Saturn is on top of my Asc. right at this very moment. It's a breath of fresh air, if you ask me.

Has anyone else enjoyed this transit? I mean, it's not pretty but it's real. I'll take real. Real is good.

Yep, just had it.  My asc is 0 Libra.  It's really kicking in now - I've noticed myself become more serious and real in my way of going on.  I used to be all smiley, smiley, nice to everyone no matter how awful they were to me, but that just isn't happening anymore.  It's as if there is an 'appropriate' filter, so that those who are genuine will get the smiles, but everyone else gets a straight, no-nonsense face.  It's very curious because I didn't decide to do this, it just started happening.  And it's a relief, honestly!

I'm intrigued to see what happens next.

The same thing has happened to me!

I broke up with a friend a couple of weeks ago. I finally told myself I couldn't deal with her anymore and she was draining me.  My attitude right now is "either do or die". I am moving out of my apartment early and finding a person to take over my lease because it's sucking me financially. I am selling junk that has been burying me for too long. My confidence in what I want/don't want has shot up. My Aries sun really enjoys this. It's better than the past few years because for some reason I could not tell anyone what I wanted, what I didn't want. I never knew and if I did know I was too afraid to say anything! Ick. I have grown tired of the bullshit... Thanks, Saturn! 

Yes, that's exactly it - I've been making decisions (libra deciding, haha) about what I will and won't have in relationships with people. Making stances in preparation, rather than reacting to what happens after the fact.  I've found it much easier to cut my losses instead of hanging on to situations that aren't working and hoping they'll improve.  Everything is becoming more clearcut.

Coming from another Libra, I can say that this transit has been a blessing for me as well.  I too have become more serious about what I want and what I will and won't put up with in my life.  I've become more decisive, I just graduated with my MBA and I am interviewing to take that next step in my career - and I'm not taking NO for an answer! 

I've also broken up with a friend in the last year and it was the first time I've ever stood up for myself so boldly and told someone "You're nothing but negativity and you are bringing me down man, and I'm not having it in my life anymore.  Goodbye.  Don't bother calling."  Our mutual friends at the time thought I would cool down and come back into the fold but I didn't.  I told the ones who were worth keeping that we could continue the friendship if they wanted and were comfortable with that but that this other person would never again be a part of my life.  Its worked out wonderfully!  I have ONE friend left from that circle and she has always been the only one worth keeping anyway. 

I used to be the type of person with a lot of aquiantances, but in the last year I have withdrawn from that and only keep contact with the 4 women who are true friends to me and who are valued in my life.  My life has become SO much simpler as a result! 

It grows you up and if you have ever seen someone who missed that boat, you can see what a good deal this is. :-)

got married / settled down

Oh, IC, funny, I've been thinking along those lines for the first time in my life.

"You're nothing but negativity and you are bringing me down man, and I'm not having it in my life anymore.  Goodbye.  Don't bother calling."

I did the same thing! Saturn is also opposing my sun that is right on my DC. The friend went ballistic and showed her true colors. She had some very ridiculous expectations for our friendship and there was no way i wanted to even begin to try and fill those. I am pretty sure she has chased everyone away from her. There is no one left from that circle of friends in my life except one person who I barely see or talk to. Since I quit talking to her I started making instant new friendships and I know that is a sign that someone is draining me. 

Now my friends are pretty mature and have life going on and are busy enough that they aren't drawn into draining me or our friendship and getting involved in drama. It's nice. I figure if you can't understand that people grow up and have lives so you are going to get mad at me for having one AND a mind of my own... well... good riddance. I assume that this is a part of my early 20s... or maybe this will happen quite a bit when I am older. Who knows!

I am wanting to start focusing on my career as a poet, writer and artist and I can't do that with people draining me and my energies for their own benefit. 

I got called "ma'am" a lot while Saturn was in my 1st house.

me too.  ('ma'am')

that was the year of middle school teaching.

well... *ahem* it hasn't quite left yet.

i lost a lot of weight.

i got really good at letting go of things that weren't important (i had extreme time crunch going most of the time)

i started to take myself seriously... inasmuch as i stopped allowing myself to be steamrolled by a number of things.

uh, it was also the year someone attempted to steamroll me one way or another seven times a day....