🍃The Grove Journal #6

Packed (Leather) Bags & Moving to the AuthorVerse... officially 😆

I didn’t expect a leather bag to feel like a sacred sign—but here we are.
😆👜✨

This was the week the Universe handed me a messenger bag and said, “Pack it up, Bearcub—it’s time to move into the AuthorVerse for real.”

But let’s rewind for a moment.

Because this week did NOT start with triumph.

It started with tech (and other) chaos.

• My bank card got hacked.

• Deven’s account glitched.

• Insurance coordination issues.

• The Case of the Devilishly Disappearing Manuscript! 😱

• Groceries-vs.-budget-vs.-bills played tug-of-war.

• My fibro flared like it was protesting the shift I was about to make.

And somewhere between pain, panic, and pressing deadlines… I said it out loud:

“I’m retiring from tech. I’m building the AuthorVerse full-time.”
And just like that—something inside me clicked.

It didn’t erase the fear.
It didn’t clear my inbox.
But it gave me a new kind of sovereignty.
Not the kind you wait for.
The kind you declare.

And oh, did the Bear Bones Tarot have something to say about it this week!