pay dirt

yesterday i was all happy about how accurately my monthly horoscope mirrored my life right now.. i even gloated about the fact that it told me i was going to have to spend my entire paycheck. even after spending $350 on my car, i was happy it wasn't actually my entire paycheck. 

but this morning when i went to pick up my car after its oil change, new wiring harness and new inspection sticker.. the check engine light turned back on before i even pulled out of my parking spot. $80 diagnosis later.. i owe another $350 for replacing the glow plugs themselves. 

universe - 1, megan - 0. 

so what does a virgo do when the world pushes her down? cleans her room. restores some kind of order. 

in the process of cleaning my room, i came across an envelope full of dirt that my [ex-boy]friend, [if we're being honest], keith, had sent me from canada. we met while were were both teaching in taiwan. 

i wish i had done this a long time ago, but he included nice notes about not only the city and province location.. but also kind of a description of where it was from. 

(i added the more detailed captions to the back of the tag so i would remember later on). 

after filling three little container store containers, i added the leftover dirt to our garden in the back. now it's an international garden.