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I had just finished my project, sent it to my publisher, took a deep breath and said out loud, “I’m glad that’s done. Now I can rest for a while.” I must have said it aloud for someone in the house heard it. I need to explain that with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, […]

As a small business owner, you should know how precious your time is. You probably have a whole list of things that you need to get done each day, and another list of things you want to do but simply don’t have the time for. Because of this, it’s important that you find ways to […]

Productivity. Priorities. Planning. There are a lot of buzz words right now (and they all seem to start with the letter P!) that are intended to help us make the most of our time and efforts. But in all the buzz about how to get more done, there is surprisingly little talk about what, exactly, […]

Procrastination. Really, quite honestly it is one of my biggest weaknesses. It’s so easy for me to get caught up in Facebook or checking my email a hundred times per day or wasting my time just “putsing” around. It holds me back from accomplishing everything I need to accomplish and it definitely could hurt my brand if I […]

With all the sad news in our country recently, it is about time for some good news. However, the way things are going I am not going to hold my breath. We just finished supper and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I was watching a little bit of television. We like to try […]

Summer is here. My three kids have been out of school for a full week and we are getting into a routine. I would love to sleep in now that I do not have to wake up and get the kids off to school but my cat is adamantly against me changing her eating schedule […]

I have had a lot of experiences in building my company from the ground up and refining my skills and services. From my experiences and education, I have a lot to share which may help with your own virtual assistant (VA) business. Here are my top “do’s” to begin with: Do Communicate With Your Clients: […]

In these days of Internet marketing, it is easy to forget about old-­fashioned methods. No, they are not dead! In fact, think about this: what do you receive in your mailbox? Junk and bills, right? So perhaps you can stand out above the crowd through some direct mail campaigns targeted to your audience. May these ideas get you […]

Here’s one of the famous quotes and jokes from my Dad: “I don’t make mistakes.  Except for that one time that I thought I made a mistake . . .  but it turned out that I didn’t . . . so that was actually a mistake.” That’s the point when my sister, my mom, and I would […]

When it comes to forgetting anything, I am king of the hill. My forgetting has nothing to do with age because I have been forgetting as long as I can remember. Of course, with age comes an excuse for forgetting something. Don’t let anybody know this, but sometimes I use my age to say I […]

An excerpt from Unbridled Faith: 100 Devotions from the Horse Farm, by Cara Whitney: Unfair Perceptions “But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.” And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.” Matthew 13:57–58 Giving your trust to […]

More and more people are now enjoying the perks of working from home, as compared to working in a regular office. One of the main reasons why working at home is a preferred option is because of the ever-increasing influence of the Internet. The Internet has truly made it possible for us to get a […]