Do You Know What This Thursday is? April Fools!
March 30, 2010
That time of the year has finally come around! I’m not talking about showering your family with affection and spoiling them with presents. Oh no, I’m referring to showing them how much you love them with a little prank! That’s right folks, Thursday is the one and only April Fools Day!! The one day where it is completely plausible to whip out the whoopee cushions around dinner time, make silly foods, perhaps even take it to the next level and purchase some fake lottery cards and give them to your absolutely favorite people! Do you have some pranks already prepared for your loved ones? If not you might want to take some time and think of something tricky, something they will never expect, hopefully nothing that will take a turn for the worst!
Here are some fun, creative, and safe pranks that you can easily play on your friends and family, even if your running a tight shift on Thursday:
- If your milk comes in a cardboard container, add a few drops of food coloring. It’s harmless April Fool’s joke but the results are extremely colorful and the expressions are PRICELESS!
- Do your friends and coworkers love candy? Show off your gooey humor and cover a bar of chocolate with This Icky Wrapper!
- Oh little Johnny!!!… today we’ve received a “Call from your principal”. This works great, especially if your child is well-behaved at school and rarely in trouble. When she/he comes home from school, tell them that the principal called and told you about some rude behavior that occurred today.
- Get really creative with these Fool Proof Food Pranks. No matter their age, everyone can appreciate a little food humor. Even the grandparents!
- Bugs, bugs, and more bugs! I can never have an over abundance of fake critters lying around the house looking for gits and shiggles! Grab a hold of some of the most creepy crawlers (fake of course) and scatter them around in the places they will be guaranteed to be found.
- How about a class trip to Chuck E Cheese? Even better, How about a class vacation to Disney World?! Any field trip is possible when you sign a fake field trip permission slip.
- Who doesn’t hate getting a ticket? Now you can really fake out your spouse by printing out a fake parking ticket and slide it under the wiper of the car. How mean.. and sneaky.. and yet so fun!
Just remember a few things this April Fools Day:
It’s about fun, good ole trickery. Remember that! Lighten up and laugh and keep in mind your friends and family love you… and this is why you are their target!
Always be on top of your game! Start preparing for Thursday now so when the day comes you’ll know exactly what your game plan is.
One more little thing.. always expect the unexpected! This just goes without saying for any day. But on Thursday, April Fools Day make sure you watch your every move! More then likely someone has something special stored away for you.
Do you have any tricks up your sleeve that you’d like to share? We’d love to hear them! Leave a comment below with your sneaky ideas!
We’re Good, We’re Golden, We’re all set.. right?
March 26, 2010
Yoohoo! We’re back up and running again! For some unknown reason this site seems to have the big X that marks the spot, the bright red flag that catches everyone’s attention, the shiny bright juicy apple of the bunch. I should be feeling honored.. right?
One of my last post I was able to share with you were the troubles we have been having lately for becoming an attack site, and just when I thought things were fixed an egg that somehow was hidden deep inside the site hatched and the site was once again pulled down by Google. No worries though we are live once again, and this time for good.. I hope!
A ginormous hug goes out to my favorite website exterminator, Kim Castleberry for spraying us down with the strongest bug repellent anyone has to offer and getting us back up and running in a jiffy!
I’ll be the first to admit that after the first time of getting pulled down, fixing the solution, then getting pulled down again was very frustrating and quite frankly something that I didn’t want to deal with. I began to get even more flustered, exhausted, and feeling a little lost at sea when the developer that I turned to basically told me that my best bet was to start all over and hopefully that would fix the challenge. Let me tell you, I’ve spent days building this website and the last thing I wanted to hear was tearing VAsolutionsNOW down and rebuilding from scratch was my best solution.
I’m sure at one point we’ve all came to a breaking point, and this was mine. I could have easily listened, tore down the site and had a fresh start all over again.. but why? I knew there had to be an easier way and being a VA what did I do, I outsourced! I have plenty of skills when it comes to building websites, but cleaning them with a miracle scrubby brush unfortunately is not one of my passions or something that I personally offer as a service. So I sought a second opinion from the lovely Kim Castleberry and she gave me that piece of mind that I needed.
What is on your list of frustrations that you don’t want to deal with? What tasks do you have to do that you might not enjoy doing or feel as if you are not 100% qualified and know in your hearts that there could be someone out there that can give you the assistance that you need?
Realize that you do not have to feel lost at sea like I did for that split second! Know that somewhere out there lies the solution to your headache!
