A large portion of what a virtual assistant does is social media, if that is one of the services their agency offers. What viewers see as...

This past weekend our family gathered together to celebrate my 3-year-old grandson’s birthday. Planning a birthday party is hard work, no...

Heartbreak is all around us. When the topic of heartbreak is broached, most people’s minds go to thoughts of a breakup, a death or a...

Waking up is hard to do, especially in Minnesota during the late fall and winter months. Do you wake up before the crack of dawn to start...

What? Another quarantine? How long will you be gone this time? Sound familiar in these times of COVID-19? It sure does, and these...

In today’s world, between work and home-life, people are busy. Whether or not you have children no longer seems to matter, although it...

As children go through their latter high school years, they begin to finalize college plans, work plans and other aspects of “adulting,”...

Nov. 3 was National Stress Awareness Day. Like National Mammography Day, mental health is not something you should think about only once...

A lot of what is written about in this column is pulled from or based on personal experiences. Storytelling and sharing experiences, in...

October is national Breast Cancer Awareness month and last Friday was national Mammography Day. To some this column may feel like a...

Working from home, or not, boundaries and expectations need to be set! Or you're sunk! There is nothing worse than waking up one morning...

Coaches make a lifelong difference in the life of a kid! Coaches help young people develop coping skills and more. During my youth, I was...

I have another success story of an incredibly strong woman who faced the path to recovery and made it through. I had the honor of meeting...

September is known as National Recovery Month to a large sector. Not everyone knows or acknowledges it as such because, for most, talking...

Do you listen to podcasts? Some people love them, yet for others, podcasts are boring and are used to assist in falling asleep. I find...

When working as a volunteer, staying within my wheelhouse of skills and capabilities is generally where I roam. Event planning is one of...

To handle interruptions while knee-deep in a project takes a patient, flexible person who can change directions in an instant. Yet even...

One of the more enjoying aspects of being an administrative assistant, front desk coordinator or receptionist is the interaction with...

You may recall a column from a couple of months ago in which I referenced one of our kittens being run over and taken to the...

Today, more than ever, we need leaders. Leaders in our personal lives, and more so, in our places of work. Leaders who stand out and can...