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JUNE 19, 2009

Received equipment, signed up for his new insurance program (yeah!), RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. had a physical and a workout. Then checked into hotel until tomorrow’s departure to Orem. Loosely Speaking is about how to fuel-inject your entrepreneurial self by living a rollicking, well-rounded life.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Should have discussed how to explain our afternoon’s activities before my little 5-year-old Bug’s mom came to pick her up, only to be greeted with: “Mom! I am at A Good Yarn in Prescott drumming up students for a class on Ravelry I am going to be teaching. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004.

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JUNE 15, 2009

Recently I had a conversation with a resumé expert (who will remain unnamed until or if she decides to weigh in on this matter) about the merits of keeping your resumé tuned up just in case. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. So… how about it? Do you have a resumé and do you know how to use it? Loose Ends.

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JUNE 7, 2009

In Arizona, we’re gearing up for a late summer meeting for Virtual Assistants. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Strategies for managing those feelings include volunteering, participating in face-to-face networking, and hosting gatherings of one’s peers. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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JANUARY 25, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Taking Care of Each Other Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 5:53 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Travel These times provide lots of opportunities for extending simple kindnesses, and taking care of “our chother,&# as my children called it when they were tiny. Loose Ends.

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APRIL 12, 2010

You can follow Sharon as she travels the Web answering challenging questions about the VA industry. Readers visiting the stops along the tour will have a chance to gather up all the clues and win prizes donated by supporters of the VA industry. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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APRIL 28, 2009

I’m hearing of more folks conjuring up a little home-based business after having been laid off and fear that those not possessing the entrepreneur gene are in for a tough fight. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

It’s such a good choice for me and is working so well in my daily decision making, that it might end up being my theme for the entire decade. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. .&# When deciding whether or not I will do something, I just ask myself, “Is this a good fit?&# Loose Ends.

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MARCH 30, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Time for another NAVA meetup Monday, March 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources Do you meet up with your colleagues regularly? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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MARCH 30, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Time for another NAVA meetup Monday, March 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources Do you meet up with your colleagues regularly? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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OCTOBER 25, 2008

I have made this once, previously, and it knits up quickly, in just a few hours. As with the little hat pattern, I have made these up previously, in baby alpaca, and pictures and details are available via the link at the bottom of this post. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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JULY 7, 2010

  This is little changed from 2008, but up from 14.5%   Hispanics make up just over 50.5%   Again, this is little changed from 2008 but up from 49% in 2004.  .  Foreign born workers comprise about 15.5% of the US civilian labor force, or about 23.9 million workers. 

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MARCH 26, 2009

Any of these is perfect to pick up while I watch the pollen blow around outside my window. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Springtime also heralds the start of allergy season, and this means more time spent indoors than I would like. But right now is a moment to stop and savor. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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MAY 13, 2009

Many FREE giveaways have been lined up for attendees, and below are the links to access the online meeting room. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. The Janet Jordan Achievement Award and the Thomas Leonard Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award will be announced during this live event, which is open to the public.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

At the event I picked up some very practical advise and some fine contacts, but mostly it was just so energizing to be in the company of so many writers who blogged across a whole spectrum of interests (minor league hockey to sassy travel to low carbon living) but shared a real DIY passion for their causes and craft.&# Loose Ends.

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MARCH 17, 2009

SIGN UP DEADLINE for Wednesday March 18 event is noon eastern, so hurry on now! RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Get Loosely Speaking Products. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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JANUARY 7, 2009

I gave up on my stats program after updating and all I currently have running is Google Analytics. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. (There are a lot of tweets about this one right now.) Call for help? I would love to install something that WORKS on 2.7. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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DECEMBER 13, 2008

I’ve written before about participating in Community Supported Agriculture, and my husband and I want to enable another family to enjoy the benefits of weekly deliveries of locally grown, organic, DELICIOUS produce when the harvest starts up again in April. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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DECEMBER 13, 2008

For entrepreneurs, it’s a little different, in that the slow down may have crept up on you. If your actual work life is taking up less (or none) of your time, you may be spending more time marketing, or sending out resumes and filling out applications. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Remember that you’re taking up precious seating in these eateries for anywhere from one to three hours. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Let’s face it: organizers love to schedule these at restaurants who have space and are willing to host meetings at no charge or with no minimum purchase. Loose Ends.

