Ahh, the "stuck"iness

Okay, I feel like I need to chime in here on being stuck. First, my husband has been out of work since April. He has been trying to get on a decent job that will last longer than 2 months. There wasn't really anything going on here where we live-- except a friend of his offered to put his name in for a foreman's job and needed two other names. It turns out the company chose one of the other names (a friend of ours) and while we were happy for our friend, my husband was a bit bummed out about it. Then his mother decided she was going to visit, so he put off leaving out of town. One week before she was supposed to come, he slipped on some water while trying to fix a leak in our pool (this never ended up getting fixed) and injured a muscle in his knee so he was off his feet for the next 4-6 weeks. Then the mother in law cancelled her visit one day before she was meant to arrive. Then... he had a reunion to go to a couple weeks later. He went to the reunion and then continued on to Tennessee. This is the beginning of the second week he is there and still no job call. Just more delays.

Monday was his birthday. His truck wouldn't start when he tried to leave the house (he is staying at my brother's) and it turned out the starter was bad. He picked up a new starter and couldn't get the third bolt/screw to move-- everything he did rounded it off so he ended up having to get it towed to a garage. Luckily they fixed it for under $100 (well, he had the part already). Also, before he left my car's head gasket blew and it will cost at least $2400 to open it up and replace the gasket if the engine is any good anymore. We pretty much decided (like the pool) to ditch it and get another car but need some more income so we can save up for a down payment. I am using our old winter rat until that happens. The job he is waiting for a call on is at a nuclear plant.

So our "flow" so to speak has been impeded by equipment failures and economic restrictions. Our pool out back is one big mosquito farm -- and my Blazer is holding down a corner of my driveway. I have only crocodile tears about my pool and the Blazer as I have wanted to remove both from my life as they are antithetical to the kind of life I wish to have -- one that doesn't waste oil/water. However, I'd really like my husband to be employed. When he is unemployed, he becomes very OCD, moody and depressed.

Like I said, his birthday was July 26, mine is August 6. My energy has been very low. My niece visited the last few weeks and it was difficult finding things to do with her that were not expensive/cost money. My sister kind of determined when she would come as she had some events in the area in the beginning of July and planned a visit herself and brought her daughter then. My nieces flight back on the 24th was delayed and then we had to reschedule it the next day d/t lack of connecting flight. Through it all my sister drove me batshit insane with her insistence on trying to switch airlines --control the situation -- as if a mere mortal could control the airlines. She cost me an extra hour and three extra lines to wait in, and likely 3 minutes of my life because of stress and murderous thoughts. Then she tried to cheap out on the unaccompanied minor fee. She is so much like my father with the control issues! Genes really do win out. (Interestingly, he was a Capricorn, very resistant to change, digging in with all his strength--he did not let go; She is a Virgo). Anyway, that was another delay/congestion.

I am a pretty creative person who needs to make stuff. Lately, it isn't there--I just haven't had energy/inspiration/drive. I am hoping the Mars energy will help move things along with me and my husbands situation. I'm attaching my chart for any insight. Today I have to mail off some stuff to my niece that she left here and then I am going to try and clean up my workroom with the hopes of catching some inspiration as well as make some good peasant food for my goal of eating better, cheaper and lose some extra weight I've put on-- speaking of which, I've had an unusually strong craving for sweets lately.

the reason you're having to deal with so much is old stuff surfacing
Pluto on your midheaven
Jupiter/Uranus on your ascendant
Mars and Saturn on your descendant

Stuckness can't even be viewed or discussed under these major transits.
A total life renovation is in order. There's no way this is easy, but it's time to start hauling.

I'm so sorry to hear of all of your difficulties

Thank god you have sun in leo and moon in upbeat sag. and all of your virgo stuff just rolls up its sleeves and gets to work.

:hi:

My son is in his last year of high school.

Before we can try and sell the house we have to take care of said pool and repair the wall by the tub in our full bath. Come to think of it, most of these issues are due to leaks of water. The pool, the bathroom, the car (there was a leak in a radiator tube as well as a sensor malfunction developing into an overheating situation that caused the blown gasket)-- that is kind of bizarre. In October of 2008 we resolved a leaky/floody basement that hindered the sale of our house in 2006 (last time we tried to retool our lives). But then my Dad got sick so we said the hell with it and came home, resuming our life somewhat. Things were not flowing then (2006) for us either.

Anyway, we have been thinking of selling the house and starting again somewhere else. The Middle Tennessee area is a consideration because my family is there and my mother is having chronic health problems. If my Mom was not a factor, my inclination would be Portland area as I am not that great in the heat of the South but would like to enjoy milder winters or a less drastic move could be southern Pennsylvania-- But we would really have to start over again. Our area is depressed and home values are not that great.

I know things cannot continue as they are and I am feeling the need to start clearing my plate so to speak and keep my obligations outside my family and home very fluid/flexible.

All the leaking was from Neptune opposite your Mercury in Leo
all the "pipe" stuff was Pluto, it always is

look at the "leak" in the Gulf

:hi: