I shouldn't be surprised to see that my last post was in January. Spring semester was insane, and it's not like I've been falling all over myself to post since the semester ended. Still, it can't hurt to do a mid-year mind check.
After putting off life and a half because of school exhaustion things have started to catch up with me. I finally seem to have a handle on my financial situation after trimming my visits with Dr. Feldman back to twice a month and getting an infusion of cash from Dad. I might actually be able to pay off my credit cards and start saving again. And/or get hookups installed for the washer and dryer. Win-win.
Also taking care of taxes, finally, with the property assessor knocking down my door and the threat of a revoked residential exemption in the air. I have about a month to get it all squared away, whatever the costs. The time for avoidance has come and gone and now it's for real. I have a date with a CPA on Friday to get the ball rolling. A year-old house sale in Brazil, and various business loans coming in and out of accounts I know nothing about make me queasy but what else am I going to do? Last year, when I was plenty on top of things, my CPA got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and retired. Now, with the summer off of school, time has come to wrap this baby up.
And speaking of baby, Clayton's due back in for another $800 X-ray. Poor little guy. Hates the vet and freaks himself out beyond all reason. I wish there was another way. He has been doing better lately, though. The wet food, or perhaps the absence of chicken in the wet food, seems to be doing him good. Maybe the news will be good and he can go home with another prescription rather than a scheduled return for a lobectomy. Oof. I can't even think about it. Let's hope for the best, I guess.
My other baby, the Matrix, is due for service after my nearmiss on the highway. Hopefully I haven't wrecked the alignment or bent any axles out of shape. Additional concerns brought to me by Michelle Mauro of Commerce Insurance who seems incapable of getting back to me with any kind of update about my deductible. I certainly hope this is only incompetence rather than intentional business practice.
Vitamin D level check, checking in with Dr. Winger, and visiting the root canal specialist have all fallen off the first tier of priorities. I guess my health will be on the docket for the second half of August, after I get back from Brazil. Likewise, dating.
