Happy Holidays and all the Best Wishes in 2013! Please note that Halo Secretarial will be closed during the holiday season, from December 24-January 2 inclusive. See you in the new year! Featured Image © avian – Fotolia.com

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Just read an article from Silicon Republic (Digitally savvy workers do not adhere to 9 to 5 routines) and was inspired to share it here. The author of the article is mostly discussing the effect having such workers has on the IT aspect of a large business. Security and multi-platform issues are totally valid and worth considering for large businesses in the fast-changing workplace. One particular line of the article caught my eye though, and I...

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Working from home allows me a lot of flexibility in the summer – I work in the mornings and often take the mid-late afternoon off to hit a park with the kids, go on a bike ride or just veg in the swing in the backyard. But working for myself has meant I don’t take a lot of extended time off from working. Last summer I took a week to travel to BC with my husband and kids, but I took my laptop along and spent time on the drive and...

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I read a great article thanks to a tweet by @lisasolomon today about a law office where parents can bring their babies to work with them – not just occasionally either!! Now that’s work-life balance for sure. I’ve heard of some pretty wonderful sounding law offices ever since I started my virtual legal assistant business and had my eyes opened to alternative ways of doing things within the legal profession, but I think this is...

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I love summer, but I have to tell you how glad I am that the school vacation part of it is almost over! Besides, fall colors are so pretty, it’s a great season to look forward to. This summer, my multi-tasking abilities were definitely put to the test and my biggest tip for getting everything done: time blocking. photo credit: wwarby That’s because while I say I “multi-task”, there are times when too many things going...

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I readily admit that one of the driving factors behind my having started my virtual legal assistant business is to be more available to my children. And especially in this first year of business, I’m growing slowly enough not to have needed much in the way of childcare, and yet I can still meet my clients’ needs. I love how the internet can help me do this!! As I get busier and busier though, I am faced with the types of concerns...

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