I think tax-related stress has finally pushed me right over the edge. . . ;o)
Ten on Tuesday: Ten Ways to Reduce Tax-Related Stress w/ Polymer Clay
1. Pull out the oldest, hardest clay you can lay hands on. Condition it thoroughly-- knead it, punch it, pound it with a mallet, do one of those "pro wrestling" moves where you jump into the air and land on it! ;o) Just keep at it until you're too exhausted to be stressed.
2. Play with the pretty, pretty colors. (After hours of goggling over tax forms and receipts, your mind may be temporarily reduced to goo. Mixing colors may be the most you can do for a day or two.)
3. Make a sculpture of a generic "tax man" (or the IRS in general). Stand back, admire your work, then squash 'im! ;o)
4. As an alternate to #3: Bake your sacrificial tax man sculpture at about 500 degrees, until he's burnt to a crisp. Of course, burning polymer clay can release toxic fumes which can be almost as irritating as the IRS itself. . . ;o) (Obviously, this is a joke. DON'T really burn polymer clay on purpose. It's just a waste of good clay. (g) And a potential health hazard!)
5. Put on a good movie/CD/book-on-tape/etc., find a comfy seat, and put all that pent-up rage to good use by sanding some polymer clay.
6. Paint (or image transfer) a generic tax man onto a sheet of clay. Slowly feed him through the pasta machine and watch with glee as he S T R E T C H E S . . . ;o)
7. Learn a new polymer clay technique. ("Distractionary" measures.)
8. Make a special "good luck charm / only refunds from here on out" pc-covered pen to use for filling out tax forms in years to come. (I suppose you could even use it this year, if you're fast with the clay and slow with the taxes.)
9. Make your own money (coins or sheets) out of clay to replace what the IRS has taken. ;o) No, it won't be "legal tender", but maybe it'll make you feel richer. . .
10. Sell some of your polymer clay work this year; use part of your earnings to hire a professional tax preparer, next time.
My taxes are done for the year! One hurdle jumped-- on to the next!
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3 comments:
This made me giggle to no end. Poor Mr. IRS man. He's going to be going through quite a bit in my hands! BWHAHAHAHA... :)
Here's wishing some peace and quiet for you now that tax time is over with.
Urgh, I still need to do my taxes, I will have to try some of these :P
(g) Thanks for the kind wishes-- and I hope you weren't *too* tough on Mr. IRS man. He might hold a grudge. ;o)
tizzalicious-- Good luck!!
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