Don’t you miss your colleagues? During my recent client visits in Belgium, I was asked the same question surprisingly often:“Don’t you miss your colleagues, now that you work as a Virtual Assistant from abroad?” The question was sincere and well-intended. And yes, it was genuinely nice to meet...
Small structure at the start of the week prevents big chaos at the end. That sentence sums up how I work. It sounds simple, almost obvious. But that’s exactly the point. For me, structure and control are not opposites. Structure is how I gain control over my work and my life. Without structure,...
Freelancers are on the rise – including in Belgium UNIZO recently published new data, confirming what many entrepreneurs have been experiencing for years: support is no longer a luxury. The way companies handle their back-office and administrative workload is changing fast, and freelancers –...
Chipi-chipi on Tenerife chipi-chipi meaning and origin This morning started with light drizzle, or as our neighbour calls it: chipi-chipi.It’s not an official Spanish word you learn in school, but local slang from the Canary Islands and Latin America. It sounds far more cheerful than the standard...
An ocean of tasks and to-do’s Every entrepreneur knows the feeling: overflowing inboxes, invoices waiting to be handled, tasks you keep postponing. It often feels like an ocean of to-do’s you need to navigate. One small detail can tip the balance between clarity and chaos. Virtual Assistant tasks...
As a child, we had a babysitter, Annemie, who came to read us stories on weekends.I hung on her every word. When I learned to read myself, I devoured books. Each story felt like a window to a world beyond my own little circle. When I later moved abroad, it wasn’t the furniture or clothes that were...