Center does not hold

[gwendally]

The freezer portion of my kitchen refrigerator stopped working sometime last night. Everything in there thawed completely, since no adult was home to consider the implications and move the food to a different freezer

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[daphnep]

I got my taxes done!

Naturally, after following your saga, I thought of you. Our tax guy has his own business, a small storefront, one room, and when I was there he had two other people working there: both young men, both kind of scruffy and unprofessional-looking, and one was taking his lunch, right there at his desk. It made me wonder all sorts of things: how long he's had that storefront, if he gets new employees each tax season, whether or not he likes these two guys, if they're doing a good job for him. How much time he spends at the office, now--does he ever see his wife, his dog, etc.

I really appreciate lj for giving me windows into worlds I would never see, without it, and changing my perspective on the world I do see irl. I think your journal is clearly one such world, so thank you for sharing.

[gwendally]

It is nice for me to hear how people feel relieved when their taxes are done. I tell my staff that our product is not a tax return, it's the feeling of having accomplished an annoying chore competently.

[daphnep]

It really is a relief. I used to have an accountant (not just a tax guy) when my finances were more complicated, and I was soooo eternally grateful that there are people whose skill set makes such work enjoyable for them. That is was her job, not mine. Because when you don't have that skill or interest, such things become so overwhelming, and having a pro that you trust to help walk you through it all step by step...it's incredibly valuable.

[ssterikoff]

The time change kicks my butt, too. Added to that, we've been passing a bug around the family. I'm hoping we're nearly over that

[gwendally]

Good luck!

[froggoddess]

Well, I got married last year and am knocked up, which means my brain isn't working at all. So I have this magical accountant who graciously took on my expanded family and turned the paperwork nightmare that is my tax-hating-artist-husband's new home business into a heavenly vision of an orderly tax return. Somehow, she and her staff managed to do this in under 4 hours. I shudder to think how many hours I would've spent trying to wrangle it all, and how it would've still been wrong. Even my husband was impressed! And there was not a peep out of his o-so-frugal-&-always-DIY mouth about the bill! I think we're very, very lucky to have been spared the burden of doing this ourselves (by which I mean I think I'm very, very lucky to have been spared the burden of doing it myself

[gwendally]

Love you, too!

[interactiveleaf]

Flu. (Not mine, M's). Mostly unpacked. Trip to Turkey was great. Starting a new business, but much smaller and less labor-intensive than yours; they don't compare. Raising beautiful mint, peppers, and tomatoes. Helping friends move. Avoiding crowds, which is harder than you'd think in this town right now. LOVE living in closer to town.

Thanks for asking. :)

[gwendally]

What is the new business? Mint? Isn't that a wetlands plant? Are you in Austin now?

[coercedbynutmeg]

Husband may or may not be leaving next week for a couple months. I can't really say whether I'd be happier if he left or if he stayed around, which makes me feel like a terrible person (and sound like a worse one) but there you have it.

[gwendally]

Uncertainty is hard for everyone. Take it one day at a time. Hugs!