Alright so yesterday morning I grabbed my coffee like usual, real strong ’cause man I was dragging. Checked my phone scrolling through stuff and boom – there’s the Taurus horoscope for today staring back at me. Thought “whatever” but decided to peek since, ya know, feels like the universe throws signs sometimes.
My Stupid Morning Routine
So I clicked the notification open. First thing? “Luck favors bold moves today!” I snorted. My luck usually involves tripping over the cat. But hey, gotta give it a shot, right? I wrote that down real quick in my notes app before the coffee wore off completely.
Then the career part popped up: “Unexpected opportunity knocks around midday. Don’t let hesitation hold you back.” I kinda rolled my eyes. My “opportunities” lately have just been surprise meetings about budget cuts. But whatever, I scribbled “watch for noon thing??” underneath the luck note. Felt kinda silly but stuck the note on my fridge anyway.
The Actual Day Was… Weird
Work morning crawled by. Emails. Zoom calls where everyone looked half-dead. Standard stuff. Clock hits 11:45 and I’m microwaving leftover pasta, thinking about that note. Like literally staring at “watch for noon thing??” thinking this horoscope nonsense was just… well, nonsense.
Barely back at my desk, crumbs still on my shirt, and my Slack explodes. Ping from Sarah in Marketing – not someone I work with normally. “Hey,” she writes, “Random thought! That side project you mentioned ages ago during the holiday party? The one with the community outreach? Big boss just greenlit a pilot and your name came up. Got 10 mins to chat RIGHT NOW?”
I choked on my lukewarm pasta.
- Totally forgot I drunkenly pitched that dumb idea back in December.
- Sarah remembered? Wild.
- Big boss approved it? Even wilder.
I scrambled. Clicked “Join Call” so fast my mouse flew off the desk. Sarah basically dumped the whole project in my lap – scope, tiny budget, “needs someone passionate ASAP”. Boss just wandered past her desk and told her to make it happen. Wild.
So… Yeah. It Happened.
I stumbled through the call, trying to sound competent while mentally replaying that damn horoscope. Unexpected opportunity? Check. Around midday? 12:03 PM call start time. Don’t hesitate? I joined before I could even overthink. Even that “bold moves” bit felt relevant – jumping on a half-baked project is bold for my play-it-safe Taurus self.
The rest of the day was chaos. Brainstorming sketches. Frantic texts to a friend who does community work. Did I pull it off perfectly? Heck no. Was it an opportunity? Absolutely. Feels like catching a lucky break I didn’t see coming.
Ended the day grabbing that sticky note off the fridge, adding a big “WTF?! ✓✓✓” next to my scribbles. Stuck it back up as a reminder that sometimes, even the silly stuff nudges you to look up from the microwave at the right moment. Maybe the stars aligned, maybe it was just dumb luck finally showing up. Either way, I’m running with it. Coffee tomorrow? Definitely. Might check tomorrow’s horoscope too… just in case.
