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Happy Birthday to my Sweet Little Boy

Carol — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:03:30 +0000

Please excuse my moment of self-indulgence. Four years ago today at 5:15 am the joy of my life was born. It was a difficult birth that required an emergency c-section. My baby was on 100% oxygen and the doctors said he wouldn’t make it.

However, as you can see, not only

Off Topic but Beautiful

Carol — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:28:11 +0000

My mother-in-law sent me this video which I thought was a beautiful way to begin the week. Enjoy!

(After clicking the above link, click “view presentation” to see the video. Tried to embed the video but it wouldn’t embed correctly.)

Giving Props to HP

Carol — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:11:07 +0000

It’s a well-known fact that customer service isn’t often what it should be (and anyone who has dealt with Dell knows exactly what I’m talking about!). Therefore, when someone has a good experience, he/she is usually surprised. So, I recently had a positive experience with HP (so far) that I’d

Motivational Monday: Self-Care

Carol — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:02:42 +0000

Piggy-backing off last week’s illness, I wanted to share an article on About.com that I found about the importance of self-care. It not only gives the physical and emotional reasons for self-care, it also gives suggestions on ways to pamper/take care of yourself.

One thing to keep in mind, as well,

Why Self-Care is so Important (Video)

Carol — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:59:07 +0000

I’ve been sick for several days now with the flu. In my fogged-brain I came up with the crazy idea of doing a video to remind others that it really is important to take care of yourself. (Excuse the glare, I’m still trying to figure out how to get rid

Is the Label “Virtual Assistant” Still Suitable?

Carol — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:42:52 +0000

Over on Danielle’s blog, The Gritty Virtual Assistant, there is an interesting discussion going on about the term “Virtual Assistant.” Danielle is asking whether or not the term Virtual Assistant still suits us. She brings ups some great points and I encourage you to read what she wrote.

Truth be told,

Do You Make Reactive or Proactive Choices for Yourself?

Carol — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:35:46 +0000

When I was growing up I hated the fact that my birthday was in January. Who wants to have a birthday in January? It’s a blah month with (usually) bad weather. Now that I am older, I don’t mind it anymore. I actually like the fact it comes at the

How Do You Respond to Mistakes?

Carol — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:48:52 +0000

Mistakes happen. No one is perfect and we all make make them. When they happen, how do you handle it? If you are the one who made the mistake do you take responsibility and try to rectify it or do you play the blame game and try to push it