peace and happiness for a day, at least... amola: i have to say that i had a really good day today....odd, but good.....
started out having to deal with my ex at h&r block while attempting to get our taxes filed. he didn't understand the block on my forms that had my ira deductions on it, and accused me of hiding money from him. what i tried to explain to him was that block indicated the money that had *previously* been deducted from my paycheck....before we cashed out the ira to purchase the house....and that money is already cashed out and gone. this was after we sat in the waiting area for 30 minutes for our appointment and he pitched such a fit that the receptionist gave him a 30-minute phone card... ::) "for being so patient". so we argue in front of the tax lady, then she tells us that it will be $255 to file through them. um, no. we leave, he says that there's no way in he!! that he can afford that, so he found someone else to do them for $95. fine. whatever. but for some reason i got a kick out of watching him get pi$$ed off at the appointment....embarassing, but it was funny in a way.
then i got a call relating to a lady who was on my caseload when i worked with my former employer, and she now wants to transfer her case to me because i'm "the best counselor in the world" (her words).....i had to run to see another lady that lives about 45 miles away, so i told her that i'd be there later this afternoon. i drove to the first appointment, and it was just such a beautiful day....bright and sunny, warm enough to wear short sleeves and have the window down more than a crack. i just enjoyed the scenery as i whizzed down the road at full speed. got to the first lady's house and she was too sick to see me, so i drove to the second lady's house and had her sign the paperwork to transfer her case to me (yay! another knife in the back of my former employer!) and then headed home. made me feel good that she trusts me enough to transfer her case back to me so that i can oversee her care.
again, beautiful weather.....decent scenery (it is kansas, so there's not much to look at this time of the year)....fabulous music playing on the radio so i was jamming and having fun.
then, i took a small detour off the interstate to an intersection where a very good friend of mine was killed early last summer. she knew at the time that i was unhappy with my now former employer and kept telling me to "go work for ken" who is now the executive director of the agency that i currently work for. i didn't listen to her at the time, but at her funeral, i ran into ken and a job offer came up in conversation.....work from home doing the exact same thing that i was doing for a buck more an hour. didn't take a rocket scientist to determine that i wanted this job. my now former employer found out about it and fired me. (so even in death, my friend got her way...lol.....she could have done it a little more subtly) anyway, as i sat at the intersection where she died, i said a few words to her. then i drove on home.
while i was doing all of this driving (it was about 120 miles round trip) i was thinking....this job was definitely one of the best things to ever happen to me. i get the freedom to have "work in my jammies" days whenever i want to! i have flexibility in my schedule. things like that. basically, what i'm trying to say, is that as i was driving, a feeling of peace came over me. i was happy while i was driving, even as i drove through the stench-filled clouds of the feedlot and the oil fields. i actually felt happy for the first time in a long time, and it was so refreshing! i got the kids, and we made plans to do all sorts of things around the house this weekend....cleaning and organizing and just doing things that i've let slide over the past few months. i already got started on the laundry and some other little things. another friend brought over a twin bed and a dresser for me to put in my now empty spare room--i'm going to turn that into a play room for the kids if i have enough time this weekend. we're going to clean out my car (a job in itself). we're going to go grocery shopping. we're just going to do alot of "stuff" that needs to be done around here, and i'm actually looking forward to it for a change.
i don't know how to explain it......i mean, it started out as an ok day but i really feel relaxed for a change....and peaceful.....
and this post probably doesn't make any sense to anyone else on here, but i just had to get it out of my system! lol
:)
amola
Re:peace and happiness for a day, at least... Sad Eyes: Amola~
It makes sense!!! I am glad you had a Happy Day! Just wait...this is just the beginning for you!!! ;)
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I hope you are having a great night too!
We had a beautiful day here too...Beautiful! ;D But I controlled myself and didn't get my shorts out... ;)
Sad Eyes
Re:peace and happiness for a day, at least... summerparis: Good for you! Maybe you felt relaxed because you had a moment to recognize all the things you can be grateful for in your life. The work situation sounds very satisfying.
I can see why you would get kind of a kick out of what happened at H+R Block with your husband. You no longer have to put up with these kind of behaviors like you used to!
Re:peace and happiness for a day, at least... amola: [quote"> I can see why you would get kind of a kick out of what happened at H+R Block with your husband. You no longer have to put up with these kind of behaviors like you used to! [/quote">
i think you hit it right there.....i knew that after we walked out of that place, i didn't have to deal with him and wouldn't have to listen to him b!tch about it all day like i normally would have had to. i really wanted to ask him what he was so anxious about in the waiting room....i mean he kept looking at his watch and stressing out about it....i really wanted to say "what, are you late for a date" but i didn't do it. i could have been really annoyed with him and his behavior, but instead i made the choice to get some amusement out of it! lol plus, i just woke up in a good mood and therefore it didn't bother me!
:)
amola