Fearless, Determined, and Hitting Your Goals
March 12, 2010
When you were younger you would strive to take your very first step and would do anything to make sure that it happened. No matter how many times you’ve fallen or on your behind and stumbled into things, sometimes bruising yourself.. you managed to brush off the pain and get right back on track. You refused to be defeated, you were unstoppable, you were on a mission, and nothing was going to get in your way.
Looking back and reminiscing at your accomplishments, do you feel as if you are that same person? Do you still believe that nothing is unattainable? Somewhere down the road we’ve lost our insight and imagination that anything is possible and that the only way for anything to be achievable is if self doubt doesn’t get in the way.
When did the word “can’t” become so strong, and believable?
When you were younger if someone said that you couldn’t do something, you made sure to prove them other wise, right? What happened?
It all starts with a vision. Are you willing to challenge that vision and making it into your reality, or will you feed into negativity and brush your dreams aside? Ask yourself, “What is my I.Q level?” What will make you throw in the towel, how dedicated are you to fighting your way through obstacles to reach the outcome that you desire? Define what it will take for you to reach your “I quit” point and figure out ways to tackle and avoid those challenges before they arrive.
Whatever your dream and mission is I applaud you, I challenge you to do whatever it takes to make that happen. Keep your eyes on the goal and stay focused. When in doubt seek guidance, someone who you know that will cheer you on and give you the necessary support for you to stay on track. Always remember why it is that you are jumping through these hoops.
Anything, and I mean anything that you put your mind to, you can do it. No matter what anyone says, no matter how impossible or unreasonable your goal may seem to others- achieve them, and not for anyone other then yourself.
All we need is a little “me” time
March 12, 2010
Think back for a second and ask yourself “When is the last time I was able to take a walk, or admire my surroundings?” Better yet, ask yourself “When is the last time I was able to do something I wanted to do without having to worry if something else needed my immediate attention?”
Days have a habit of getting complicated, especially when you only have 24 hours to handle everything on your task list. Rather than feeling overwhelmed and like a one (wo)man band, why not try outsourcing your tasks?
For every challenge there is always a solution, we’re here to help!
Never feel guilty for wanting a little “you” time! Do not ever doubt for a second that you don’t deserve it. Learn to delegate tasks, whether it might be blogging, research, organizing emails and contacts, etc. Consult with a virtual assistant to find out which tasks you might be able to take off you plate so you can take that extra time out of your day to recuperate, even if it’s only for an extra 15 minutes.
What would you do with a few extra “me” hours per week?
What’s Your Plan B?
March 7, 2010
Let me start off by giving a ginormous THANK YOU to everyone for being so patient over the last week with the website! As many of you who follow our updates on Facebook and Twitter already know VAsolutionsNOW’s website was hacked into and was reported as a attack site. Now this is plain jibber jabber to me, I simply do not understand why / how this happened.. but it did, and wa-la it’s fixed!
The last week and a half have been so incredibly hectic between trying to figure out what having a website that I’ve dedicated days to building become an attack site and battle the loss of power and internet connection. For those who were watching the news Friday February 26th, New Hampshire was beaten down by a wind storm. Not just one of those 
light breezes that I constantly pray for in 90 degree heat, NO! This was like the Big Bad Wolf vs Three Little Piggies.. only the wolf must have been confused and took out this state by accident. Naturally I panicked when I woke up to no power, but that was not what concerned me. Having no power was the least of my worries… it was having no internet that nearly knocked me over. My power can easily be restored with generators, but my internet?!! Take my right arm but not my internet connection!!
Being a Virtual Assistant means having to rely on internet I’d say about 80% of the time, depending on the task of course. I packed up everything I needed to and drove till I found a internet cafe open and continued my daily duties. Problem solved.
We eventually got our power and cable services working and lived happily ever after.
Believe me when I say I did by fair share of rubbing my ears while saying “Goosfraba”. Did it work? Not really, but it had me giggling. Laughter really is the best medicine!
The moral of today’s story is what would you do if something prevented you from completing your businesses tasks? Would you throw down your arms and say “Oh well, guess I can’t help so and so today, or I can’t blog today.. or this or that” or would you look for a solution to make sure that your needs are taken care of?
Having a Virtual Assistant who is dedicated to taking on any battle, at any time, and under any conditions might come in handy for days that you might not be able to escape. It’s always good to have security and a back up plan just in case something drastic does happen.
