Went to Emporia late morning and picked up my taxes. I stopped and had lunch and while I was eating went through the tax package. I came out about halfway between the worse case scenario and the best case. Since I had prepared myself for the worse case I felt OK with them.
Came home and got the accountant paid and money transferred for what I owe on the 15th. Made some other financial decisions and will get those taken care of over the next week or so. Feels like I tied up several loose ends today.
Stopped and filled my car up at the gas station downtown Cottonwood Falls. I needed to make an appointment to get my oil changed so did that while the gas was pumping. I take my car in tomorrow afternoon to get it serviced.
Tomorrow I have to be in Emporia at 9:00 to do taxes. I don’t have any errands to run afterwards so will probably grab lunch and then come home. I have to have my car at the service shop at 2:00. While my car is being serviced I need to walk down and pay my water bill and then go to the Courthouse to pay the last half of my property taxes.
Nothing on my calendar for Friday. Saturday I am going to the protest in Topeka, Sunday I am working a shift at the book sale, and Monday and Tuesday I will be doing taxes. I will enjoy Friday as it will be my last free day until next Wednesday.
I made my protest sign for Saturday. I wrote “Hands Off! All People Matter”. I will put a paint stick on it so I can easily lift it up if needed. The forecast is for rain but I think our group is going rain or shine. It is only going to be 50 Saturday but maybe the energy of the event will keep me warm. I will wear my raincoat and I plan on taking a backpack with water and supplies.
We didn’t get much rain from the storm last night. Most of the storm was north of us. We sure do need the rain so if it rains during the protest on Saturday I can’t complain. Maybe we won’t get any during the protest. The forecasts don’t seem to be accurate these days. There are parts of Ohio and Arkansas that are predicted to get record rainfall amounts this weekend. We don’t need that!
Feels good to have my taxes done and money in the bank to cover my liabilities. I am looking forward to the day when I only own the house I live in so my taxes will be more predictable for me. Looking forward to doing my last AARP tax sessions for the year next week. It will free up several days of the week for me. I enjoy doing volunteering though so need to find another opportunity to be in service to others.
Feeling a bit better today. My energy roller coaster seems to have leveled out for today at least. Trusting I will have a smoother ride for a bit so I can catch my breath and stay above neutral easily. The chaos in the world can overwhelm me if I don’t block it out somehow. All is well in this moment and that is all I have to know.
Grateful my taxes are done for the year, grateful I have money in the bank to pay my liabilities, and grateful for what rain we did get. Every drop helps.