DON'T
Start anything new
- Make important decisions
- Buy computers, appliances, TVs, radios, etc.
- Travel without back-up plans
- Sign contracts
- Buy a car
- Negotiate a contract
- File a lawsuit
- Start a new job
- Begin a new class
- Go on a “first” date
- Expect things to move quickly
- Do not take anything for granted
WHAT TO EXPECT
- New projects to fail
- Angrier people
- Crazy drivers
- More accidents
- Miscommunication
- Quarrels
- Computer problems and breakdowns
- Computers crash
- Software develops unexpected glitches
- Delays
- More mistakes
- Slow mail
- Letters get lost on the mail
- Games of phone tag
- Wrong directions
- Missed appointments
- Dead cell phone batteries
- Telephone service snarls up
- Machinery breaks down
There are, fortunately, more optimistic views of what mercury retrograde means. This is a positive time to tie up loose ends, reconnect with people from the past, make mechanical repairs and get systems in order.
DO
- Re-do hair color
- Re-write your resume
- Review your bank account
- Repair your car
- Re-contact past associates
- Research
- Read and re-read contracts. Have someone else look them over, too
- When traveling, leave early and allow for extra travel time
- Count your belongings, things get lost when Mercury messes us up
- Check your travel plans several times
- Be prepared for delays
- If you need to, ask questions over and over during negotiations
- Mail packages and letters early. Check the zip codes
- Mail important items so you can track them – registered, certified, return receipt
- If you are making purchases, keep your sales receipt and know the store’s return policy
- Keep your cell phone battery charged
- Watch your driving
