Last week I attended an event put on by Etsy and Outright here in Seattle. It was called the Lowdown on Taxes for Etsy Sellers. I RSVP’d as soon as I found out because there were some things I needed to know about this year’s taxes and also about the taxes for this new state I’m living in! Is this topic fun or what?

I was going to meet up with a fellow blogger but plans fall through (this being sick season) so I dragged Walker along. This was good and bad. He was nice support getting there (I’m not always completely comfortable walking at night alone) but I think he held me back a bit from networking (basically at all). Ok I guess I should say I held me back by using him as an excuse to not talk to anyone.

Here I am in a room full of Etsy admins and Etsy sellers and I just sit in the back of the room and quietly take notes and leave before any interactions could/were made. I wasn’t a complete failure though. I did chat with one of the ladies putting on the event and I got an accountant referral (something I was hoping for) and I chatted with another woman at the bus stop and on the bus going home. Maybe I’m just better one on one. A room full of new people can be intimidating for me, maybe for a lot of people.

So maybe I didn’t meet many new people but I did walk away with a bit more knowledge about both my federal taxes and state taxes. After about a week of feeling completely overwhelmed by it all the fog is starting to clear and things are making sense. Finally! I knew it would happen which is why I gave myself some time away from them before jumping back in. I had clarity today and I’m feeling good! Taxes I’m ready to take you on!