Oct 23 2013

“Blog” fomercial for VA’s

Daily prompt:

Write a script for a late-night infomercial — where the product is your blog. How do you market yourself? What qualities do you embody that other “products” don’t? What are the benefits of reading your blog?

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What is a VA, aka “Virtual Assistant”??

Good Evening late night TV watchers, insomniacs and channel surfers. You have landed on this “Blogfomercial” for a reason. Now, “DON’T TOUCH YOUR REMOTE” as I have important words of wisdom that you need to hear!

Have you ever found yourself wondering… “What is a Virtual Assistant”, Well this series of “blogfomercials” is here to provide you with late night entertainment into the world of virtual assistants. I am here to enlighten you, to amaze you and to astound you with the life and times of a virtual assistant.

First and foremost a virtual assistant is probably working right now while you are watching this “blogfomercial”, we are NOT however:

rushing to shower and dress to hit the highway during rush hour commutes and snowstorms! (because we can work in our pajamas)
worrying about being late because of the big accident or traffic jam (we can’t be late if our commute is right up the stairs and we have no one but ourselves to answer to)
worrying about whether or not the weather is appropriate to leave the dogs outside today or how much they will miss you… (the dogs will be home with us, lying at our feet while we take care of wonderful clients from our office upstairs, or downstairs or in the bedroom…. or wherever)
worrying about leaving our sick child at home, while we rush off to the office (our sick child can stay home with us)
wondering if we are going to be able to get time off next week because we have to take our elderly parent to the doctor (I own the business and I can schedule my own time!)
packing our lunch because because we won’t have to time to out today (we will simply walk to our kitchen and make a sandwich)

MOST IMPORTANTLY a “VA” is:

Your partner in business
Committed to helping your business succeed
Committed to helping your business save money. You are able to concentrate on the business of making money, while we handle the tasks that take up YOUR precious time – entering payrolls, answering emails, making travel arrangements, email marketing, social media…
Not going to need office space or insurance. VA’s are self employed contractors with our own virtual office.
Committed to saving you stress and worry. We will manage the office while you take off for some much needed vacation time.
Committed to saving time. YOUR time is precious. Spend it how you choose and feel confidant that your VA is keeping things rolling smoothly!

PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE ENLIGHTENING “BLOGFOMERICALS” INTO THE AMAZING LIFE AND TIMES OF A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT. AND WATCH FOR “FREEBIES” AND “TIPS AND TRICKS” THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE CHANNEL SURFING AND UNABLE TO SLEEP!

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Aug 28 2013

Dragonfly in my window

As I was sitting here at my desk this morning, trying to find inspiration for a new blog, I heard a noise… I glanced up and there ‘inside’ my house, was a dragonfly on my window. It was trying to desperately to escape to the outside and luckily my screen slides open, so I was able to open the screen and allow it the opportunity to escape the confines of house and reenter the outside world.

I felt compelled to find out the meaning and symbolism of the dragonfly and what it may mean to have one show up in your house. I came up with many different meanings, but what held true in most of them, was that the dragonfly symbolizes change…

When this spirit animal shows up in your life, it’s an indication that it’s time for change. Just like the dragonfly changes colors as it matures, you may be called to live and experience yourself differently. Stay open to the enfoldment of your personal journey.

Animal of wonder, the dragonfly can bring forth the enchanting spirit of our own nature. When you see this spirit animal, allow yourself to open up to the magic of nature and the elements.

Japan made the dragonfly its national emblem. It is a symbol of joy and rebirth.In some Native American traditions, it is also symbol of the departed souls.For the Mayan, the dragonfly is the emblematic animal of the goddess of creativity, Ix Chel. It is said that the dragonfly’s wings and magical songs revived her after she almost got killed.

Change…. In many regions and as a norm of this day, the dragonfly is considered to be an agent of change and presumably symbolic of a sense of self realization. Self realization from how the dragonfly uses its power to control its movements and so elegantly. And change and evolution is all about the dragonfly’s ability to fly and the way it can be comfortable on water, land as well as the air.

I am now left to ponder why this amazing creature showed up in my house and why it appeared to me in this manner. What is the change I am supposed to be summoning? How am I supposed to seek out this change? What does it all mean?