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JANUARY 16, 2009

If you reside in Northern Arizona and your VA practice meets the * criteria listed below, then you won’t want to miss this local meet-up of seasoned professionals. I may show up. I’ll try to keep it open, because it would be fun to meet some new people and catch up with you! Sounds like fun. Happy New Year!

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Sometimes the highlight of my day is meeting the new UPS driver. Or cleaning out my keyboard that has become gummed up with peanut butter (the hazards of eating at your desk.) That's why I was intrigued to talk to someone who broke away from the mundane working world and set himself up to work from a truly fabulous place.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Who wouldn’t love showing up once a week to pick up two tote bags full of flowers and veggies, picked just that morning?! RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. We have just finished our first year as happy CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) members. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

I took scissors in hand and sliced it right up the front. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. It’s been gathering dust and pills on the bottom of my sweater stack for too long. This weekend I decided it was time to either do something else to make it wearable, or just find it a new home. Loose Ends.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Then, there was our family Oscar party when I dressed up as Annie Savoy, again in the jacket. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Oh, and there is the daily dose of baseball updates courtesy of MLB.AtBat on my iPod. Finally, there is the baseball knitting. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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JUNE 24, 2009

This cleaned up the admin panel, but the visual editor was still inoperable. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. The only remaining big mess was the admin panel which wasn’t seeing its intended CSS and image files. A colleague recommended reinstallation of the wp-admin files. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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DECEMBER 4, 2008

Maybe we can catch up with one another in March, during which I make the drive back and forth from here (Prescott) to Tucson often! Yes, I can see that we’ll have to meet up in March. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. It’s pretty funny. Thank you for stopping by. Oh, you poor deluded girl!

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OCTOBER 6, 2008

Have you devised a successful strategy for explaining that your original technology was “best practice&# way back when, but no longer technically viable, and that you will need to charge them to bring it up-to-speed? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Get Loosely Speaking Products. Loose Ends.

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Over the last few years there are plenty more online communities and in more recent times we have taken networking to a whole new level with local networks, organised by assistants, springing up all over the place. First up we have the Edinburgh PA Network. What made you decide to set up the network? It is brilliant!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Next up : marriage of great minds and birth of dynamic new projects and partnerships. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. This gathering gave us all a chance to tap into the flow of energy that can only come from people connected in real time and space. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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DECEMBER 9, 2008

Instead of letting the situation get to you and feeling down, you can put your free time to good use by: Keeping up : I guess “or be left out&# follows naturally, but then you probably already know that. And so I use my downtime to catch up on my social and familial responsibilities, to soothe ruffled feathers and make courtesy calls.

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JULY 10, 2009

Like everyone these days, you probably find yourself spread thin in efforts to keep up with social media, Web sites, blogs, and other reading in your quest for valuable, accurate information. The company offers rates ranging from free up to $149/month. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

Ensure your place in this class by signing up right away! More on Patty Benton Patty Benton runs a training program for new entrepreneurs interested in venturing into the virtual professional industry, that is affordable to all, training them how to set-up a solid foundation and successfully market their business. Just $25.00.

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JUNE 16, 2009

Setting up your new home office after having shuttered your brick-and-mortar location. Glad to catch up with your blog it’s been a busy summer. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Reallocating your funds so that your budget better fits these times. Defining a new client niche if your old base has eroded.

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DECEMBER 16, 2008

I used the auto update option to bring Loosely Speaking up to date yesterday. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Updating to WordPress 2.7 I typically discover a a handful of broken links and general weirdness for a few days following a an update.

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APRIL 18, 2009

My affinity for baseball and trucks go way back… Sandlot baseball was my first sport and keeping up with all the neighborhood guys was great training for giving birth years later to three athletic sons. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

If you have already cleaned and reorganized your office and written up a new marketing plan, what to do next if you are finding less and less in the inbox these days? RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Got all laundry done (included folded and put away), so that means I can go for a hike or kayaking or both today.

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