Two more days before April 15. To tax accountants, April 15 is like New Years Day or some amazing holiday. It's the day where we officially get back our life. After doing 50 to 55 hour weeks from February 1 to April 15, a 40 hour week is a piece of cake. This has been one of the most difficult tax seasons I've had and I've had a lot of them. I've been physically here all that time but in spirit, I'm already in Mysore. I really can't wait to go.
Since leaving Esalen last November, I've been working 7 day weeks and taking a day off here or there. On weekends and after 5:30PM, I've been picking up massage shifts at a spa in Santa Monica. In December and January, I was averaging about 10 to 12 massages a week. That might not seem like much but when you include a 40 hour week, that's a lot. In February and March, I had to drop to about 8 massages a week. My massage money went directly to my India bank account. I've also drastically cut back on various expenses so I can save even more. The advantage of working everyday is that you don't have to spend and you don't have to worry on what your going to do in the weekends. It gets tiring though so I'll take a day or two off.
"If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done"
Next week, I need to hit 10 to 12 massages a week again, maybe even 14. I'm in my home stretch. The more I save, the longer I can stay in Mysore, it's that simple. My target date is between July 15 to August 7. I hope to stay a month in the Philippines and 3 to 5 months in Mysore. The plan is to give up my apartment and put whatever little belongings I have in storage.
Last Saturday, I had a mini high school reunion in Las Vegas. Eleven of my high school classmates met up in Vegas. That's quite impressive considering that we were only 59 in my whole high school class and that we graduated in the Philippines. It was nice to see former classmate. Some of them I haven't seen in 10 years or more. We just hung out and talked all night. Most of them started arriving on Thursday and Friday. I got in Saturday night because of tax season, I had to work til 2PM and flew in at 6PM. I only had that one night with them but it was still worth flying in for. The following morning I road back with one of my classmates who lives in LA. Looking back, I have great high school memories.
This weekend, I'm treating myself. I'm going to my favorite place - the Esalen Institute. I'm doing a intro class in cranial sacral. I'm not sure what it's going to be about but I just wanted some time off. I think it's energy work. I'm schedule for an esalen massage at 5:30PM. I haven't had a massage in 3 weeks, I deserve one.