to happen that week/day. Who needs to call the marketing company? Who is working on the copy for the newsletter, and deadlines for each project? This goes back to reverse planning. Give yourself and your team notice of any problems, and what you need to do to get them handled. How do you know when there are problems? Check the next step…

Supervise: I cannot stress this enough. Supervising is the most important step to your planning since the plan is useless without implementation. This does not mean just supervising people, but also processes, situations, and external vendors. This allows you to know if things are going according to the plan, as well as when to take action steps to fix a problem. Look over your weekly plan and make sure things are on time, what needs to be ready for next week, and who is in charge of doing what. Do not micro-manage this step. Trust your staff and external vendors to get things done (they should be trustworthy, you hired them)…

If there is a problem, use another military acronym, OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act). As you supervise or observe the implementation of your plan, you will notice problems here and there. Orient yourself to these problems. What needs to be adjusted or changed? Make a swift, firm decision, keeping the mission in mind, and acting on that decision. The Marine saying is, the quicker you act, the less time the opposition has to prepare defense…

If you supervise correctly, you will catch all problems early. This makes them easier to solve, and makes certain they have less effect on your mission. Rather than walls, they appear more as speed bumps. There are few problems that prior planning could not resolve…

Planning can and will help your practice run smoother. It is often ignored in business today, and comes to haunt many business owners. If you lay out a proper plan using the information you have gathered over the last year, you will surely create a smoother running practice. Remember, proper prior planning prevents poor performance.

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