As a busy professional with two kids, it’s tough to maintain proper self-care. I have black hair and as I get older, it’s turning white (skipping over gray entirely). For those of you who dye your hair, here’s a great breakthrough that hair salons don’t want you to know about: eSalon, an online retailer who specializes in home coloring products at an affordable price with the personal guidance of a highly trained salon professional.

The best way to understand eSalon’s service is to give it a try. And with their newest offer, eSalon is making it easy for first time customers. New clients can get a complete personal profile and color kit for just $4.95 s&h, plus a full money-back guarantee. Make sure to check it out!

I’ve been honored by being included in the May 2011 issue of OC Family magazine featuring 10 moms from the Orange County area who work and thrive in the digital arena.

It’s a wonderful acknowledgment and I appreciate the inclusion tremendously.

I’m among a wonderfully talented group of women who are tapping technology to start businesses, save money, and connect with others using the power of the Internet.

Click on the photo below to quickly view the mention:

Or ventured over to the online version to view the entire group of tech-savvy mamas.

Special thanks to Debbie Lavdas for including me in the piece.

One Thousand Casmurros from LiveAD on Vimeo.

Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo.

I’ve been meaning to create a directory of Virtual Assistants (VAs) and their skill sets for a while. I saw @Minervity tweet this link out this morning and it gave me the gentle nudge I needed to get the ball rolling.

I consult with a lot of potential clients (PCs) and when they aren’t the right fit for me, I want to send them in a direction that will help them find their ideal VA.

The concept hasn’t been fully realized yet. There are a few directions I can head into: a RFP center, a membership/forum site where I make all of my templates available… your suggestions are welcomed.

What I do know is that there will never be a cost associated with simply listing your VA business in this directory.

At this stage in the game, if you’d like to be included, all you have to do is provide the following information in a comment.

I will keep you posted on what/when/how, but in the meantime, I’ll be able to reference the VAs on the list so that when a PC doesn’t work with me, they have another resource in their quest to find a VA.

• Full Name
• Website
• Contact Info
• Target Market – (if you have one)
• Skills – (Software)
• Short story about yourself
• Link to a photo of yourself

Thanks for taking the time to submit your information.

I’m thrilled and honored to have been awarded AssistU’s Techie of the Year Award.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for me.

I’m thankful to be part of such a wonderful group of smart and savvy professionals.  Special thanks to Stacy Brice, Dawn Goldberg and their dedicated group of VAs who made the award ceremony happen this past weekend in Minneapolis.

Other awards included:

• VA of the Year, Most Supportive Member & Top Portal Poster— Sandra Trca-Black of Alloy Virtual Assistance
• Staff Member of the Year — Laura Allen of WowVA
• Volunteer of the Year and Buddy of the Year — Susan Sullivan of Innovative Concepts Virtual Assistance
• Community Member of the Year — Christina Hills of Website Creation Workshop

I appreciate the recognition and I value my VA community tremendously.

Much love and many thanks!

Thanks to all of you who were able to attend my call yesterday with Ron Hudson, of Immediate Influence Blog.

We discussed my new 15 MINUTES-A-DAY MAINTENANCE FORMULA for Facebook and Twitter.

Click here to download.

Here’s the replay information.

Simply click on the widget for Video Recording and Transcripts.

If you’re viewing this blog post as a NOTE on Facebook, you’ll need to click through to my actual blog to view the widget.

The good news is that the links work.

The bad news is that I forgot to record the phone call.

Yep, you heard me right.

I remembered to hit the video RECORD, but not the audio RECORD. Darn it!

You should still check out the cool and nifty widget from DimDim.

If you attended the call, I would love to hear your thoughts on the entire process.

Again, thanks so much for your interest.

This has been a wonderful learning experience for me and I am grateful for the opportunity.

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You can also find Ron Hudson on Twitter.

Thanks to you, Ron, for inspiring me to do this. I appreciate the nudge!

So you’ve set up your Facebook and Twitter accounts—now what?

This Tuesday, August 25th at 11:00am PT/2:00pm ET, I’ll join Ron Hudson to present:

THRIVE ONLINE: Simple Steps for Facebook and Twitter

Click on embedded video for details or this link: http://su.pr/1LfCfP.

Register for the event using this widget:

I was recently nominated for two Community Recognition Awards from AssistU.

(Yay, Me. *\0/*)

I am grateful and appreciative.

Thank you, my AU Community Sistahs.