I think there are negatives and positives to every sign, and finding the balance that you have found is the key.

When I'm stressed, I'm a bad virgo! lol

Hi! I'm new here, and wanted to introduce myself first... my name is Desiree, I'm 29 (big Saturn return happening in Virgo), and I'm a "rare" (LOL) 0 Degrees Virgo, sitting 4 hours and 28 minutes away from the cusp of Leo.

Great topic! I think about this a lot, actually. I haven't been the neat/tidy/organized Virgo since I was a child. I remember when I was 7, 8, and 9 years old that I used to get frustrated with my friends messing up my toys and my room that sometimes I'd ask them to leave so that I could organize!! I have memories of doing things like re-organizing my closet and feeling all was right with the world... also, I remember back to as young as 5 years old loving to be in my room alone and decorate/re-decorate. I was passionate as a child about rearranging my domicile and making it as homey as possible. I don't know why, but I tended to isolate myself a lot, too.

I'm amazed when I think back to those days... now, having to tidy up and organize anything feels like a total chore - I tend to put things like that off as long as possible, so my house can get very messy. (But when I do organize, I get really into it and don't want to stop until it's completely finished.) I'm still a perfectionist about getting any job done though - my feeling is if I'm going to bother to do something, it better be done right... or why expend the energy at all?

I used to reject the notion of being born on the cusp of Leo. I saw myself as such a hardcore Virgo that I'd get disgusted if I ever saw a horoscope, etc. that labelled me as a Leo. Now, the older I get, the more I affectionately embrace my Leo qualities. In fact, I think the Leo influence gives me a really good balance. I'm extremely social and in this way quite extroverted when around others in fun social situations, and the older I get the more I get in touch with that Leo need to express myself creatively. I accept the fact that when I feel like being social I love being surrounded by friendly, happy souls, and that I enjoy the attention I get from others. I feel getting in touch with these traits/needs is a very healthy thing for me as I mature.

The same can be said for me too. I find that many of my old Virgo tendencies have changed with maturity. Also, for me, that is why I learned about my astrological chart, so that I could see what I was born with, where my talents are, and what I need to work on.