You have until April 18th to file your tax return this year. YAY, right? I mean, it not only gives taxpayers an extra few days to file, it also gives tax preparers a few extra days to get the work out.

I am SO grateful for this fact as I work for my parents in their tax preparation business. (But, hey, if you bring your work in to us now… you’re still going to be put on extension at this point. We’re not miracle workers.) I’m pretty mentally drained by the end of the day with the work and the extra days DO take a liiiiiittle strain off us right now.

However, it added stress for me on another side.

I am once again Chairperson of my local Aggie Muster. Local meaning Nashville. I’m in Texas. Muster is April 21st.

Can you say mad dash home to be there and rested for Muster?

I rely on the six days between April 15th and April 21st to do all my final Muster planning. This year? I don’t HAVE that. The 19th is my travel day home, and the 20th will be rest and double checking the check list I need to finish before then. During tax season. When my want to even open my laptop at the end of the day is at about a 2 on a scale of 1 – 10.

On top of THAT, Easter is the next weekend. Which means I won’t be having Easter with my brother’s family as we’ve done the last five years. Because it would be silly to go to Nashville and then turn around and come back to Texas two days later. So this will be my first Easter in Nashville.

On top of Muster.

On top of Tax Day.

Am I stressed out? Gettin’ there!

Am I going to pull it all off?  Without a doubt.

Will I drive other people crazy in the mean time?  Definitely. But it’ll all be worth it in the end.