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| Busy Days Again! | Entry #633984 |
Today was very busy all things considered. I started the day with meeting with the tax advisor at 8:30 a.m. I have little time or desire to file my own taxes anymore. I did for almost ten years and now, with my business I just don't want to have to put all the research time into preparing the taxes when I can take it to someone and have it done in 45 minutes. So I gave him all the paperwork, he maximized my return and I was on my way in under an hour. Sadly, because of my income being significantly reduced this past year due to two layoffs, I made $10,000 less this year than last which reduced my return almost in half from what I expected. It's still a nice chunk of money but sadly, it will mean re prioritizing my whole plan.
After that I met with Daniel, my best friend's middle son for lunch at McDonalds with Libby. The reward system for the kids allows them to earn fairy prizes and use them for special treats - one of which is time with me. It was a good time although I made the mistake of letting Libby try going up the bit slide and got nervous that she would slip and fall. It was so big and the climb looked a little steep. She was really struggling with it so I brought her out of it and she wasn't very happy with me. But I wasn't about to try to fit into the damn thing if she got scared. Better safe than sorry in that regard.
Not long after that it was time to pick up kids from school. When I got back I put Libby down for a nap. I really didn't accomplish a whole lot because I spent most of the time redoing my budget and trying to work out a schedule for being in the office and working my business more. I got it worked out after about two or three hours of discussion and planning. I still have some tweaking to do on my budget but it should be ready by the time my return gets here.
Then I spent the rest of the night making calls to clients, booking appointments and then two wonderful hours working on a wish list for Libby's party. There's far more on there than she needs or I expect but it was fun to go shopping online to my heart's content.
I have appointments set up almost every day for the next two weeks and plans to get leads for more new clients. I also plan to start taking Libby to the downtown library on Friday mornings to reading time and hopefully I will meet some other mothers and maybe make some new friends. I'm also going to be focusing on making recruiting calls so that I can get promoted and get some help.
Oh yeah, and I sent Shannon a very firm letter today. He had sent me an email suggesting that I just give him a chance, that he wanted to take baby steps and for some reason that really ticked me off. So I sent him this in response:
XXX,
Okay, apparently you're not understanding or I'm just not being clear.
I've spent most of the day mulling over my response to this. There are
a lot of issues here and it'd difficult to express all of them in an
email. Most importantly, this isn't about you and what *you* want. I
want things too and you're not taking that into consideration (which
is seriously pissing me off). I'm only going to say this once and I
expect you to respect it.
I am not in a position where I want to devote the time and effort into
a romantic relationship, much less a long distance one (no, that does
not mean I'd be more interested in one if you were in Fort Wayne). I
have enough on my plate and I want to focus on that. I do not need or
want the distraction of all this. It's already caused me stress for
almost two weeks which is something I definitely don't need. My
daughter, my business, and my writing come first. I have no idea when
that will change but I can assure you I have no intentions on it
changing anytime soon.
Furthermore, our incompatibility comes largely from points of view,
which is something I've already seen to be an issue. I'm HAPPY with my
life, I'm happy being single and doing my own thing. I have no need
for anyone else in my life. I imagine that's a difficult concept for
most people to believe but I like how things are going in my life and
I sincerely don't need or want anything more.
Finally, until such a time as you're financially stable, with a stable
job, and a place of your own, for at least a year, possibly two, I'm
not even going to consider romantic involvement with you. You need to
figure yourself out and what you want from your life and I can
guarantee you that one year isn't enough for that, regardless of what
you think. Settle down somewhere, find a job, finish your schooling,
pay your child support and let whatever will happen, happen.
I'm perfectly willing to be friends with and to talk to you but I'm
not going to get romantically involved with you or anyone else at this
point. This is not an invitation for further debate on the issue -
this is just how it is. Take it or leave it.
XXX
I'm quite proud of that letter to be honest. For me, it took a significant amount of courage to be able to put that into words as well as to understand it.
All in all, not bad for a day's work. I'm so glad things are finally developing into a routine. |
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