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Yea – I survived another tax season. Monday this past week sure was a hectic day. I am still trying to get back on track. On Monday I was at the office by 7:00am and worked until 9:30pm. Talk about a long day.

I read in an article somewhere that what you do on Monday sets the tone for the entire week. I think that is so true. Because of the deadline to get all those tax returns done,  I did not do my regular morning exercise program. ( I am usually exercising by 5:30 am on most mornings. )  Anyway, all this week I have had a hard time with wanting to exercise – and mentally coming up with excuses to cut my exercise time short. At work, I look at my desk and I seem to be in a fog on what to do next. I am having a hard time prioritizing. The same is happening at home. I look around at all the things that I need to do after weeks of neglect and I can not seem to focus on what needs to be done first.

The question is – How do I get back on track? Should I make a list of things to do? Sometimes lists frustrate me because I find things to do that are not on my list and do them instead of what is listed.  Then I am mad at myself for not marking anything off my list.  I know the key is to focus on one task at a time. So here I am it is nearly 8:00am and I still need to get ready for work. So here is my list for right now.

1. Get ready for work.
2. Go to work.
3. Sit at my desk and finish the financial statement I was working on yesterday but did not finish.
4. Start on those payroll tax returns that have an end of month deadline. (I hate deadlines.)

Evening list – after supper.
1. Help my son move into his apartment. My ulterior motive is to check out the apartment.
2. Make grocery list and maybe do the shopping – if it is not too late.
3. Fall into bed exhausted.

Today is the last day of tax season.  I am not at work yet but I am sure that it is going to be a very hectic day. The plan is to skip my usual exercising and be at the office by 7:00 am. Skipping the exercise may not be the wisest move in the long wrong because I read in one of my magazines that exercising on Monday will set the tone for the entire week.  Oh well — got to get the remainder of those tax returns out.  (Personally, I feel very abused when clients drop off their work on the last day for me to complete. )

I know that I probably should have gone into the office to work some this weekend but after increasing my hours for the past 8 weeks I just needed some downtime.  I spent Saturday morning at the gun show with my dear husband and son.  I have never attended a gun show before.  There were guns and more guns and more guns.   We did have a nice time eating at “Kim Son” afterwards.  Later in the afternoon we attended a fiftieth wedding anniversary party.  It is always fun celebrating these milestones with friends, especially seeing people I have not seen in a while.

Sunday was the Volunteer Fire Department Open House.  Actually, that was my excuse for not working – I was volunteering at the Open House.  My job was to help with keep the fire pole line in order.  The kids just loved sliding down the pole.