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FROM THE EDITOR
Repetition and the Way of the World
HOW OFTEN DO we start and end our days in the same fashion? Our personal groundhog
days see us rising at a particular time, checking on the weather either electronically or
by peeking out the window, cleaning, dressing, and fueling our bodies, and then going
about our business, whatever that might be. We wind down in a similar manner, with our
nighttime rituals leading us to the moment when we ultimately drift off to sleep, ready
to begin the next day, and again, and again.
How strange, then, is it, when
we travel, which we all used to
be able to do pre-COVID-19, and
our routine is disrupted? Even the
slightest alteration - stepping onto a
tile floor instead of a carpet, a little
too much or too little light seeping
in from behind the curtains or
under the door, an unlikely choice
for breakfast food or a different

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brand of coffee - somehow these
little inconsistencies register with
us and color our outlook on the rest
of the day.
So too is the situation now, with
the coronavirus, where we have
made small changes in our lives
that have forced us to examine the
necessity, the essentialness, of our
daily habits. Those changes impact

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the way we work as well, the way we
communicate with others, the color
of the clothes we wear as we dress
for video conferencing, the lighting
in our workspaces, the tools we
work with, the snacks we consume
at our makeshift desks.
Do you find yourself longing for
the old ways, or are you settling
into a new process, a new location,
even a new you? What would you
bring with you if the COVID-19
clock stopped ticking and suddenly
we were catapulted back to actual
Groundhog's Day 2020, before we
started down this pandemic path?
What will you take with you when
you ease out of pandemicland?
I'm just rambling, because
I don't have answers, just the
thoughts that strike me when I
notice changes that have become
my new reality. I tried to assemble
some interesting solutions this

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month in my Apps We Love column
on page 12. How to manage the
WFH lifestyle, how to create or
improve a home office, how to cope
with the requirement that the job
must still get done.
Another topic we cover in
depth in this issue is document
management. Like it or not, paper
is a hinderance to progress, now
more than ever. Our reviews will
introduce you to software tools to
make the paperless office closer to
becoming a reality, and columnist
Randy Johnston discusses the
reasons why you need software at
the helm of solving the document
management dilemma.
Meanwhile, stay safe, enjoy your
new routines, pick the ones you like
best and carry them with you as you
continue on your life journey. ■
- Gail Perry, CPA ~ Editor-in-Chief

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