1 Thing Put a Spell on Me

Thursdays are a great day to do that 1 thing you need to do but don’t want to do but need to do.

Want to hear a horror story? Last night I was searching through one of my baskets of crap to find some stationary. I wanted to write some notes to send to friends — I am always wanting to write some notes to send to friends — and this time I was actually doing it. It was kind of a big deal. I was feeling kind of great about myself. Anyway, basket of crap. Lots of unopened bank statements from before I figured out how to get them to stop sending me mail; crumpled up pay stubs; my stationary, yes; notebooks and scribbles on napkins and menus of ideas I will literally never do anything with; and oh ha what is this, oh just a W2 from 2012 … and another W2 from 2012 … and a 1099, also from 2012.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! SCREEEEEEEEEEEAAAMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

So my 1 thing today is to figure that out. Figure out how to redo my taxes that I just did. Hhahahhaa. Perhaps you are wondering, how did I not know? That they were missing? Good question. Really good question. I think the answer is, that time has been very fluid for me? I am pretty fuzzy on when things happened? Everything seems so very long ago? Wistful thinking when doing taxes on the last day they are due after an extension? Anyway, figuring that out today. I might even get to call to the IRS!!

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