Dear clients, colleagues, and friends – As many of you know, I suffered a neck injury late last month and I was admitted to the hospital last week. Now, after surgical intervention, I am home and healing. This is a difficult post for me to write because most of you know what a workaholic I [...]

The tech tip in the February newsletter talked about recycling electronics and we’ve heard from a few people who want to know more.  Since OffAssist clients are spread all over the place it didn’t seem fair to just mention Austin or even Texas resources. With that thought in mind, we’ve compiled a list of handy [...]

I will be participating on Saturday in a Read-a-Thon. It’s 24 hours that you’re supposed to read as much as possible. Those of you that know me, know that I love to read. I haven’t been able to read as much as I usually do (I figure I’ll hit 50 book this year instead of my usual 100). It’s [...]

One of the things many women in business have trouble with is dealing with conflict in a positive manner and learning to negotiate for themselves without coming across as difficult to work with. We know someone who knows a thing or two about these situations.  Pattie Porter (aka the Texas Conflict Coach), is hosting a [...]

My 10-year-old son had a friend over this Sunday morning and we were all sitting down at the breakfast table talking when the question of how Santa really could possibly to get to all those houses in one night. We batted around the idea of teleportation and time travel. Eventually, I suggested that I think [...]

Last week, it was pouring rain for a few days straight. My son is really good at entertaining himself. He was off playing by himself, but my daughter is not nearly as gifted. She wants someone to entertain her. There’s only so much I can bribe my son with. He likes being alone. My husband [...]

Years ago, at an IVAA conference, Beth Quick Andrews gave a talk that she opened with “What would you do if you were brave?”. It was a powerful question for me at the time. I chewed my lip a bit and wrote down “Grow OffAssist beyond just myself.” It had been something I was considering, [...]

Today (a Saturday) my husband had a bunch of stuff to catch up on, so I took the kids and went to the grocery store and then to Target to spend their allowance. They were terrible at the grocery store and to make a long story short, I ended up telling them in the car [...]

If you have hired someone recently, you could be eligible for a tax credit as well as not having to pay the employer’s portion of the social security tax… first, this is just my own understanding, you should check with your tax adviser of course. If you hired them after Feb 3, 2010 and before [...]

As many of you know, I attended the IVAA Live Summit in Phoenix last week. This was my 5th conference that I’ve attended for the virtual assistant industry and I must admit that my reasons for attending have changed. I still go to learn and attend the sessions, but I no longer feel compelled to [...]