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Wishing I weren't at work
Monday, May 2, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
And...
I'M DONE! Woot woot!
Busy season is officially over. I survived yet another one. And now today I've spent the day doing NOTHING. Yes I came to work. Yes I opened a file to pretend that I'm working on a tax return (it never actually ends...). But all I've done today is book my bus ride to NYC (from Boston...don't worry, not taking a bus across the country), talked with people on facebook, looked up plays to see while in NYC, and read blogs. Oh...and I can't forget going to lunch with the tax department (yep - all four of us haha).
I would have really liked to take the whole day off, but I leave tomorrow for Boston/NYC and will be gone for 1 1/2 weeks. So I figured that was enough time off. But I can't really charge this time today... Eh, I'll figure it out later. Hahaha!
So this trip to Boston/NYC kind of fell down the crapper last week and for the past few days I haven't been super excited about it. But, after a day spent of planning what shows to see and talking to people that I'm going to be with I'm starting to get SUPER excited for it again. Plus it's just going to be nice to get out of UT for a bit.
I've decided that I don't think I'll ever be able to be in one spot for very long. I like to travel. I like to experience new things. So sorry future kids...you probably won't have the same upbringing as I did (ie growing up in the same house your whole life). Oh but the adventures that I'll take them on :)
OK...totally random post. Sorry. But I'm excited that I'm done with busy season and I'm excited to go to Boston & NY. Yay!
Busy season is officially over. I survived yet another one. And now today I've spent the day doing NOTHING. Yes I came to work. Yes I opened a file to pretend that I'm working on a tax return (it never actually ends...). But all I've done today is book my bus ride to NYC (from Boston...don't worry, not taking a bus across the country), talked with people on facebook, looked up plays to see while in NYC, and read blogs. Oh...and I can't forget going to lunch with the tax department (yep - all four of us haha).
I would have really liked to take the whole day off, but I leave tomorrow for Boston/NYC and will be gone for 1 1/2 weeks. So I figured that was enough time off. But I can't really charge this time today... Eh, I'll figure it out later. Hahaha!
So this trip to Boston/NYC kind of fell down the crapper last week and for the past few days I haven't been super excited about it. But, after a day spent of planning what shows to see and talking to people that I'm going to be with I'm starting to get SUPER excited for it again. Plus it's just going to be nice to get out of UT for a bit.
I've decided that I don't think I'll ever be able to be in one spot for very long. I like to travel. I like to experience new things. So sorry future kids...you probably won't have the same upbringing as I did (ie growing up in the same house your whole life). Oh but the adventures that I'll take them on :)
OK...totally random post. Sorry. But I'm excited that I'm done with busy season and I'm excited to go to Boston & NY. Yay!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
And the Worst Employee Award goes to...
It's Thursday at 5:30 pm. During busy season. With lots to do.
But where do you find me? Oh...blogging, reading friends blogs, online browsing (I can't shop due to the fashion fast Jo & I are on but I can still look), and doing whatever else I can think of INSTEAD of doing taxes.
Why? I don't know...
Maybe it's because of the beautiful sunny and relatively warm weather.
Maybe it's because I killed myself on this return the past two days and my brain needs a break.
Maybe it's because I don't really like taxes and need to find something I really love.
Maybe it's because I'm just having one of those days where you can't concentrate and it has nothing to do with the weather or work.
But whatever the reason may be...I get the Worst Employee Award today. I feel so honored :)
But where do you find me? Oh...blogging, reading friends blogs, online browsing (I can't shop due to the fashion fast Jo & I are on but I can still look), and doing whatever else I can think of INSTEAD of doing taxes.
Why? I don't know...
Maybe it's because of the beautiful sunny and relatively warm weather.
Maybe it's because I killed myself on this return the past two days and my brain needs a break.
Maybe it's because I don't really like taxes and need to find something I really love.
Maybe it's because I'm just having one of those days where you can't concentrate and it has nothing to do with the weather or work.
But whatever the reason may be...I get the Worst Employee Award today. I feel so honored :)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Is it April 15 yet?
