Update
Checkin in!
Well, I haven't fallen off the wagon yet. I keep my shapeshifter with me and it's working out. The cards are smooth and I really like the feel of them in my hands. I didn't buy any new tarot decks but I did find my one oracle that I've wanted for the last two years. I keep them in my purse along with the Hansen Roberts I've been looking to donate to a friend/good customer who was interested.
The shapeshifter has started to come into its own with me when I ignore the suit names and just focus on the elemental attribute and the key word, though they've been a bit distracting. Currently, I'm trying to work out why the Goddess and God (Queen and King) attributes were exchanged. I haven't been working with the book (yet). Compared to the Oracle, which has just very direct meanings I still feel like there's layers of detail behind the tarot that the oracle lacks. I suppose I should be thankful for the dichotomy between them while I am trying to break them both in.
I also haven't used the tarot bible as per my promise, but I may be revisiting Ly De Angeles book for the... fourth? time? to try and see how I view it after several years and the changes to my practice over time. I'm hoping I will have new eyes for the material.
So far, so good! Now, off to clean house and reorganize my tarot drawer in the meantime. I'm running out of room >.<