Koala-T Assistant (MyKTA)

Every once in a while I like to change things up.  So you will see a new look to the website.  Sometimes new things work, sometimes they don’t.  But, nothing ventured, nothing gained. So I’ve put in a new look to the website.  I hope that cup of coffee perks you up as much as it does me.

Also, I updated my comment manager and have not been able to figure out how to transfer all the fabulous comments that were received on the prior posts.  I hope to figure out how to get them transferred, but the priority was to get better control over garbage and spam comments.  I hope this helps.

Let me know if you have any suggestions, if you find the layout to be less user friendly or any other bothersome quirks it may give you.  Only your suggestions will help me to improve the look, feel, and layout so you can enjoy your time here with me.

I appreciate you coming by, don’t forget to say “Hi,” and I look forward to our future conversations here.

This is more of a random post to let you know what I’ve been up to with the site. I would also request that if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment.

Books, Books, Books!

Love books. I could probably have all my walls lined up with bookshelves filled with books. Currently, I have two that reach nearly to the ceiling, but would like two more, as well as books placed randomly about that I’m interested in.

I’ve added to the sidebar some of the books that I think are fantastic. Going into a bookstore, I usually walk out with more than I intended, but love suggestions from other people what their favorites are and why. However, my books don’t detail my reviews or why I like them and they cover various topics, so if you see a book in an area of interest, just know that being placed in my “Books” links suggests that I think it is worth taking a look at.

Would love for you to leave a comment of the books you can’t live without, or a “must have” in your library for when you are looking up certain information, or books that inspire you.

I’ve been meaning to get the Amazon Kindle, but haven’t quite gotten around to it.  Here are my pros and cons for procrastinating on the decision.

• I have been know to carry multiple books around with me.  So the actual physical books can get a bit heavy and cumbersome. I can carry a whole library of books on Kindle and the weight remains the same.
• I take books with me on my scooter and they take up what little room I have access to in my bike.  A Kindle would alleviate all of that.
• There are some books that offer a very luxurious tactile feel, not only with the look and feel of the cover, but the vibrant, colorful, and silky feel of the pages. Kindle does not do color (think cookbooks and art books) and if the book is designed with the more luxurious pages, you’ll never know.
• Purchasing a Kindle book is generally cheaper and some are even FREE.  There’s a perk.
• Physical books are more difficult to transfer in moves and can get a bit haggard over time (I do make every effort to care for my books, but time has it’s aging process on physical elements).
• I have some pdf material on my computer that I would like to be able to read on the Kindle. Don’t think this can be done, but if anyone knows that it can, would love to know how.

I researched both Kindle and the Sony Reader (I love, love, love Sony!), but the reviews on the Sony weren’t very encouraging.   So I decided to download the Kindle for PC to get an idea of what to expect. Downloaded a couple of free books, with the idea of trying it out, so far the cost is NOTHING. Some books I downloaded for free at this time are the following:

• The Art of War
• Edgar Allan Poe’s Complete Poetical Works
• Crime and Punishment
• The Beautiful and Damned
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
• The Prince

Will let you know my thoughts. Also, if anyone has a Kindle, tell me your thoughts on it.  Would love to know!  If you love books as much as I do, leave a comment here for your suggestions. Also, I hope you enjoy the collection of my own personal favorites that you might enjoy and let me know what you think.

Boss’s Day is October 16. I thought it was interesting to look into the history of Boss’s Day. Boss’s Day is explained by www.wikipedia.org as: 

Boss’s Day (also known as Bosses Day or National Boss Day) is a secular holiday celebrated on October 16 in the United States. It has traditionally been a day for employees to thank their boss for being kind and fair throughout the year.

The history is detailed as follows: 

Patricia Bays Haroski registered “National Boss’s Day” with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1958. She was working as a secretary for State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Illinois at the time and chose October 16 because she forgot that the birthday of her boss, who was her father, was actually on the 16th. Four years later in 1962, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner backed Haroski’s registration and officially proclaimed the day.

Wikipedia states the observance of the day as “A day to celebrate having a job.”

What I love about the story is it tells a tale about a daughter whose father is also her boss. The back of the story conveys the love, appreciation, and respect that she has for someone who means a lot to her. So she came up with a creative “birthday” gift idea.

Do you have a boss who inspires you, encourages you, gives you the tools to continue to learn, grow, and expand as a professional? Do you have great respect for him/her not only as your boss, but as a person? Is he/she a person whom you admire and look up to? Is he/she someone that you desire to emulate and learn from in both the professional and personal life they lead in both action and word?

So what creative ideas have you come up with to “celebrate having a job,” but, more importantly, to express your appreciation in getting to come to work every day and work with the “greatest boss ever!”

Would love to hear your stories, inspirations, and ideas. Don’t forget this Friday, October 16 is Boss’s Day.

A little about myself. I love what I do. I work as an executive assistant. Lot’s of terms for what I do. Secretary, Administrative Assistant, Girl Friday to name a few. It’s really simple, but the really good ones learn whatever they can get their hands on to make their computer and its programs sing, to figure out systems that make a job easier and avoid reinventing the wheel when a task needs to be done. They are faster and smarter with the tools they have in their bag.

And you really do have to love what you do. Keeping up with technology and the myriad array of the tools and techniques it takes to be able to juggle so many different elements. It’s also about people skills and communication. Being able to get the answers you need to present a project that meets expectations. There are so many skills that a person can tap into, other skills to continually learn, and the ability to interact with a variety of personalities.

Like I said, I love what I do. It keeps me challenged and it is a job that every day offers something new and interesting.

So my hope is that this blog will be informational as I come across something useful and interesting. It will also explore my journey as I develop my business.

So I encourage all to participate and offer their ideas and suggestions along the way. Mostly, it’s about being positive, confident, and reaching for our own personal dreams.