J - O - B

Well, my life as a Martha Stewart wannabe is coming to a close, at least temporarily.
Despite all the tales of woe about newcomers having difficulty finding jobs in Hawaii, I have gone and gotten myself employed.
My days of getting up with the birds, dinners that take hours to prepare, lunches with Mark, taking pictures of bugs, and an over-all feeling of relaxation are limited.

I completed my three-month class in tax preparation, passed the final exam, and am scheduled to report to H&R Block Friday, December 8.

It all happened kind of fast. I was really enjoying the class; plodding along in my number crunching, happily suffocating in the piles of tax forms. Then, suddenly, my pencil erasers had reached their nubs, I turned the page of my text and saw only the back cover, and no new case study was being assigned. The only way to continue was to throw my name in the ring and get paid.

So, on the 8th I'll work for my second employer since graduating college more than ten years ago. (Not exactly employer-hopping.) I'll step into a whole new puzzle of politics and personalities. Should be interesting.

Helping to maintain perspective during any bumps in the road will be the knowledge that come April 15th it will end. Once the hustle and bustle of tax season comes to an end, so do the pay checks.

Ah...but that's another post...one that I have months to figure out.