I want busy season to be over. I'm so over doing taxes. It's not like I'm working a TON (55-60 hours/week), but I'm tired of it. Does that mean I'm just tired of accounting? Or will things get better once it's slowed down and the weather is nice and I feel like I have a life again? Who knows? Only time can tell.
Luckily I have some things to look forward to which is helping me get through this horrible weather and work. BOSTON and NYC! That's right - I'm heading back east to go visit some friends after busy season is over. I can't wait! I've been missing NYC like I'd be missing my right arm if I didn't have it anymore. Plus I just feel like I need a change of scenery - even if it's just for a week.
I also have an awesome summer to look forward to. I don't have any real set plans for the summer yet, but my friends and I have already decided that it's going to be AWESOME! We've started a list of things we want to do and can't wait until the weather is nice enough to do them! Some of those things include:
- camping
- trip to CA
- trip to Vegas
- the state fair
- a rodeo
- hiking (I want to do the narrows)
- swimming ALL the time (we got season passes to Seven Peaks...yep...High School all over again haha)
- bonfires (or at least fires in Eric's fire pit in his back yard)
- back yard BBQ's (need to get a BBQ I guess)
This summer is going to be epic, right?!? If only it were here now... If only I weren't wearing a sweater with the heat jacked up to 80 (oh you read that right)... If only I didn't have to work every Saturday so I could play with my friends more... But only 3 more weeks! And as Mom always says - I can do anything for 3 weeks :)
Luckily I have some things to look forward to which is helping me get through this horrible weather and work. BOSTON and NYC! That's right - I'm heading back east to go visit some friends after busy season is over. I can't wait! I've been missing NYC like I'd be missing my right arm if I didn't have it anymore. Plus I just feel like I need a change of scenery - even if it's just for a week.
I also have an awesome summer to look forward to. I don't have any real set plans for the summer yet, but my friends and I have already decided that it's going to be AWESOME! We've started a list of things we want to do and can't wait until the weather is nice enough to do them! Some of those things include:
- camping
- trip to CA
- trip to Vegas
- the state fair
- a rodeo
- hiking (I want to do the narrows)
- swimming ALL the time (we got season passes to Seven Peaks...yep...High School all over again haha)
- bonfires (or at least fires in Eric's fire pit in his back yard)
- back yard BBQ's (need to get a BBQ I guess)
This summer is going to be epic, right?!? If only it were here now... If only I weren't wearing a sweater with the heat jacked up to 80 (oh you read that right)... If only I didn't have to work every Saturday so I could play with my friends more... But only 3 more weeks! And as Mom always says - I can do anything for 3 weeks :)
Friday, March 11, 2011
Rewarding Myself
When you reach a milestone in your life (big or small) you should reward yourself. So I'm rewarding myself today with these:
And this
It's going to be a great day!!
And this
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
80's Party
For Melissa's birthday, we celebrated in 80's style. We all (well most) dressed up in 80's clothes and sang & danced the night away. It was a lot of fun! We jammed out to 80's music and even had karaoke!! Hope you had a great birthday Mel!! Love you girl!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
False Alarm
I came into work today ready to work (which is a new thing for me lately). I knew there were a lot of returns in the "To Do" drawer so I was determined to finish what I had on my desk and start on the others. I was SO productive all morning and after lunch. I finished all the things on my desk!! I was so proud of myself!
Then...I opened up the drawer to get started on the other returns. I was correct in thinking there were a lot of them to do. What I didn't know - they were all very small returns that take only 15 minutes to prepare. So...I obviously was able to quickly go through those returns.
But now...I don't know what I'm going to work on tomorrow. Or Thursday. Or Friday. Hmmm...maybe being productive wasn't in my best interest after all. Oh well. I better take advantage of this slow time while I still can, huh?
Then...I opened up the drawer to get started on the other returns. I was correct in thinking there were a lot of them to do. What I didn't know - they were all very small returns that take only 15 minutes to prepare. So...I obviously was able to quickly go through those returns.
But now...I don't know what I'm going to work on tomorrow. Or Thursday. Or Friday. Hmmm...maybe being productive wasn't in my best interest after all. Oh well. I better take advantage of this slow time while I still can, huh?
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