While many Virtual Assistants already do offer these services, some VAs and clients may actually be wondering, SHOULD they?
Social networking became the trendiest way to stay connected in 2008. As a result, clients in many industries are seeking VAs with proven expertise to manage their social media presence. As a hot new niche market, [...]

Feeling too busy? Not busy enough? Maybe all you need is a little gingerbread house.

I won’t tell you how long it’s been since I became a Google Adsense Publisher. But I WILL tell you I have only $4.59 to go until I reach the magical $100 earning threshold.
Let’s just say it’s nothing to brag about, since it has taken me a VERY long time to get there.
What I DO [...]

They filled the house to overflowing. Then they vanished, all at once, after a week of sleep deprivation, tons of great homemade food, somersaults, kitchen dancing, walks through the neighborhood, squirt gun fights, over-the-roof football lobbing, and loads of laughs.
The things they left behind:

5 hot dogs
8 working squirt guns
Redecorated basketball court
lavender button-down shirt: doesn’t appear [...]

It was a windy one in Tucson this weekend when Arizona and ASU finished up their seasons with a terrific 3-game series. Even better for our ‘Cats: they took the series after dropping the opener on Thursday night.
While in Tucson we met a delightful couple from Grenoble, France, who were also guests at the Inn [...]

It’s bearing down upon us. In less than a month, middle schools, high schools and universities will release their new graduates.
For us grownups and parents, we’ll receive announcements in the mail and tuck a little something in an envelope for the grad-to-be, along with our congratulations on his or her achievement.
For the grads, it’s a [...]

You never know when your next networking opportunity may arise. Or where you’ll be when it does.
I was asked about my profession last week, while I was lying on a gurney, just before being sedated for a “medical procedure.”
Used to having to explain my industry, Virtual Assistance, I was surprised when the person who [...]

Lorelle of Lorelle on Wordpress is someone whose site I cruise regularly in search of blogging tips and techniques. As much as I admire Lorelle’s expertise in blogging, Lorelle herself admires the shopping acumen of the friend she’s staying with in Israel. That friend’s skills have lead Lorelle to this week’s blog challenge: writing about [...]

Like most bloggers, Loosely Speaking tries to reach readers in distant places, through discussion of a diverse array of topics, including blogging, business strategies, sports, and balancing work and family life.
In contrast to the long arm of the blog, many folks are talking these days about growing and purchasing food that has NOT traveled [...]

Getting a pound or more of catalogs a day in recent weeks?
Maybe you actually want some of them, and some you want to immediately discard but the sheer volume can overwhelm a busy person. Or maybe you love the company but just want one per quarter, but the company you shop with sends you [...]