As an animal totem, there are many things to consider. So my task is to find the meaning in the appearance of this wondrous creature and to explore some of the options that have now been opened to me:

The dragonfly is generally associated with the symbolic meaning of transformation. Here are common meanings for this animal totem:

Change and transformation

Adaptability

Joy, lightness of being

Symbol of the realm of emotions, invitation to dive deeper into your feeling

Being on the lookout for illusions and deceits, whether are external or personal

Connection with nature’s spirits, fairies realms

I have never held much stock in why certain things appear to us and what they hold for our lives, but because it appeared at a very timely moment in my life, I feel that I must try and find the meaning….

Wish me luck on this journey of transformation and meaning..

Thank you, wonderful dragonfly!

Aug 22 2013

A peaceful and vanishing time…

Daily Prompt: Viral

The New York Times is going to feature your blog on its home page, and you’ve been asked to publish a new post — it’ll be the first thing tens of thousands of new readers see. Write it.

Serenity

What has happened to peace and tranquility and times for relaxation and quiet contemplation? The peaceful sunsets from our back yards, horses grazing in pastures, freshly mowed fields of hay, fishing from a peaceful pond on a warm summer day.. The youth of today has no idea what they are missing out on with all of the modern equipment they are attached to at all times…

There are people out there who have never even seen a cow! The concrete and technology jungle that many of us live in today is encroaching upon our very means of existence and I, for one, am very sad about it.

Some of my favorite childhood memories involve visiting my aunt and uncle’s farm in northern Minnesota. The excitement I felt when pulling into their yard was indescribable. For the next two weeks, I would get to be a “farm girl”! As I got out of the car the smells would hit me, making my senses reel in excitement.. the hay, the grass, the manure and many more that I simply can’t remember right now. The farm dogs would come running up wagging their tails and sniffing to make sure I was okay and not an intruder. Cats would appear from everywhere, rubbing up against my legs as to tell me how happy they were to see me, before they hurried off to their important business of mice catching. My aunt and uncle and cousins would come rushing up, from whatever farm duties they were currently attending to and greet me warmly. I got to look forward to the next two weeks of no TV, home cooked meals of fresh baked bread, milk fresh from the cow and vegetables picked right out of the garden! Oh, how I miss those days!

Up at the crack of dawn to milk the cows, muck out stalls, search for the latest batch of kittens, explore the pastures for whatever incredible thing we might discover, ride on the tractor (and sometimes drive it) to go and check out other pastures… and being unbelievably dirty most of the time. I didn’t have to wash my hands until dinner time! The list goes on, but is was all wonderful and magical… (except for the time I was chased by a skunk – that was not so wonderful…)I even got to see the Northern lights one magical summer. How many city kids have ever seen that, or even know what it is for that matter..

Nature’s miracle

Progress is natural, of course. But I, for one, miss the peaceful and serene days of life on a farm. Hard work and hard play were a natural part of life and every one in the entire family participated. It’s too bad we are all too busy these days to notice.

Jul 20 2013

My Sanctuary

I have lived many places, but there is “no place like home”. As an Air Force brat, I grew up in many countries on many continents. Each place was my home. I have never had a hard time to adjusting to a move and have enjoyed the diversity of each move. It does make it much more difficult to say where “home” is when you have moved as much as I, but the trick is to make each place your home and focus on which part of each home or you live makes you feel safe, comfortable and happy.

I have lived in my current home for three years now. I love it and have created my own sanctuary. My sanctuary is on my front porch. My front sidewalk is a pathway through trees, it is shaded in the summertime and protected “mostly” from the snow in the wintertime. Wildlife abounds and I am able to watch the foxes bring home their daily catch, the robins struggling to pull their morning breakfast from the ground and then take their bath in my birdbath. I have also had the extreme joy of watching a pair of Kestrel’s build their nest and prepare their offspring for their journey into the big world.

My sanctuary allows me the time and space to meditate, think and enjoy the wonders of my surroundings. It is very tranquil, cool and calm and is the place I think of when I think of the expression, “there is no place like home.”

Daily Prompt: There’s No Place Like Home