December 22nd

今日もバタバタの1日だった。

決算って、自分で仕上げて税理士に投げて「おっしゃ」って思うけど、そこから色々質問が来たり追加書類を求められたりして、その対応で結構時間取られる💦

午前中には銀行関係の書類も舞い込んだし。

ようやく少し落ち着いたけど、嵐の前の静けさ感も満載。

明日は華金（死語）。

その前に今日はとっとと帰って（帰れるのか...）グラタン作るもんね。

自分へのご褒美無いとやっとれんわな。

あ、ちなみに昨日書いた窯元のろくろ体験。

断ろうと思ってメール立ち上げたら「ぜひとも」って追い打ちメール入ってて結果受けることに。

これも経験かぁ～

窯元が歩いていけるところにあっただけ良かったかも。なんか雪降るとか言ってるし（雪道運転できない💦）

追記。

残業のお供におやつもらったー

もうすぐ帰るけど食べて帰ろうっと（笑）

Today proved to be another hectic day. 

Having got all the checking and double-checking done before sending it to our accountant, I tend to relish the sense of accomplishment, but such feelings never fail to be short-lived; today was no exception. 
Inquiries from the accountant completely messed up my schedule, combined with an unexpected requests from our local banks. 

Late in the afternoon, half past four p.m, now I can breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy some quiet moments. 

Well, it can be the quiet before the storm, though. 

Either way, I am now determined to leave work early (wonder if it's actually feasible) and make gratin for dinner. I am in desperate need for some pampering!

To change the subject, I ended up undertaking the request I mentioned in my yesterday's entry. 

I was about to decline but I found an email from the cafe owner when I opened up my email app and it said, 

"They are really counting on you!"

... How could I have possibly turned it down?

Again, after a long and hard debate, I finally said "yes."

Hope it'll prove to be a valuable experience. 

The bright side is the potter is within walking distance. I could always go there on foot without worrying about the snow (the weather forecast says we'll have some snow from tomorrow. Geez).  I am NOT courageous enough to drive in snow!