Tax Time and a side of me that emerges this time of year.....

The bain of my existence this time of year....tax prep....ugh....2 full tables worth and it took 1 whole day just to sort through it....I so dread this time of year and am usually not a procrastinator, however, this time of year I see that avoidance side of me emerge big time....

.....so why not declare a get away to the Palm Springs area for an overnight stay and some play time!!!! Rocky, Steve and I hit the road!

We stopped by the Desert Hills Premium Outlets and the Coach Outlet was having a huge sale....most purses 50% off then an additional 30% off....I got a $200.00 bag for $26.00 - it had been marked down, then the additional off.....the store was jamming and almost everyone was buying 2 - 3 bags....so many cute ones to drool over....we looked for suitcases at Tumi but too pricey and then found a few other things as we browsed around....also had a great dinner, played some games and stopped by a few thrift stores....they have so many in that area! I saw an awesome old world globe that I would have loved to have but it was just too much.....

When we got home I was still not ready to hit the tax prep so I finished off my little Thrift store table for the stair area. I painted it Sat a.m. before we left, then distressed it when we got home and I love the way it looks....not too crazy about the items I put on top so will have to play with that a bit....I have about $12.00 total into this table...

I also painted and shaded my cast iron Fleur de Lis door stop that I got last week....it was kind of blue black and I painted in Venetian gold and did the shading with black....I have about $2.50 into this....

Paid some bills, worked on some other projects....but now I must make myself face the tax table.....well, maybe I will do my Valentines first and then for sure I will work on tax stuff.....unless of course I can find another distraction.....

What do you have to do that you just dread???? How do you motivate yourself?