Tag: allthethings

Posted in BadAssery, My Accountant Voice

It Finally Happened

Posted on by Pageflipme

Do you remember my bright-eyed idealism in the Hitting Capacity post, when I talked about “just raising my capacity and keep right on doing all the things”?

Well, about that…..

I was just precious, wasn’t I?

Things have changed.

I have finally hit capacity and am no longer accepting new tax clients.

I know what you’re thinking.

I hate it, too.

The sad reality is that yes, I do a lot, but financial and tax professionals everywhere are overworked and under a lot of pressure and it is just not going to get easier any time soon. There are several reasons for this, but I would rather fast forward to the other takeaway of this post (aside from the fact that I am only serving existing clients at this time, but I hope to serve your referrals again in the future!) and that is this:

If you have an accountant, CFO, CPA, financial advisor, financial analyst, or tax planner/preparer/strategist in your life right now – please be as kind and as patient as you can! You might even get to keep them if you are organized, timely, and cooperative, too.

We barely have time to just do our jobs and have NO energy or patience left to deal with any nonsense, troublemakers, or clients who do not value us OR our time and expertise.

It has been a never-ending tax season since the 2020 sh!tsh0w 2019 tax season, remember?

Seriously. We’re already exhausted. And it is only January.

If you can’t be those things, then at least don’t be an a-hole.

Posted in BadAssery, Show Up or Shut Up

Hitting Capacity

Posted on by Pageflipme

I enjoy being organized.  You have to be if you are someone like me.

Sounds completely crazy coming from a free spirit, but it’s the truth.

It is the only way you can possibly hope to be productive and effective when you do so many different allthethings. You prioritize.  You streamline.  You systemize processes and not have to re-think any of the tasks that need to be done consistently, every time you do them.

BUT……no matter how well you plan and structure……you will finally hit capacity.

What do you do when that happens? Shut it all down? Run away?

We’ve all been tempted, but this seems extreme to me.

Most of the time, the first response I hear is: “Maybe you are doing too many things.  You should quit some.”

The problem with that for me is that I love being part of something bigger than myself.  There are a lot of those!  I never know right away how much time and energy I will need to devote to a new endeavor, so I just jump in with both feet and as much enthusiasm as I can bring!

Not only that, but I firmly believe that once you have committed to something, and there are people counting on you to show up and do your part…..you don’t just quit because you get tired. Especially when those things are successful!

I also love being the architect of my own life. Ok, who am I kidding here? I also prefer to be the contractor, the foreman, the builder, the interior designer, the stager, the quality inspector……

Sound familiar?

My ‘busy’ is not a euphemism for spinning wheels, we ARE building some pretty successful things with it!

So I prefer to just raise my capacity and keep right on doing them.

There is no way I am the only one who decided they just needed to raise their capacity, too……and if you are one of those people, I would love to hear from YOU!

Did you decide to strengthen your leadership skills, start delegating more, outsource tasks altogether, find better resources?  What can you not run your business or business(es) without?

Posted in BadAssery, Random Bumble

ALL The Names

Posted on by Pageflipme

Originally posted on The FLIP Side

re-published with permission

Because I have been accused of being just a little bit extra.

Ok, extra extra.

What does that even mean?

Is there is one template, one size, one standard unit of measure, one level amount of something for humans and we are all supposed to be that?

Thank you – but no, thank you.

Not only do some of us do #allthethings, but this also applies in other areas of our lives, too.

My name is Paige Hudson Garcia.

Yes, I use #allthenames.

I also have hashtags and acronyms and pseudonyms (I have been writing for a long time) and nicknames.

No, I am not bothered by anyone else’s opinion on it.

It is my name, my life, my writer’s cramp when I sign things.

You see, I have given this a lot of thought…..

I was God’s first. Then I belonged to my parents. I became my own person and belonged to ME before I belonged to my husband. Then there are more areas of me that go to everyone else in my life (but they are only allowed a short term lease with no option to buy.)

None of these things made me any less, but made me MORE. So why take away a name, and not add to it, instead? (Yay, an extra one!) I live MY version of me, and no one else’s, just like I want everyone else to do for themselves.

Although I do have to admit that it CAN be a pain.

Much of my daily work involves efficient data entry, and clean databases, and accurate reporting, so this allthenames business does not always fit into a pre-formatted data field and can be challenging. I am introduced to people daily, and I can see them struggling with HOW to do it properly.

I get it…..but I still think I’m right about this.

So I’m extra. So what? 

I’m #notevensorry about it.