Daily Maintenance Weigh In, Tuesday October 8, 2013

Good morning!

149.0 this morning - woot! I'm secretly glad to be losing a little bit still, I'd like a cushion and I wouldn't mind being around 140. Not setting that as a goal or really trying, but it's nice to see.

Still catching up on sleep from the conference and trying to get back into the real world. I have so much stuff to do, today should be really busy. Plus my kid is doing benchmarks today (she goes to public school online this year so she's in my office all day doing school work). My son blazed out of here 5 minutes late this morning. Didn't even give me a hug. Little *******

Otherwise, another day.... ready, set, GO!

148.4 - wrong direction. Time to weed out the crap that oozed its way back in.

I'm mad. I get a ******g letter from the ******g IRS that says I owe them $916 from 2011 for a business that I closed last ******g year. So, I spent the weekend (after 8 hours of watching karate of course) digging through my old files. I got nothing. Not a ******g scrap of paper that says what they say. I don't know how to explain how ******g annoying this is--I keep everything. I am a type-A file freak. I've had friends come ask me to help them organize. I make Major Mom look like a slob. Also, I keep VERY detailed monthly reports for my businesses. I don't mess around with money.

So I call my old boss (I had a real estate company and I had to work under an "employing" broker). He's an ass-and-a-half, and didn't want to help me so I did something low and played the cancer card. I know, I'm going to hell **** I'll have my own ******g island down there. Anyway, now he's begrudgingly helping me. He's such an ass-licker. So, I go to call the IRS--wait...what IRS? Phone message says that they aren't essential personnel (no **** I could have ******g told you that) and anyone who owes money still has to pay even though the IRS employees are on ******g paid vacation **** wipes.

I know it's only $916 and part of me says pay it and be done. I've spent at least that much just researching this crap. But, I'm not paying this **** unless they can show me what was done wrong. My accountant says it's all correct (he looked at it carefully for me over the weekend. Love him.)

Long story to get to this--I am on a razor-thin line of keeping my wits. Every time I think I've got this handled, something new throws me over the edge.

I have GOT to start working out again. It's the only thing that helps me with the stress. Otherwise, old habits start hip-grinding my brain and I head straight for the kitchen.

Okay, I feel better-ish. I'm off to take another sick kid to the dr--again.

Oh, I love the IRS. It could have been a calculation error or some weird **** they came up with. Just call them in a week or so when they're actually, ya know, working for us. You can also just pay it and they'll refund you if it's their error. I had them keep sending me this bill for $12 once and I KNEW I didn't owe it, but after spending several hours trying to fix it with them, I just sent a check to shut them up. 3 months later, I got a refund for $13 (interest or something, whatever) because they caught "an error on your return". WTF? *laughing*

Yeah, I'm trying to figure it all out. SO damn annoying that I can't even talk to them.

GM everyone:

Sorry about the IRS nightmare.  Yikes!!! Talk about a paperless society when they send bills for $12.00

Still struggling.   7 pounds above goal which is better than the 10.  But still.  Have been on a carb diet it seems.  Still doing the walking etc.

I keep reminding myself that this surgery is a tool NOT the cure all.  I need brain surgery now.

145.6. Waxing nostalgic today at work in a vintage (circa 1983) blouse that came back to me the other week from my tiny, little sister.  Several years ago, after I gave up all hope of ever loosing any weight to speak of, I boxed up a great quantity of über high dollar clothing from my free wheeling single days and sent it her way.  She sent some of it back, freshly dry cleaned with a sweet note.  Great stuff never goes out of style.  loving my sleeve!

122.4 today. Holding steady. Wish I were holding steady closer to 118, but thankful nonetheless.

178.5 - middle of my new maintenance range, I guess... I'd hopped to drop back down into the old

I've been AWOL while traveling for vacay and OH Conference. No weight to report until I get home tomorrow. Did pretty well with my choices most days so not expecting a terrible number.