A personal business manager wisely advised: “treat my life like a business”, “be professional”, and incorporate. Having created Katrina Perkins, Inc., I now possess an EIN, business bank accounts, and a credit card. Although I am good at keeping receipts and doing my own taxes when that most favorite time of year besets itself upon us, when I get to filling in milage- truth be told- it has always been something of a “guesstimate”. This year is always an opportunity to do better, be more professional. Starting off sorta-well-ish, I drafted a simple log sheet to make it easy on myself, which consisted of : DATE, WHERE, MILES – each with a column running the page length.
I started the month doing great, keeping track by writing down each lovely day and where it took me. Then on Monday 04 February – I got busy- too busy to keep up the milage journal. Luckily, I am a neurotic for calendar notations, and those wonderful receipts, both of which helped me to recreate the last week on the sheet. Oops, I forgot one trip to the gym. There was room in the margin for a addendum next to the date, thankfully.
The point here is: I made this recording space- a no-brainer to fill out, and realized- guess what, I drive someplace for the Incorporation (at least one place) just about everyday, unless of course…. there is a FORCE OF NATURE, like say, a blizzard. Even then, I go to the grocery and gas early to stock up, and after, there are errands needing to be caught up. Just now, I clipped the register to the fridge so as to see it daily and continue the good work.
TANGENT: on the 
topic of driving, I was recently paid to drive a Porsche. Yes that’s right, I had a day at work where the forces that be found it fair to reward me for learning to drive on, and having as a daily driver, a stick-shift. The episode is one where the girl has just gotten her driver’s license and because I am petite (photo-double) and experienced enough to make a manual lurch: I was booked.
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This is the only time in my life I’ve ever wanted to be petite…I love Porsches…be encouraged!
Thank you, thank you. It was pretty fun. More challenging that it might seem to do the exact opposite of what a driver normally attempts- a nice smooth ride. The production specifically wanted that “almost stall” and “lurch” AS IF someone didn’t know how to drive. Great experience indeed! Thank you again!!
The more you describe what production wanted the more I KNOW I was perfect for the part…lurch…stall…oh yeah…I am a master at those things…you should see me drive my little Saab.
Be encouraged!
Had a 1988 Carrera Cabriolet from 88 to 93. Loved it. Thanks for the memories.
My pleasure! Thank you for the comment 🙂
Driving a stick, I think, is extremely important. When I had my stroke in 2010, because the woman I was with could drive a stick, she was able to get me to the hospital much quicker and, probably, saved my life. Glad to hear you can, too.
Scott
Wow, that is amazing. Thank goodness. A detail never considered. How wonderful of you to share. Thank you!
You are welcome.
I keep a diary in my business of people I meet, activity, miles I spend and collect receipts of course. Often a life of a creative person is filled with more administrative and accounting paperwork than the real creative stuff. The Porsche is very becoming to you.