Our new internet connection didn't happen when it was supposed to and, as a result, it's nearly a week longer than I anticipated being fully back online. Somewhat frustrating when you're running an online business. Our move from the old home to the new one went relatively smoothly but I have no idea how we accumulated all that stuff. The new place has heaps of storage but I don't want to be filling it all up. Need to try and live more simply somehow. I have an 'opp box' at the moment where … [Read more...]
Off air for a few days
As you read this I will be making last minute preparations to shift to a new home. The last lot of packing will be taking place today and I probably won't be near my computer desk much. Later in the day my computer will be disconnected from the online world and it will be a few days before it's reconnected. My husband and I have bought a home on a 2 acre property in the hills and we've been looking forward to this move for quite some time. I look forward to seeing daily Australian birdlife … [Read more...]
Help is in good hands
That's the title in today's My Career page 3 article about the Virtual Assistant industry. I was called by the journalist about 3 weeks ago and interviewed about the industry here in Australia. We talked about various influences on the industry and how Tim Ferriss helped highlight the industry to the public at large, particularly those who wanted to travel and still maintain their businesses. It also covered the different type of virtual assistants globally and looked at forums here in … [Read more...]
Where do I find a Virtual Assistant (VA)?
I see this request on the web in many places with discussions on forums and articles written on blogs by people who have little knowledge of our industry. They've heard the term or read about it in books but have no idea where to look. I don't know about you but I always think 'Google' whenever I want to look something up. A search on "Virtual Assistants" at Google will bring up several VA networks and forums, as well as individual VA sites. But I know it's hard to weed through and know the … [Read more...]
Reading Minds is not one of my service offerings
Sometimes you have to laugh. I love working with my clients and for the most part, things go along smoothly. But just every now and then a hiccup happens and it is usually because I didn't know the background of something taking place in my client's life at the time. That's when we have to take some time to discuss things. We'll be in a pattern of getting regular activities taking place, we'll be setting up the next thing, whether it be a newsletter, new seminar listed on the website or … [Read more...]
Pardon my absence but I’m on leave…
I will go back to posting regularly in July but for this month I'm now well and truly on holidays, in beautiful Canada. It began with the FoVA conference in Niagara Falls in the first week of this month but then Graham and I joined a tour to explore Canada on the west coast. We're currently in Banff and moving onto Lake Louise tomorrow. If you're interested in reading about our travels and seeing some of the photos, then please visit my family blog at http://www.thomases.org. I'll catch up … [Read more...]
Two industry leaders together
Just thought I'd quickly share with you a photo of myself and Sharon Williams at FoVA09 together. Sharon and I've known each other for many years but up till this week had never met face-to-face so it was a joy to meet her and have my photo taken with her. She and I, and other industry leaders, will be on a discussion panel this morning at the event, before my husband and I head off to Vancouver to join a tour and enjoy a holiday. I've been limited for time online so will report more later … [Read more...]
My first view of Niagara Falls
Graham and I wandered around Niagara Falls today and I saw my first view of the Falls and also a squirrel. We had a wonderful time, lovely weather and I took over 300 photos (no surprise there). You can view some of the photos by clicking on the image below. … [Read more...]
The Miriam Rose
Some of my VA Team have provided their love and support to myself and my family over the past few months, since the loss of our daughter Miriam. The ways they have shown this have blown both my husband and I away and they have been so kind. I had been told sometime ago there was still one more gift to come and it arrived about a week ago. It was live and had been in quarantine and I couldn't even imagine what it could be. But I soon discovered it to be a rose bush and it is a Floribunda Rose … [Read more...]
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