A while back I remember there was a blog contest titled something like A Day in the Life of a Virtual Assistant at the Virtual Assistant Forums. I remember being excited about this one because I thought it would be SO easy, just talking about my typical day.
Here is what I learned:
- I don’t have a typical day. I have four kids, it just doesn’t happen.
- My entry was scary!
As I reread my post, I realized that I wouldn’t work with someone who quadruple-tasked like I did! I wouldn’t trust someone who literally had a baby on her knee, signed documents in one hand, skyping a client with the other, on the phone with an inspector while making lunches for the older kids.
That’s a slight exaggeration, but you get the picture. All I could read in my post was chaos! Who wants to work with that?
That was a while (maybe a year) ago, and the multi-tasking has been cut down tremendously. I try to only drink coffee while I blog or instant message a client while working on their newest marketing campaign. The result? I get MORE done! What a concept!
