If you found time to do something extra special before work today, like, read an extra chapter of that engaging book, work on your creative project, or spend time with friends or family, then you’re counted as pretty darn lucky. These days, it’s challenging to even give the dog a proper pat on the head… Read more The post Stay up-to-date appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

Who doesn’t love Google Docs!? One reason Virtual Assistants love Google Docs is Convenience! Convenience is one of the primary reasons for running your business with the help of Google. Here’s a question that Virtual Assistants are asked all the time: Do you know GSuite and can you work with Google Docs? Yes. I replaced… Read more The post One Reason Virtual Assistants Love Google Docs appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

Did you really just search for a Virtual Assistant near you? LOL! You realize why that’s funny, right? True, I’ve had many clients over the years express their desire to have some proximity to the team. Most of the time, the expression and conveyance for nearness comes from the deeper need to be better at task “hand-off”… Read more The post Virtual Assistant Near Me appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

October is the month of Halloween, so we thought it would be fun to share about a few software tools we use and the monsters that make our software necessary. Enjoy! Asana battles the Forgetfulness Monster There is a monster in your room. It creeps along the walls and steals what you need. Its teeth… Read more The post Software that Keeps Monsters at Bay appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

Hanging out in the library has always been something that I found myself doing. I went from taking home stacks of chapter books in elementary school, to checking out books to read while I waited at the bus stop in high school, to catching a quick nap on one of the couches on the bottom… Read more The post Using your library card-from home? appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

For many years now, I’ve been working to create more ergonomic, “body-friendly” solutions for working long hours at a desk. I found a solution years ago on Amazon, it was the AirRise Pro Standing Desks. Having the ability to simply stand and keep working has been great! Teammates think so too. Each new addition to… Read more The post Make Long Hours at Your Computer Easier, with a Standing Desk appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

From how we get around to how we spend our time to how we manage our health, technology is changing our lives—not to mention economies, governments, and cities around the world. Tech has brought good to individuals and societies by, for example, democratizing access to information and lowering the cost of many products and services.… Read more The post Technology and Compassion: A Conversation With the Dalai Lama appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

I’ve been a bit contemplative lately about the direction our “information age” has taken us. Are you feeling flustered by all the experts? COVID has, in some ways, created a ramp-up to our next-level experience. I’m calling this saturation-age!   Talking with my husband about saturation-age, the other day; we’re just overwhelmed by all of it… Read more The post Everybody’s an Expert! …Yikes! appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

Yep. It's one foot in front of the other right now. ..But ya know what? As easy as it is to get into the same talk track like "that stupid COVID-19! Won't even let me go to the park now" And "if I have to wash my hands one...more...time...AND... (Ohh no...) CROSSCONTAMINATION"!!! ...you might find… Read more The post 1,2,3,4 Keep it up 2,3,4… appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more

A close friend of mine swung by to see me one afternoon, back in December, to bring me a little treat. I had been having a tough go, and she was being sweet by downplaying the visit as if it were a business 'pop by'. The treat contained a coffee mug with two opposing sides,… Read more The post Naughty or Nice? appeared first on AVA Virtual Assistance ..read more