A report from the front

1. My taxes…It’s just me and my Turbotax this year.  I thought, since I had that big house sale, that I would hire an accountant.  And one did come to call one day several months ago.  But he made my taxes sound soooooooooo basic…and I already had (and paid for) the Turbotax.  So I’m doin’ ‘em myself. 

2.  Straightening/ordering my house…as much as I can tolerate so that it is tolerably organized when I start working.

3.  Getting a work wardrobe.  It has been X years since I have had to wear anything better than jeans.  It has been X years since I fit into clothes that I formerly wore to work.  Suits, slacks, even blouses are all–sigh!–too small.  This has made my clothes search somewhat emotionally complicated.  As in, I can’t buy that; I already have 3 of them, even if they don’t fit.  I threw out all, yes all, of my long-hoarded L’eggs, etc.  Too small; too old.  And bras–I’m on a bra-buying binge.