April 18th, 2025

Friday Rise

Happy Friday, Reader! 🌞 Hope you're thriving this spring.

🧁 Make the damn cupcake

For about four days, I’d been thinking about a vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles. Very specifically.
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And honestly, that’s not super normal for me. I tend to have more cravings or food thoughts that lean salty. While I do love a dessert, I don’t often crave one like that.

Now, as a gluten-free girlie, I can’t just pop out and grab a single cupcake from a cupcakery.

So finally, on day five of thinking about it, I just did it. Made the cupcakes! Of course, the first store I went to didn’t have rainbow sprinkles. 🙄

But this whole cupcake thing got me thinking.

What is the actual point of being on this planet if we’re not going to make the damn cupcake? Why wait five days?!
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Those little nudges—to book the trip, eat the delicious food, wander city streets in search of adventure, sit admiring lazy rivers, see rocks and cliffs—I think they’re important. And not to be ignored.

If you have one of those “oh, if I could, I totally would” things—what’s stopping you? Because sometimes I think it’s our own blocks that get in the way.

Even I, who is actively working on ensuring I’m not limiting my life with unnecessary blocks, still find myself saying things like, “Oh, I’d live in two cities if I could.”

Wait... why can’t I?

It’s just money and a logistics plan. That’s not out of the realm of possibility.

But I live like I have to live in one place—because that’s what “most” people do.

Brains are tricky. Make the damn cupcakes.

✨ This Week in the Stars (April 18–25, 2025)

All planets are now direct, offering a clear cosmic runway for progress and transformation.​

🔥 April 18 – Mars Enters Leo​
Mars' transition into Leo reignites passion, creativity, and confidence.After a period of introspection, it's time to take bold action and express your authentic self. ​

🌞 April 19 – Sun Enters Taurus​
The Sun's move into Taurus encourages grounding and stability.Focus on building solid foundations, appreciating beauty, and nurturing what brings you comfort. ​

💬 April 20 – Mercury Sextile Pluto​
This aspect deepens communication and insight.Engage in meaningful conversations and explore underlying truths with clarity and purpose.​

See you next week!