As usual, I’m of two minds. I’m conflicted. I’m as ready for the audit as I’m likely to be, at least in terms of the paperwork the auditor wants to see, so it can’t happen soon enough to suit me. On the other hand, I don’t feel up to dealing with the auditor and his picky, picky questions, so I don’t want the audit to get here too soon. I never jump into the fray if I can possibly put it off, even if putting it off means delaying the inevitable without any good reason.

It’s affecting my other work, because I can’t focus on anything, even though there’s nothing left to do before the audit Friday morning except clean the house up a bit. And trust me, I’m not going to go overboard in that department. I plan to stash a lot of stuff in the bedroom and close the door. Or maybe I won’t even close the door; I’m that much of a rebel.

Since the audit paperwork is done, I tried to get going on some other work today, especially the year-end reports I need to send to the accountant. The sooner I do them, the sooner he’ll be able to get the tax information to me so that I can file my personal taxes. I don’t want to have to file for an extension, as I did last year, especially if I’m getting a refund. But my mind won’t hold steady on anything right now, and it won’t until the audit is over.

I’m not sure what the worst part of the audit is, at least in the dark recesses of my imagination. There’s the fact that I have to be up and dressed and ready first thing Friday morning; I tend to take Fridays rather casually whenever possible. And there’s the fact that I have to sit and pretend to be working while the auditor pores over the paperwork, however long that might take. There’s no way I can get anything accomplished while he’s here, and without my DSL connection I can’t even surf. I guess I could play endless games of Solitaire and Free Cell, but I doubt I can concentrate even that much. He’s not even here yet, and I wish he was gone.