Struggle Bus ( part 2)

 the only way to get off the bus ...

simplify life -- 
working on it ...

stay tuned -- more to come

so -- instead of my superwoman (or wonder woman -- as in wonder when she's gonna crash) .. I decided to skip the AMC conference next week and stay home .. too many deadlines and too much disorganization in my life at the moment.

that is the first step in controlling the chaos -- and the logical one -- it will free me up to home, to work and to attend a couple other events ... 

and get shit done for those damn pesky deadlines

get a little crafting in -- maker fair is a month away ... literally and I have very little done -- keyfobs ...

i might even get a little painting and yard work done -- both at home, the office and the cabin

it is all about perspective peeps .. 

Struggle bus

yep, riding the struggle bus today -- deadlines are driving and I don't like deadlines.

I should have worked a the office last weekend -- that 9/15 extension due date for partnerships and corporations snuck up on me ... and as always I have clients that procrastinate worse than myself.  One cannot come until Tuesday afternoon -- it's due on Thursday -- I am scheduled to attend an AMC conference in Alexandria on W, R & Friday morning .. never fails.

I told Kate, I might skip the conference stay home and work my magic and get all of the freaking projects done so I have nothing to do other than payroll for the next 2 weeks.  

Sometimes my County work life collides with my professional work life and toss in a little family drama --- and well, I don't manage the crash very well -- and whining about it is not helpful.  

On the interesting side of life -- I am a clothes horder (yes, it is true) my goal for fall and winter is to attempt a capsule wardrobe .. quit laughing.  Last Saturday, I spent a couple hours purging -- bags for the thrift shop and a pile of shorts and summer things to put away for next summer -- thru out the 2 and 3 year old summer shoes that are beyond saving.  

And since summer is almost over I took my fitbit out the drawer and installed it on my wrist -- more good habits.  I took a summer fitbit break.  Then I lost the charger -- so Amazon to the rescue.  Shit happens.  

I will stop whining, I will stop whining, I will stop whining ....

 

Summer -- vanishing

   and poof ... why does Labor Day signal the end of summer -- seriously I need at least 2 more months of summer --- 

   I knew not working on work over the weekend was going to bite me yesterday -- and it wasn't too bad until late afternoon ... it was a memorable day

   1.  handicap toilets delivered and installed -- upstairs and downstairs -- I visited with the plumbers admin assistant at the bank on Friday and the crew showed up after lunch !  love small town living ... 

   2.  and at 4:00 the scissor wizard arrived -- I have less hair, a lot less -- but while she was here ... the damn phone kept ringing ... constant ringing .. because it is imperative to call the CPA on Tuesday afternoon after 4:00pm.  and most of them were retiree's .. seriously -- 

   3.  after the phone rush and hair cut -- I went home, took a shower ( hair everywhere) -- ate with the elders and then came back to work -- it's simply amazing how much I get done with no interruptions -- me Netflix and a couple of computers 

  4.  since summer is over -- I was a slog in August and didn't come to work until 7ish .. well, yesterday and this morning it's been 6:00am .. dang it is dark ... this morning I'm streaming the rest of my CPE class and cleaning off my desk ... it's a tech/practice management class and I've really liked it so far

enough with the whining - it is life (or it is my life) ... 
Happy Hump Day!

Labor Day

the bottle tree got lights ... amazon sells anything and everything ... solar 

we've had beautiful sunsets all weekend long .. just gorgeous

and since it was cloudy this morning I started my self study practice management class -- I take this one every couple of years .. teaches me all the things I do wrong in my own practice

lots of tips and software related informtion

life is all about streamlining and getting efficient

the $350 computer I've got out here ... ( the desktop - not my overpriced surface pro ) seems to stream really well -- the cards align I might take my next CE class out here ... or one of the two days ....

 

eye candy from Satuday

i shuffled out the dock and took this pix -- the neighbor kids are having a party ( it's a theme for them on holiday weekends) ...and we had a fire to burn all the twigs and leaves in our pit ..

it was a beautiful calm night at the lake

by September -- everyone is packing up and closing up their cabins -- they are missing out, fall is the best season out here ..

 

Happy Labor Day Eve

 so I'm sitting here in my leopard print dress toiling away ... the excitement is overwhelming.  

today's projects:  responding to IRS and MN Revenue notices -- it is never ending.  never ending.  the damn things just keep coming.  

the other project of the day -- ordered two handicapped toilets for the office -- ran into the plumber at the bank .. I am the Queen of multi-tasking -- deposit money - spend money.  It is good to be me.

Hello September!

I took a drive to check out a ditch project last night, the ditch project.  I'm directionally challenged but I'm standing on the pumps and looking east/south where the ditch drains into Swan Lake -- there is very little water flowing into the ditch system so the lake is backing up here, into the outlet -- the pumps are not running (1 - the water is low and it's not necessary and 2 - the new pumps are not operational yet).

and a quick shot of my Dad on the pump platform looking west where the ditch meets the pump -- the pumps are designed to lift the water up into the outlet ditch on the first pix.  

It was a nice night for a drive .. we also checked out the reconstruct of CR12 -- it doesn't look like this any longer ...

and back home ... he has no patience for pulling to the side of the road and taking sun set pictures ... I should have made him drive and I take pictures on the homebound commute.  

I think he likes my truck -- well, he likes the gadgets that my truck has.