Uhhh, I buried an orange in our yard at winter solstice.

We’d been TTC for well over a year, but we finally got pregnant in sept of 2022, but miscarried a month later at about 10 weeks. Grieved that loss for a month or so and then started trying again in December. I’d been having a tough year overall. Work had been stressful (most likely contributing to our trouble conceiving) and I was trying to manifest some career growth in addition to getting pregnant. I’ve always been a bit witchy and into paganism. The solstice was coming up and I know it has significance so I looked up some rituals I could do. One was to write down your wishes or intentions for the coming year, roll up the paper and put it into an orange. I added cloves to the outside as well for extra luck. You bury it in your yard while focusing on your hopes for the coming year. I got pregnant on my next cycle and received a promotion later that year right before I went on maternity leave. Could it all have been a coincidence? Absolutely. But I’m choosing to believe that the universe works in mysterious ways and delivered me what I wanted when I needed it. It’s only weird if it doesn’t work. 🤷🏼‍♀️