A Short List

Tax season is upon us, and the income tax filing has always been my job.

I haven't mentioned to the IRS that I took Algebra I three times and had a math tutor for the duration of high school, so they just keep sending me refund checks anyway.

Avoidance of this task is nearly as tricky as the filing itself.

In the past hour, here are a few things I've managed to squeeze in to my tight tax-filing schedule.

1. Change clothes to be more comfortable 

2. Apply a new lip gloss and check it's color in different lighting (I am home alone.)

3. Change the toilet paper roll

4. Send around 20 emails

5. Change clothes again

6. Plan a very elaborate dinner as a reward to myself for doing the taxes

7. Read several "Bachelor" recaps

8. Actively search for Jillian's dress, should I be caught off-guard in New Zealand with the prospect of a fantasy date and nothing to wear

9. Pay bills 2 weeks early

10. Mentally decide which pajamas I'll wear as soon as it's acceptable to put them back on

11. Call Brad with no topic of conversation planned

12. Call Brad again

13. Browsed through Southern Living's Idea House Kitchens. (I felt my mouth spontaneously salivate at Walker's Bluff and Emerson Hill.)

(My soul is drawn to exposed brick.)

Unfortunately, all of that activity only took 23 minutes, so now I really have to get going.

Or maybe I'll just start dinner...