Last week, on three separate occasions, I was given feedback by people I admire. Two of those were part of a formal assessment process. One came out of the blue. I respect the skills, opinions & experience of all three people. And I was glowing. ‘Exemplary’ ‘A style that’s yours – don’t ever change it’…
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Why I’ll never have a Filing pile again.
This post is going to be short & sweet, as a grocery list is staring at me & the school pickup is also looming. Being self-employed means sneaking into the supermarket BEFORE pickup, so as not to drag two kids through it afterwards & it take ten times longer. But hey, if Seth Godin can…
Solar power & the QLD Government
When the QLD Government announced that solar power users would be paid for power that they generate, don’t use and feed back into the grid, I didn’t give it much thought. Our power bills were slightly higher than the average, running a business from home and having computers on 24×7, but the cost of a…
Xero Personal – I think I love you
Personal finances – there’s an interesting topic for you. My wonderful melancholic detailed husband has a magical budget spreadsheet that magically shows us earning more than we spend. Problem is, his lovely wife has no visibility of that when she is actually spending. And I’m not saying I’m a reckless spender at all, but my…
Logo not appearing on invoice – Unleashed software / Xero
We have a client who uses Unleashed Software for inventory management and invoicing. It integrates with Xero. They called us today to say that their company logo was appearing on some but not all of their computers, which are a mix of Macs & PCs in different locations & countries. Wary of the old ‘Quicktime…
Are we really that stupid?
Warning, this post may turn into a rant. This topic has been on my heart since before Queensland’s recent rain event (Jan 2013) and it just won’t leave my thoughts. Now that my attention is not so urgently taken with filling needs, it’s time to let the topic loose. Are we really that stupid? Once…