A Weighty Subject

So I'm about to mail off my tax return, and after finding out how much I owe to the IRS, I feel a great weight on my shoulders. I feel a burden about like this:


I understand the feeling. (Pair of Blackamoor tables, Italian, c. 1920, available at Liz O'Brien)


I can relate. (Italian console tables, c. 1900, from Heather & Company)


I'm certainly not feeling this calm. (Italian table, late 18th/early 19th c, from N.P. Trent Antiques)


I'd feel much better if I were in Albert Hadley's apartment.


If I didn't have to pay so much, I might feel like kicking up my heels. (Banquette room of the home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, 24 Boulevard Suchet; designed by Maison Jansen)