It is 10:55pm here, I’m working on our tax return, and the ONE pencil we own has run out of lead.
Instead of staying up to the wee hours mired in the fascinating intricacies of the US tax code, I’m going to finish my glass of wine and go to bed.
Who says minimalism doesn’t have its perks? 
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Sounds like a plan to me!! : ) Great thing being a minimalist is you have a lot of flexibility. HAVE FUN!!! : )
Heather, the rest of the night was quite enjoyable! Great to go with the flow.
oh no! wait oh yes? if i hadnt done my taxes online i doubt i would have been able to find a pencil
LOL, josie — glad I’m not the only one lacking writing implements!
Wait… people still do taxes by hand?!
Jeff, I wouldn’t dream of attempting my first year of expat taxes without software! I downloaded it earlier this week, expecting to breeze through the returns. Imagine my dismay when I reached the most difficult of forms, and the program said something to the effect of, “We’re going to do something different now. Instead of answering interview questions, open up this form and fill it in by hand. Click Finished when you’re ready to move on.” ?!?!
After a few choice “gosh darns”
, I picked up the aforementioned pencil and got to work. HOURS later, my lack of lead (and other pencils) gave me a most welcome reprieve. 
That’s a great example of enforced discipline from your minimalist lifestyle. You just had to go with what the moment presented. Great!
Hi Jason! I was happy to discover that running out of something isn’t necessarily “bad.”
Awwwww… you have to put it off.
By the way I adore my mechanical pencils. I hate the way traditional wood and lead (graphite, really) go dull after a few lines of writing and you can now replace both the leads and erasers in the mechanicals, making them last for years! The only way I will give one up is if it gets lost.
Carla, I love mechanical pencils too, for the same reason. I’ve had my current one for years. Better yet, it’s also a pen (turn once for the pencil, turn again for the pen), so it’s actually my only writing implement.