Gatto attached to Keetah the first day he was in the house. He curls up with her all the time. When he's being more obnoxious than can be tolerated we will put him next to Keetah and he often settles down. They are a team.
We are on our second day of rain. It's in the upper-thirties. Mark is relaxing after the tax season, although he has quite a few extensions to finish and file. I'm going to make chicken stock and maybe bread. Rainy days leave me more unmotivated than usual, which isn't very motivated. I think it is a common effect on people to turn inward on rainy days. I would like to come to a compromise between my old self and the self I am now. It would be a good mix. The old self was rather demanding, didn't go for things being out of place and didn't put up with much. This current self is almost, but not quite, the opposite. I am an easier person, not only on others but also on myself. I would like some of the motivation and determination to visit occasionally, if it could. We get what we get, something I'm much better about accepting. I don't know if it's wisdom acquired through a brain injury or age. Whichever, I'm grateful it found me.
Find your wisdom. Leave out the brain injury.
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I filed an extension this year. Again. The whole tax thing is overwhelming to me. We have a tax preparer and all I have to do is drop off the papers. But it's really hard for me to do it. I always say that I'm going to get a big red envelope/folder and put all my stuff in it as it comes in the mail/online.
Then I don't, tax time rolls around, I file an extension and do the tax thing later.
I think part of it is my anger over the amount of money stolen from me out of every paycheck. A refund means they used my money interest free all year long. Taxes owed means we're getting screwed again.
I'm sorry, what were we talking about? LOL
I love the dog/cat bond. It's sweet and makes me feel hopeful. Don't know why.
Lots of people get their information to Mark late and then wonder why he needed to file an extension, Amy!
They are best friends.
Sorry to read that you had a brain injury. Love your outlook though.
I think the part of taxes that escapes a lot of people is how not to overpay. There are more legal ways to cut back on tax obligations than everyone realizes. Getting a refund is, as Ami says, an interest free loan to the feds. Sometimes, not always, avoidable.
So cool to see the best friends together. I've known a few big dogs who loved cats.
Snowing here and I am making soup tomorrow, hope I have the energy to bake some bread too:) Enjoy the rain and do what you can do:)
I think your current self is from living your life, the love you have for your family (I include your horses, dogs and cats as family)and their love for you, your health challenges and how you have stood up to "the health care system/doctors" to find your way. You are someone to look up to. I know I do. Plus, you are very interesting.
Take Care,
Kaye
I love Kaye's comment.
Gatto and Keith are so sweet together...total trust. Rain? Please don't send it this way. Now is the time to do whatever you want when you want. Keep it up.
Brain injuries and strokes do weird things to our brains and since so little is known about how the brain - body relationship works, it is difficult to understand the changes.
Do the best you can and live each day.
Rainy gloomy days really get hubby down.
You are an amazing person.
Sunny days make me happy, gray and rainy days make me pull myself together... it's important to do something nice...
such a beautiful picture dog and cat in harmony. Take an example... Creating harmony for yourself is important.
Thanks for the nice photo, it brings me joy. HUG
Ivy, I had a backward freewill onto an ice covered sidewalk 2/2011. I remember the incident and a little afterward otherwise that whole year is mostly gone to me. A neighbor had the same fall a year before and died.
Boud, I have nothing do with our taxes, I don't even need to sign anymore with e-filing. They spend a lot of time together.
Far Side, I did get the stock made and it will become soup for lunch today. We had rain all day.
That's one of the nicest things anyone has said to me, Kaye. I sure don't find myself all that interesting, a relic in a house of dust! I think I'm dull as dust. Thank you for the lovely ego boost.
Lori, you are a dear person. Thank you.
Val, there is still a lack of understanding the brain injury in a person who seems fine. Without an outward display of damage, it's ignored. I became clinically depressed, disassociated, couldn't blog anymore, just lots of changes in personality and ability. I've improved over time but not entirely. I know you have experience in this.
You people are going to give me a big head!
Barwitzki, it's difficult to find energy in gloomy weather. That is good advice, harmony between the cat and dog....harmony between me and what life has given me.
Gatto and Keetah have a precious relationship. I agree that a blend of motivation and being laid back is preferable. I am trying to be more mindful and appreciate living in the moment...Dawn the Bohemian
I am, too, Dawn. It's easier that way.
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