Recently it was mentioned, that any friend of a certian friend of mine "has to be at least a little bit nuts". I agree, and in my defense the following:
Now I know that everyone has "DEADLINES". There are numerous must dos by a certian time that we all bend to or suffer the consequences, bills (this is a given, unless you don't care about your credit), shopping sales (must take advantage of that sale...or buy at full price the day after), our self imposed I'm going to do by a certian time (resolutions) that we more than likely don't do (the consequence? One carries the weight, remains in a bad relationship, continues to smoke, etc.) TAXES and WORK. This is my madness....I'm an accountant.
Tis the season for all good Accountants to indulge in insanity! Of course there isn't ANY SEASON that we don't indulge in insanity, but this time of year is especially crazy making. Because of the pressures we tend to over do, add to and create more havoc for ourselves, most in the name of relaxing. Hence, I've just started blogging during the most deadline dense time of year. I've become obsessed with "Nesting" (the house has to sparkle) and I need to repair, spackle and paint the interior.
SIDENOTE: Those of you who aren't accountants are just as guilty..."The Holidays" I just know there are others out there that over did or bit off more than they could chew regarding the "HOLIDAYS" and are now just beginning to even think about relaxing. And "mistletoe-ing", marathon shopping and Ho, Ho, Ho-ing aren't just a little nuts?
When my daughter was younger I took her along with me, literally, when I had deadlines looming and I needed to work long hours, I would pick her up from school, grab take out and go back to the office with her. She learned to file and could use a ten key by the time she was 11. Needless to say her degrees are NOT in accounting, and she keeps hinting that she could recommend a compentent shrink.
Now is the time to prepare: quarterlies, year end data and file file file the corporate taxes. Prepare seems to be such a simple quiet word, calming, "being prepared" is so, hmmm....., soothing. It is the getting to that stage that is nerve wracking, as the dreaded DEADLINES loom.
So I agree, I can be just a little nuts, my defense....Tis just the season ;)
2 comments:
You know when you told me you dealt with numbes I thought you were a bookie..I am going to have to call off our friendship.
Sashaying across time and space.....click click click (what it's my world I can click my heels across time and space, in fact it's a marble floor)standing before Cedar, hand on hip..."you don't admire my figure. I always thought "Accountants were known for their figures"...grin... Oh and I think I further confirmed Hilarys suspicions...
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