I had trouble remembering what day of the week it was all day. For the last eight weeks on Tuesday I have gone to Emporia to do taxes. We didn’t have many clients today so I got to skip doing taxes today. Messed with my routine! My, I am getting old and set in my ways.
I did go to Emporia this afternoon though as I had a dental cleaning at the Vo-Tech at 12:30. Ivy is one of the best students I have ever had there. Very gentle. Usually when they measure your pockets around your teeth it shots pain to my toes. When Ivy did it today, I rarely even felt it and if I did it was minor. I have a lot of plaque that builds up and I give her a run for her money. She found a piece of cement from a cap I had put in place years ago. No wonder that spot was always sore.
Stopped at Applebee’s and had lunch and then came home. I forgot to eat before I left the house this morning and I was getting hungry by the time I was finished a little before 3:00.
I got a check for Love in Action deposited on my way out of town. When I got the mail today, I got the notice from IRS letting me know my refund had been reduced. I will send it to my accountant but unless I am wrong, I think she made a mistake and showed that I had paid six estimated payments instead of five.
Tomorrow I have to be at Pioneer Bluffs at 9:00 to help stuff the Newsletter. If you like doing that type of thing, come join us. Not sure how many will show up or how long it will take us. Many hands make light work so the more that come, the faster we will get it done.
Thursday I am doing a short tax shift. We don’t have any 9:00 clients scheduled so won’t have to be there until 10:00. That will make for a short day.
Friday I probably ought to do some housecleaning as I will open the house so those that come Saturday can use the restrooms. I have a thick layer of dust everywhere as I haven’t bothered dusting for a bit.
Saturday is the pot luck and singing our resistance event. I will go over my list on Friday and make sure I have everything I need. Saturday morning I will make tea and get things set up. The food I am having catered is to show up around 12:15. I trust the weather will cooperate and we can do it outside. I will make the call at 11:00 as to moving it inside or keeping it outside. Trusting lots of people show up as I ordered plenty of food and would rather not have to deal with lots of leftovers.
Next week I have to go to Topeka on Monday for a doctor’s appointment late morning. I will go to lunch afterwards and then come home. Anyone want to ride along? We could stop and do some shopping if you need something.
I keep checking the IRS site for the nonprofit application. They are still processing the same batch as they were when I applied. Wonder if they don’t update their website or if they got distracted and aren’t working too hard on processing applications right now. Looking like I will have to go ahead and file my tax return for Love in Action without getting official notification of our status. Not sure what they do if they reject it and I file the wrong return.
I will have lots of free time in a couple of weeks when the rally is over and tax season is done. Not sure what I will do with myself. Maybe I can find some good trouble to get into. Or maybe good trouble will find me. Not sure which way that works for me.
Feeling like this is a good time to attempt to start a new routine for myself. Old habits are shedding and the energy is calling me to come into alignment with the most authentic me I can be. That will require me changing some old habits and developing new, healthier ones. I can do it!
Grateful for the Vo-Tech dental program, grateful for a gentle cleaning, and grateful for the beautiful weather we had today.