17/02/26
things have been random, projects have not been happening. february seems to be more about "appreciation".
nevertheless, since the last "projects" update i've:
tarot observations continue. the new project came about by way of my realizing the february deck selection really isn't... idk, supportive. seeing how both the "losing" decks of each month are very white and stark is also a useful tip for future purchases (because the wish-list is also growing, this way i might be able to eliminate something...) i wonder if i'll have the same response to the aquarian tarot later in the year. it served me well in the past but at some point also fell out of rotation - is it the white background??
spending more time with the enchanted tarot i do notice how i've started to read it differently. i'm gaining familiarity with the images and starting to use them more in the readings. usually i use the images to describe interactions between different cards and the concepts they represent, but here i'm managing to have each card's image also say something about its particular concept. more "in" the card, than "in between" the cards.
alas, its still not a deck i easily reach for. i think it might mostly be how dark the images are for me, they're quite hard to make out. it's a good "daytime" deck but not really good for a cozy evening. which is what prompted the new tarot project. but i might as well solve it by turning back to the shadowplay. enjoy what i have.
another thing to enjoy: i've been wanting to wear more of my jewelry lately. it feels more like a summer thing, because my winter clothes are the opposite of fancy, but jewelry itself fancies it up a bit! i re-made one of my pendants as the string it was on got all discolored. took out some of the rings that still fit. i'm definitely enjoying both the ornaments themselves and generally playing with my image. i think i'd like some nail polish? it feels like it would "round things out". i think since i don't have any, getting a small bottle won't be going against the spirit of things. mostly because it would help me enjoy all the other stuff i have more. but i do have to watch out and not justify building a nail polish collection, which was definitely a thing in the past.
