It is hard to type January when it is in the 50’s and 60’s. Feels like I moved my house and all somewhere else.
I am still in my pajamas. It has been another quiet stay-at-home day. I did get several loads of laundry done and the sheets on my bed changed.
Worked on taxes for a little while. All three rentals were to my kids/grandkid and that makes it a bit challenging to do the numbers. Not sure how the accountant is going to handle some of it. All I can do is give her the numbers and she will take it from there. I ended up selling all three and all three were handled differently. It is a complicated tax year.
Got notified that our first tax prep meeting is next Monday. I may get to one other meeting before surgery and will then have to figure out how to do everything without going to the meetings. I learned from a couple years ago not to take the tests alone until I check my answers. If I miss more than two questions I have to retake the test with different questions. I will talk to the leader and come up with a plan. Still not sure what recovery is going to be and what I will feel like being able to do. We start doing taxes the second week of February and I am hoping I will be up to doing them by then but can’t promise anything yet.
I love doing taxes but I really dislike the training and tests we have to do. They give us problems that we never see during tax season. I struggle to find the relevance of what we have to go through when I would prefer we spend time on the things we will see and need reminded how to handle.
Had someone I have helped with their taxes in the past reach out to me today. They need their taxes done. I was surprised to hear they have moved back to this area. I hope I can help them out again.
Tomorrow I have to be in Topeka at 9:30 so will have to leave around 8:15. That is early for me these days. Kathy has to be in Emporia by 8:15 so we will both be up early and getting ready.
No plans for the rest of the week. I was able to get some notes and cards written today that were on my to-do list. I still need to make an appointment with Jay at the Detention Center and firm up what we might do for the Detainees for Valentine’s and to have a deeper conversation about the transportation issue. The transportation thing is kinda complicated and I am not rushing into it until we know we can do it right. I didn’t get the paperwork for the new checking account so can’t proceed with the PayPay charity account yet. Hoping to get both of these issues wrapped up before surgery but that may not be possible.
I have been watching a show about rich bitches in Palm Beach. Talk about different realities and values! Not sure why I am watching it other than it reminds me there are lots of realities we are all living in at the same time and it is no wonder there is a values and communication gap. Kinda reminds me when Craig and I did a cruise to Alaska and some of the other guests on the ship were most concerned about receiving an invitation to sit at the Captain’s table. Just not my reality!
My congestion is getting better. The Flonase did the trick. I still get congested when I sneeze but am not so snotty all the time. I want to get over this stuff before surgery so it doesn’t slow me down afterwards. Still working to avoid people as much as possible so I don’t get the flu.
Sitting in a better place tonight than I have been for a couple of days. Not sure what switched but am grateful for it. This time of the year can be hard for me and it is nice to have a good day.
Grateful for another almost spring like day, grateful for another stay-at-home day, and grateful we each get to choose what reality and values we want to live in and with.