And the lump of coal goes to.....

This is a very heavy week for me. I have a government auditor pouring over data from 2003 to 2006. This usually doesn't bother me, I am organized and have no problems finding data for auditors - it's part of my job. However, it is not my work that is being audited, but the work of people I have never met, who have long since left the company. And their work leaves a lot to be desired. If the auditor has trouble understanding how the numbers add up, I sure don't blame him, I don't understand it either! Nothing is backed up, the files are filled with documents that have the same date but different numbers and none of them match the numbers being audited. It is an accountant's nightmare! So much rides on this audit! If the auditor disallows expenses because I can not find the back up for it, then the company has to pay. If the company has to pay, the fault will be mine for not being able to explain everything. My boss just dropped by my office to see how the audit was going - I told him the truth - nothing pleasant. Reading the paper full of bad news tonight will be a refreshing break after a day like today.

On that note, I think I may take an idea I read on my sister's blog. She canceled her newspaper subscription because she was sick & tired of reading up on all the bad news in the world. Instead, now she reads pleasant stuff in the morning with her coffee. What a great idea! I might just do the same thing. I need all the positive energy that I can find in the morning these days.

And the lump of coal? I throw it in the general direction of those accountants that where here before me. There! I feel better already....