Life has been completely out of control lately but as of Tuesday at 5:30 I've finished my last busy season for a very long time!!! After two years with the firm and four terrible busy seasons, I'd have to say that this last one was the worst in many ways. The 80 hour weeks didn't go on for months like they did last spring, but in some ways the stress during the 4-5 weeks of craziness this time was more than I've ever felt before!! I've never seen so many returns have changes on the 14th and 15th and I've never been working as fast as possible at 3:45 on the 15th, feeling like there was no possible way we could finish the return, get it to the client to sign, and then to the post office before closing time. This level of stress definitely isn't healthy and I am so glad it's over. No more coming home just to sign back on and work til midnight, no more Saturdays where there's not even time to workout because i'm working the whole time I'm awake, no more sitting in church on sunday feeling like I'm going to collapse because I'm not working for once and the exhaustion is catching up to me, no more telling Paul that our exciting Friday night date will consist of sitting on the couch working while he finds something to do next to me so we can at least be together...Wow, that all sounds amazing!! Soon the only reason I'll be awake at 3 in the morning is to feed an adorable baby, not to figure out why the partner allocations are off or why the California Sch M-1 won't tie.
Anyway, I'm excited to have my life back. To all those who I have neglected lately: I'm so terribly sorry and I can't wait to have some fun now- so give me a call and let's plan something!!
