Today is not working up to be very exciting. Or even interesting for that matter. We did not get up especially early, or really late either. Since Emily is on vacation she has not made many plans. Mostly because rhe days are full up with Christmas.
I got up earlier than Emily. I am planning on working out. Its lower body day. Last time I did this workout it really kicked my ass. I was sore and had trouble sitting and walking for almost a full week. No I am not a weenie.
I did fix Emilys breakfast and coffee before I went to the gym. I still have to help her get her day started.
The gym was as usual quite unoccupied. I think one or two oher people were there when I arrived. There are usually so few people they never get in your way. The place is not big but we do spread out. I went to the back room which has the hard floor. I warm up back there. I have several very painful warmups to do. Its a 40 secs on 20 secs off program. Its so simple and so short yet it is sheer torture. Some of the exercises use very light dumb bells. By the time you are finished with the reps you are dying and cant lift 2 lbs. My coach is a sadist.
The easy part of the workout is the “regular” exercises. Those are the ones I do after the warmup. They are the workout portion and are far easier. Though still quite painful in there own way.
My workout from warmup through stretching usually takes about an hour. Not too short or too long. Makes it easier to do it.
After my workout I went home to clean up. Emily was home, remember its vacay. I had realized while working out that I had a meeting at 11. So I had to rush through my morning to get out of the house as fast as I could. I dont like being late.
So race off to Sacramento and on the drive I get a call from Hal, headed to the meeting too, and he says he will be 15 mins late. Not good. I called our client and let him know. He did not care. Yay.
When I finally arrived at the office, after some traffic delays, I found client Tony and Hal talking without me. Good. I don’t like meetings much anyway. Well, we spent the better part of an hour to convince Tony of the best thing he can do now at year end is to follow our advice. We can save him between 100 and 150k in taxes. I like our plan. Client is kinda weak on planning I think. Clients alwaya want to discuss big plans but usu end up wimping out on the plans. Go figure.
Just for fun, we had a second meeting half an hour after the first ended. And this one was only an hour and a half long. These clients are not weak on planning. We showed them an expensive and extensive plan to save them $1m. Now. They are interested. Will see. Year end is two weeks out. I hope they do it. Especially after all these meetings. The first meeting is best, after that, not much fun. But I like doing these crazy plans. Having so many puzzle pieces to fit together. Trying my hardest to manipulate people to do what is best for them. When you make it all work, the completed project is a thing of beauty. And something to be proud of. And, of course, there is the money. Some of the plans are quite lucrative. But, I stress, I never take my eye off the real goal- helping our client save money and cut out taxes. Our pay flows from that.
After the meetings, nothing much. The usual. Answer notices, write letters, prepare tax returns. Awesome accounting fun.
Tonight is Tuesday. Taco Tuesday. I drove home to my fave Carniceria. Ans the bastards are closed. Sometimes I hate them. So I headed to Alhelis, my backup. They were open. And, I got free taquitos to boot. We had chile verde nachos and split a burrito. The food there is great.
After dinner I headed into Vacaville to pick up a couple gifts. One bday and one Christmas. Same thing for each person. Ha ha. Opportune pricing and placement at the store. Didnt take to long.
Emily stayed home. She has a severe migraine. When I got home she had not moved off the couch. Just sitting there and complaining. I never had a migraine but they look horrible. She is staying up to watch the Voice finale. If not for that she would be in bed already. I dont care who wins. I am going to bed.