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When Mercury Retrograde Uses a Squirrel to Get Your Attention

November 25, 20252 min read

“When the universe wants you to slow down, it won’t whisper — it’ll pull the plug.”

If you ever needed proof that the universe has a sense of humor… let me introduce you to my Sunday.

This weekend was supposed to be my rest and reset time.
Friday I talked all about balance.
Saturday I pushed myself because I was “starting to feel a bit better.”
And Sunday?
I promised myself I’d slow right down again — cleaning, tidying, resetting my space, and actually taking care of my energy.

But of course, what did I do?
Sat down at my computer “just to knock out a couple client things real quick.”
And within ten seconds

💥 POOF — everything went black.
No flicker.
No warning.
No slow fade.
Just INSTANT No Power For You.

Mercury Retrograde was not subtle.

Checked the outage map:
Nothing.
Checked with the neighbors:
Nothing.

Turns out it was just us.
Acreage life for the win. 🙃

So outside we go to check the breaker on the pole.
Flip it — nothing.
Look down… and there it is:

A squirrel.
Face down.
In the snow.
The poor little guy got the raw end of that cosmic message. 😬

A couple phone calls later, we were told a tech was on the way — could take up to four hours, though.

So guess what happened next?
Exactly what I was supposed to be doing in the first place:
✨ Cleaning
✨ Organizing
✨ Decluttering
✨ Resting
✨ Resetting

The day unfolded exactly the way it needed to — without any screens tempting me to “just do one more thing.”

The tech eventually confirmed what we already knew:
Yep. The squirrel was the culprit.

And as dramatic as that sounds…
the message was clear:
Sit. Down. And. Rest.

So today — Monday — I’m taking my ME Day seriously.
No guilt.
No rushing.
No squeezing in “just a little work.”

Today is for:
✨ Planning my own programs and events
✨ Checking in on a few friends
✨ Light business visioning
✨ And more rest than usual

Because honestly?
If Mercury Retrograde sends a squirrel to blow a transformer just to pull me off my computer…
I should probably listen. 😂

💜 Here’s to ME Days, cosmic wake-up calls, and the kind of rest that you don’t argue with.

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