Spring break is here for most of us and summer vacation is fast approaching.  So I thought this would be a great opportunity to talk about Out of Office notifications. As virtual assistants, we are fortunate in that we can be flexible with are schedules.  However, we still need to be responsible business owners and [...]

I don’t know about you, but there is just something about “chick lit” that grabs my attention. My favorite author by far is Emily Giffin.  I have read and own every one of her books and am eagerly awaiting her next one due out this May.  Her writing style is so believable that the characters she [...]

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. –Reinhold Niebuhr

Many of you may not know this about me, but I am an avid Real Simple magazine reader. The magazine contains tons of tips to help simplify your life, whether it is for work or home life. Then I came across an article, “How do you say no to people who want too much of [...]

My first podcast interview is here!  Special thanks go out to Darlene Victoria for conducting the interview as well as my wonderful VA partners Kena Roth and Amber Whitener of Work at Home Life blog. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you!  I hope you all are wearing some type of green, I know I am. After all, I am of Irish decent.  However, I was thinking that while we may all wear green each year, we may not all practice being green.  To that end, I would like to offer [...]

There are times you want to send an email out the same day….just not RIGHT away.  If you utilize Microsoft Outlook, you can actually pick a delivery time for each and every message.  Here’s how:        For Outlook 2007: Within the actual message, click on the “Options” tab Next, click on the “More Options” expansion [...]

Working from home as a Virtual Assistant can at times feel a bit lonely.  You may think that because you are running your own company that you are doing this all by yourself and that you don’t have anyone you can turn to for advice or that little “pick me up” of encouragement that we [...]

I have my first podcast interview today with Darlene Victoria of D. Victoria Virtual Assistance and two of the best VA collaborators- Amber Whitener and Kena Roth. So excited!