Okay, so it doesn’t take any special genius to figure out that I have been slacking on the blogging. I would like to blame it on the holidays but let’s face it, my last post was in October (HOLY CRAP!). I am going to try and make a better effort in 2010.

So 2009 ended on not a great note for me. My long time puddy-tat friend, Mity, took her last breath on December 28th. She lived a nice long 22+ years and held on long enough for the family to say their goodbyes – still sucks!

I finished all of my holiday baking and delivered goodie baskets a bit later this year (due to a full day of baking where everything I touched turning to shit-OY!), received a few requests to cease the tradition due to more than a few pounds gained but I don’t think that is going to happen.

Spent the Eve of Christmas wrapping presents for charity at the local Best Buy with the MOMS Club of Coon Rapids-North (of which I have been a member for almost six years now). The club raised over $1500 to redistribute back into the community in various service projects. It is a fantastic way to kick off the holiday celebrations and I look forward to doing it for many years to come.

I am in the process of “gearing up” for tax season. This year I have decided not to go back to work at the private tax service I have been working with the last two years and instead went back to the “Nationally known” company (which can not be named by name due to a confidentially contract that was signed) where I got my start in taxes with three years ago. I took a $20/hour pay cut but I am hoping the trade off will help me be able to get what I want out of tax season – keeping up my knowledge and helping people realize their maximum possible refund or lowest legal tax liability along with “teaching” them even more ways to achieve those goals (while NOT working 90 hours a week). I met my office leader and fellow staffers last week and it should be an interesting season, it has been a LONG time since I have worked as a “true” employee.

I am also looking at adding an “Ask the Bookkeeper” section to my website where you can ask bookkeeping and tax related questions which will be added to a refence page on my site (yet to be named, any ideas?) with answers. I find that I enjoy sharing my knowledge and also the research involved in finding answers to questions I may not have the immediate answers to – I also find that many people ask me the same questions and it would be nice to be able to send them a link as a reference.

My website will be going over some revamping in the coming year and I haven’t decided if I want a complete overhaul or just some tweaks – I get a few comments on it each year and most are positive so probably just some tweaking.

I keep saying that 2010 is going to be a big year for me so I am looking forward to the challange.