Procrastination
It's funny how many times I can run through the same pattern and still not recognize I'm on the path until it's too late. I've been putting off the filing for (literally) years, letting it stack up in odd corners and trying to avoid making eye contact with it. And eventually, it became too much, even for me. Tonight, I shredded the last bit of crap, and I've come to the realization that, if you wait long enough, most stuff can just get thrown away. Of course, you'll never find it when you need it while you wait for it to become obsolete...
And you know what? It just wasn't that bad. I queued up a bunch of podcasts and just kept working at it. Why couldn't I have done this at any time in the last *cough cough* years?
It did provide a nice little stroll down memory lane. Tele-file. I had forgotten that, at one point, tele-file was the big thing the IRS was pushing: "Get your refund faster! It's so easy, just call this number!" Also amusing to note that I was filing my taxes online back in 2002. I hadn't realized I'd been able to do it for 10+ years.
(And look, my enter key finally works again! Only took LJ...what? A year? And I see that problem has just been replaced with a different one, where I now type faster than LJ can keep up. Hunt-and-peck speed is the best it's managing. Joy.)
And you know what? It just wasn't that bad. I queued up a bunch of podcasts and just kept working at it. Why couldn't I have done this at any time in the last *cough cough* years?
It did provide a nice little stroll down memory lane. Tele-file. I had forgotten that, at one point, tele-file was the big thing the IRS was pushing: "Get your refund faster! It's so easy, just call this number!" Also amusing to note that I was filing my taxes online back in 2002. I hadn't realized I'd been able to do it for 10+ years.
(And look, my enter key finally works again! Only took LJ...what? A year? And I see that problem has just been replaced with a different one, where I now type faster than LJ can keep up. Hunt-and-peck speed is the best it's managing. Joy.)