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Just for Fun: Our Christmas Wrapping Tradition

Just for fun, I'm sharing our Christmas wrapping tradition I started years ago that my kids look forward to every year. I love logic puzzles. Wait, what does this have to do with Christmas wrapping? Hang with me a sec. I'm a homeschool mom, and one of my favorite...

What I Do To Get More Done

Hi, it's Julie--today I'm sharing what I do to get more done. Hopefully, one of these will help you out! Now before you think I have it all figured out, please know: I don't. But I have found a few tips and tools that have helped me to get more done and be more...

7 Reasons Why Daily Exercise Fosters Success

After years of successful daily exercise (finally!), Julie shares below her 7 Reasons Why Daily Exercise Fosters Success. I haven't always enjoyed exercise. In fact, for the majority of my life I viewed it as a chore--a necessary evil. But over the last several years...

6 of My Favorite Canva Features

One of my favorite tools to use as a Virtual Assistant is Canva. I use it to help our clients with refining their branding, social media graphics, print materials, online course materials, and more. After having used it a whole bunch for our own needs as well as for...

How to Make a Miracle Morning

Read Julie's experience with The Miracle Morning, and her tips on how to make your own Miracle Morning. No doubt you've heard the phrase "miracle morning." This phrase comes from the book The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. I read this book a year or so ago and made the...

What I Learned From My Life Coach

Read on to find out my biggest takeaways and what I learned from my life coach. Ever since I was introduced to The Life Coach School Podcast by a close friend of mine, I've been a fan. I've listened for years and enjoyed hearing Brooke Castillo explain "The Model" and...

4 Ways Cricketleg Solutions Can Be Your Solution

Whether your "small" business is very, very small or about to scale up, here are 4 Ways Cricketleg Solutions Can Be Your Solution. The Virtual Assistant industry is expanding rapidly. It was already growing before Covid. But the pandemic translated into a huge surge...

Don’t Skip The Latest Windows Update

Please don't skip the latest Windows update....read the whole post to find out why. I can't believe I'm writing this post, because I'm no fan of Windows updates, but occasionally one comes up that is really important. Most of the time I'm like the meme below: Windows...

What I’m Reading Next

What I'm Reading Next shares what Julie has on her bookshelf to read next! I enjoy reading. I really do. But lately we've been happily swamped with backend project management and client calls (we are so happy to be this busy!). So reading has taken a bit of a back...

3 Reasons Why You Need a NAS

A couple of weeks ago I talked about why you should consider website backups. Today I want to talk about 3 reasons why you need a NAS. Even though they may not sound related, they are! Read on... Around 15 years ago one of my hard drives crashed. It happened to be the...
What I’m Reading Next

What I’m Reading Next

What I'm Reading Next shares what Julie has on her bookshelf to read next! I enjoy reading. I really do. But lately we've been happily swamped with backend project management and client calls (we are so happy to be this busy!). So reading has taken a bit of a back...

3 Reasons Why You Need a NAS

3 Reasons Why You Need a NAS

A couple of weeks ago I talked about why you should consider website backups. Today I want to talk about 3 reasons why you need a NAS. Even though they may not sound related, they are! Read on... Around 15 years ago one of my hard drives crashed. It happened to be the...

The Best Self Planner

The Best Self Planner

If you're looking for a great planner, look no further than the Best Self Planner. I love this planner; read why below. I've been buying planners for years, hopeful that I would find one to suit my needs. I think the very first planner I bought was, gulp, a Franklin...

Why You Need a VA Like Me to Help You With SEO

Why You Need a VA Like Me to Help You With SEO

So a couple of weeks ago I talked a little about SEO. Today, I want to talk about why you may need our help (or if not us, at least someone who knows what they're doing) with SEO. And I thought I'd share some of my background and experience with you. Just as a side...

Less Phone, More Time

Less Phone, More Time

Exploring some ideas that can help you "create" more time by spending less time on your phone. We've all been there. The cell phone rabbit hole. With every intention to "just check my email real quick" (or Facebook, or Instagram, or whatever), we hop on our phones....

Why are Website Backups Important?

Why are Website Backups Important?

Why are website backups important? You can learn the easy way or the hard way. I recommend the easy way. So, I have to tell on myself. I manage quite a few different websites. One day last week, I noticed that the header of one of the websites I manage was not quite...


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