Do you need a holiday?

Why not use a freelance secretary to give you a perfect summer holiday? Non-permanent and freelance secretaries are being used more and more by individuals and small businesses. Even in the current economic climate people need to have someone to help with their admin – or even just at this time of year someone to give them time away from the office! With the summer holidays approaching many are wondering how they will deal with their time away from the office as they may not have sufficient cover in place to provide a back up whilst they take a well earned break. This is where freelance secretaries like me come into their own. Unlike an employment or temp agency I work on a completely flexible basis providing as much or as little cover as is needed – go on make that call and take that break! There is a bank holiday weekend looming - go on have that well deserved break!

Do you have that sinking feeling around celebration time?

• Do you have that sinking feeling around celebration time - just no time to enjoy yourself?
• Do you tell people you are out celebrating so you can spend the day in doors without interruptions and do that filing?
• Do you end up putting the paperwork in the box you got your present in to make it go away?
• Do you end up making last minute phone calls for DJs, cakes, etc since you cant find that number you were given ...?
• Do you suddenly find that particular friend’s telephone number the day after the party since you couldn’t find it earlier?

If you say yes to these or any other similar questions then do not panic anymore. I can help. I offer hourly rates and also a FREE 30 minute visit during which time we can discuss your needs – be it just a case of simply sorting out your household filing or whether this goes deeper and you have a small home business (whatever that may be it all involves paperwork – even paperless offices do that!)

I am enjoying an early finish to my work week. I am able to take time out to celebrate my birthday since my paperwork is all sorted and I can rest assured that everything that should have been dealt with has been - and if not it is in my “in tray” for my return. Just think with my help for just a few hours you would also be able to make decisions to take time off to celebrate your special days – and enjoy the summer days ahead (being they dry or liquid sunshine filled days)

St Swithin's Day - Rain or Shine - dont ignore that paperwork

St. Swithin's Day is 15 July, a day on which people watch the weather for tradition says that whatever the weather is like on St. Swithin's Day, it will continue so for the next forty days. Its folklore but a fun day to watch the weather. There is another old saying though that when it rains on St. Swithin's Day, it is the Saint christening the apples. Apple growers ask St. Swithin for his blessing each year because they believe:
•Rain on St. Swithin's day 'blesses and christens the apples'.
•No apple should picked or eaten before July 15th.
•Apples still growing at St Swithin's day will ripen fully.  

But whatever the weather lots of people put work to one side saying they will do it on a rainy day ... but even when we have rainy days its hard to do those jobs. So why not let someone do it for you ...

• If you find you are constantly searching for your car papers whenever its insurance or MOT time
• Unable to find THAT receipt
• Just need that one day to make a dent in all that paperwork

Then struggle no more give me a call. I offer hourly rates and reduced rates for contracts or retainers. So whether you want me for just a few hours, a day, a week ... I can help you to get on top of that paperwork.

Then whether it is a rainy day or a sunny day - the day is your own to do what you want without having to close your eyes as you pass that pile of papers looking longingly at you ...

Are you playing Keepy uppy* with your work

With everything in life seemingly relating to the World Cup currently being played in South Africa, its amazing that this can even reflect on your worklife! If playing "keepie uppie" with your workload and not scoring any work goals applies to you ... what you need is my help ... that is the help of a freelance secretary. I work only the hours that you need and charge only for those hours. If you are unsure how I could help your business I offer a FREE 30 minute consultation where we can discuss all of this. There is evidence of how I have helped others avoid the work "keepie uppie" situation! Get in touch and see how work goals will be scored and "keepie uppie" will be restricted to playtime!
*Keepie uppie (keep up) is the art of juggling with a football using feet, knees, chest, shoulders, and head.

Here comes the sun - so it is time to work or play?

Whenever the sun shines its time to make that age old decision "Do I work or do I play?" For large organisations this is an easy decision since there are plenty of people around. Smaller companies or one-man bands with fewer (or no) staff cannot make that decision easily. Make one easy decision. Decide to bring me, a Freelance Secretary, into your business/work life together with a lot of plus points ...

• No need to put me on your permanent payroll
• Simply pay for the work that I do
• Work can be done by the hour or day
• I offer retainer packages with reduced hourly rates
• All aspects of secretarial and office work covered
• I bring a lot of experience with me
• I am a tried and tested method of getting secretarial and admin assistance
• No job too large or too small - just ask!
• I offer a free 30 minute consultation, without obligation, when we can discuss all the aspects of any work or project
• I can either work on site at your office or home or remotely from my own well-equipped home office.

Get in touch with me to see how I can help you with your workload. Make more free time for yourself ... and with the sunshine improving daily this is something I can sure you will relish. Why be trapped at work when you can be in the great outdoors with the grass between your toes? Even the Stone Age people knew the Sun brought life on Earth and that is why they used to worship it. So who are we to try and decide otherwise?

Vote for a change ... a change in your paperview ...

Election Fever has swept the country – did you know that elections have been the usual method for choosing officials since the 17th century.
So why not elect to change your life ... evict the old useless piles of paperwork and disorganised office ... and vote for an efficient paper system and a highly organised office ...
I am the standing for election for the person to change your life - to create filing systems where there are piles of paper, to create harmony where there is discord (well with paperwork anyway), to help with whatever sort of office work that comes along! I may even kiss the occasional baby!!!! Contact me to see how I can change your life.

Fight off your paper dragons!

As we celebrated St George's Day on Friday, how many of you were fighting your own little dragons ... PAPER DRAGONS!

Let me help you fight your paper dragons (and whatever other animals you are making out of your paper piles) ... its nice and simple!

• What is there to lose ... NOTHING!
• What is there to gain ... EVERYTHING! Space ... Time ... and Peace from all those paper animals!

I will come around for a free 30 minute consultation and assess how long it will take me to fight your paper piles and give you a quote for the work. I will then come around with my sword (aka hole punch) and shield (aka files) to do battle with your paper animals!!!