Full Moon In Libra, In My 12th House

Legacies

I know I am ridiculously late on posting (4/13 today), but unfortunately there was a death in the family...While others were in total fear of this "monster moon" early on, after reading about it on AstrologyZone.com, I feared not, but oh how I was wrong...

On March 13, my grandmother passed away, after turning it out for over 90 years (she always kept her age vague). A Scorpio like me, with a birthday just three days ahead of mine, she was a lady in every sense of the word and an amazing role model that I feel lucky to share the same DNA as. A total trailblazer, like being an economics major in college in China in the 1930's or being by my grandfather's side as he led the first Asian protest to City Hall in NYC, she made everything seem effortless. Her legacy to me made me feel all was possible and that it could be fun and it should be glamorous too. To honor her, I accepted the chance to eulogize her at her funeral:

Teresa Tom (November 13 19??-March 13 2013)
I’m lucky that I got a hip and hot grandmother. While other kids got cookies, mine wanted to gamble and drink with me… mine encouraged my fascination with high-heels and makeup at the age of four, reminding me always to, “Walk, talk, act like a lady.”

…Then there was the time I was a teenager, and she caught me with a boy, but never busted me to my parents. She asked me if he was nice. I said, “Yes,” and she never mentioned it again.

I knew she trusted I wasn’t senseless. She accepted me to be who I am, and never talked down to me or told me what to do… But, of course, she did like sharing her opinions. In our gossiping one day, she told me that for a relationship to work, the man has to be the smarter one, because a woman would get bored of a dumb guy, but a man would never get bored of being the smarter one…Then, another time, when she came over to my overpriced apartment in a rat-infested Mott St. building and said, “Well, once you close the door it’s all worth it.”

She always kept an open-mind and wanted to see the best in this world, never losing her chutzpah or composure. Always elegant, even in the face of life’s worst challenges, I aspire to her level of grace, generosity and courage. Having taught me by example, I loved that she showed me the world with a sense of adventure: to explore it, be a part of it, own it, make friends in it, fall in love in it, have purpose in it, enjoy it and most importantly, look good in it.  

I believe our spirits will meet again and our love is eternal. A gazillion thank you’s would never be enough, MaMa forever!

Full Moon in Libra, my natal 5th house

"I believe the children are our future..."

Having spent my last week and a half with my favorite person in the universe, J.T. Superstar, my cutie pie 4-yr.old nephew, I can't think straight because all my thoughts circle back to him and all the fun times we just had...So, since this full moon happens to fall in my 5th house, the ruler of children, you are just going to have to get inundated with cute images of the best person in my world, as it's an obsessive love that keeps giving and giving!

*7 cute facts about J.T. Superstar:

• He thinks his Aunt Kiki is the prettiest girl in the world--even though he does have a crush on Beyonce, and says we're both pretty. The pic of him in the lazy boy in his mismatched PJs looking starry-eyed is when he happen to see B performing at Glastonbury on TV....and lil cutie is a one woman boy, as I asked him if he liked her backup dancers too, and he said, "No, just her." Thank god he has good taste!!!!
• He never matches his PJs anymore after I introduced him to the world of mix and match.
• He's a lil man with many personas: robot, inventor, zombie, detective, international playboy, etc.
• Oh, and BTW, Lil J. is my brother Garrett's son--so he's the dude in the pics with us.
• He's up for a dance party anywhere, especially on top of your bed.
• He's as sweet as he is smart and handsome; note the little flower by the frog we found in the park. He picked it for him or her. CUTE!
• He has his own Youtube channel that has snippets throughout his whole cute life! Guess who started it....

Full Moon in Libra

Chi, I feel good.

I'm one of those people who LOVE SLEEP and can do it for hours and hours and hours--and if I don't get it good, I'll be dramatic about it....So it was really disturbing to me when I realized since I moved into my current apartment over a year ago that I never really felt like I was getting amazing sleep--and I'm talking the kind of sleep that when I wake up, I already feel fulfilled with my day because the sleep was THAT good.....Sure, I got there were certain factors that could be the issue of my unrest, as in the location, my immediate environment, etc... but since I'm also a major procrastinator, getting around to fixing things is sometimes a work in perpetual progress....but spontaneously over these last few days, I snapped into gear and decided to sort things out--for one, make changes to my bedroom via trying out feng shui to see if it could help me get to that level of sleeping-high that I thrive on -- AND DON'T YOU KNOW IT, IT TOTALLY WORKED!!!!!!!

Yes, since I "grounded" my bed on both sides, I am now back at sleeping at marathon lengths with winning levels of fullfillment, no joke, and I couldn't be more excited....So, if you happen to have fallen into the same quagmire as me, or just in overall disenchantment with any part of your life, here are a few simple feng shui tips I found on the internet that can help make turning that chi around in your life, to get it into better working order with minimal effort:

For Maximum Sex and Sleeping Power:

• Don't put with your bed in direct line to the door, as that is the way the dead are brought out of a room. 
• Ground your bed with two nightstands or pieces of furniture next to each side of your bed and be able to access into your bed from both sides.
• Avoid sleeping under beams or anything that hangs from the ceiling, like a chandelier.

For Maximum Money and General Luck:

• If you work at home, place your desk the farthest from the door to the left from the door, with your desk facing the door--and never place your desk with your back facing a door or a window.
• Have blooming plants and flowers throughout your office space to promote good prosperity, but avoid arid and pointy plants, like cactus. Think lush greenery.
• Avoid clutter, as it will stagnate the chi and stall business or the energy of whatever room it is in.

For Maximum Energy & Health Vitality:

• To keep the energy fresh, move your furniture around periodically.
• Keep bathroom and closet doors closed.
• Place mirrors in places that reflect a beautiful view, but avoid placing big mirrors in your bedroom that reflect the bed, as it will deplete the energy.

Full moon in Libra

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm getting to it.

Weee, Libra is the sign of beauty and today, the blog is getting a make-over! Voila!