trials and triumphs

White is not an ethnic origin!

It makes my blood boil when I see forms asking for ethnic origin! Not because I'm not proud of my ethnic origin - more because of the stupid bureaucrats who create the forms and seem to think that white is an ethnic group! White is a colour!  An ethnic group is European or American or Australian etc and can be divided up even further into North, East, South, West, Central Europe or America. In the UK, you could have Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English - these are ethnic origins not White!

New Passion for Ceroc

I've discovered a great  new passion for dancing in the form of Ceroc. I hate the gym but I love dancing, so this seems a great substitute. I'd describe is as a cross between

Athena East Chilterns Conference

What a fantastic day at Latimer House  it was yesterday. Full of lovely inspiring business ladies and some very informative topics discussed. I particularly liked....

One miniscule step for Man-kind, one huge leap for Vee

I chaired my first Athena meeting yesterday at the Amersham Tuesday group. Being a member of Athena has been really great for not just my business, but a huge boost to my confidence. I'm enjoying some great supportive friendships. When I think back to this time last year when I attended my first Athena meeting, what a quivering shy thing I was, absolutely dreading the moment when I would have to stand up and deliver my monthly minute!

Virtual PA blog

Have you read my new blog? www.virtualpablog.com My take on the virtual pa world and what's happening in the virtual world of virtual assistants.

My favourite things

Nothing beats the satisfaction of seeing a freshly clipped hedge and mown lawn. It just looks so neat, like it's been ironed. Guess what I've been doing this weekend?

Bargain summer holiday booked

Virtual PA's need holidays too, so now I've booked our holiday and I'm really pleased with the bargain I've managed to bag. Having watched "It pays to watch" on channel 4 last night, I thought I'd give it a go. Having school age children means that I'm restricted to go when it's the most expensive time to go, the school holidays, so I didn't actually hold out much hope of getting any flights for under £600, but I've surprised myself and managed to save myself over £100!

Business Womens Cafe

I'm off to The Rose and Crown near Saunderton tomorrow to have some training in how to best make the use of www.businesswomenscafe.com

Virtual PA Blog

Visit my new blog - all about virtual assistants, where to find what where and how
www.virtualpablog.com

Keyboard Shortcut Magic

Anyone who knows me, knows that I like anything that will make tasks quicker and save time and, sometimes keyboard shortcuts are quicker than several clicks of the mouse. Here is a list of some of the useful ones that come as default in Word. You can set your own up, but more about that another time.