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Good news from the IRS yesterday. Yes, I know that's a weird sentence, but it's true. I got a letter stating that they applied my 'refund' to my back taxes and my new balance is $957. Why is that good news? Because the state owes me $3200. I am now waiting to see if they send me the entire $3200 or if they apply the $957 directly and send me $2200. Either way, my debt will be clear and I will be 2k to the good. I will use a large portion of that to pay off two credit cards in full. In FULL. After that I will still be able to put some money into my savings account, use some money for my birthday, and feel good about the entire situation. THAT is the good news. The downside is waiting for the state to get its shit together. Who knows how long that will take. The longer running implications of this are that next year this time, I will be able to keep ALL of my money. That means I can actually start saving again. I can pay off one more credit card IN FULL and be able to put a little extra towards the others. I am on track to my 2015 goal. In 2015 my debt will be manageable, my car paid off, my bike paid off, and things should be good. Only 6 years later, but hey, it's all good baby.

Had a frustrating day with work yesterday. Dealt with schedules and being pulled in six different directions. I spent way more time than I would have liked talking to this person and that person about everything. In the end we got things on the calendar all the way through August. Of course it's all subject to change without notice, but at least everyone knows what I am doing now. No mystery anywhere. That's the definite upside.

Worked on another client in the afternoon until about 6. Took a ride on the bike to Taco Bell for dinner since I was feeling pretty damn lazy. I will go to the grocery store this weekend and make sure the kid has food while I am gone. I am out of town Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday next week and need to make sure she is good. Get a roast or some chicken. Easy to cook stuff. Soup, etc.

Watched a little TV. Waiting for the new episode of Supernatural to come down. It was the season finale last night!! Can't wait to see it. The next week or two sees the end of most of my shows until fall which is nice because I can stop worrying about downloading stuff for a little while. Leave my friend alone about that kind of stuff.

B has now officially told all her family and posted on Facebook she is moving. Some people think I am nuts but I trust my gut. Last time I did that, I got a good decade out of it. Seriously. X2 and I hardly new each other when I said move in. We lasted 11 years from that. If a couple of things had been different we would still be together. I have to trust my instincts and gut sometimes. Frankly I am taking the least risk in all this. She is the one moving, not me. I need to remember that and be thankful and appreciative to her.

Time to teach. My day will be done at 1. I hate the morning, but love being done so damn early.