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12 Days of Thanks – Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009 By

thanksgiving mouse 231x300 12 Days of Thanks Happy ThanksgivingToday is day 12, the final day of my 12 Days of Thanks leading up to Thanksgiving. I’ve enjoyed putting out my statements of gratitude these 12 days. Ad as I bring this one series to a close, I won’t necessarily be stopping here. But thank you for letting me give you a glimpse of my real life and the real things that make me happy and thankful. See, I’m not all business all the time. Gratitude is the Attitude!

Today I am thankful for:

  • My God.
  • The togetherness and happiness we feel when we gather together on this day with our friends, family and dear loved ones.
  • For my husband, son, and entire family who bring me so much happiness. I could have no possessions at all and still be happy with just their mere presence in my life.

“He who thanks but with the lips
Thanks but in part;
The full, the true Thanksgiving
Comes from the heart.”
-J.A. Shedd

Thanksgiving!

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12 Days of Thanks – Day 11

November 25, 2009 By
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Here we are on lucky day number 11 of my 12 Days of Thanks. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I very much looking forward to it. In doing this, I am finding gratitude in new ways from the every day happening  to the greatest achievement and I love it. Gratitude is the Attitude!

Today I am thankful for:

  • The quiet times I get to spend with my son when it is just him and I, staring and smiling at each other. I am trying to enjoy these days that he is so little while I can (he’s 6 months now). I am finding that the statement that they grow so fast, is totally true.
  • My wonderful husband. He works so hard to provide for our family every day and he is an amazing father. I am so very fortunate to have him in my live. Love you honey!
  • For always having what we need. Food, clothes, shelter, anything. Though we work hard for it, we are fortunate to never have to go without the necessities of life and to be able to provide that for our growing family.

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom” – Marcel Proust.

12 Days of Thanks Day 11

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Announcing our Holiday Mailing Assistance

November 24, 2009 By

Holiday Mailing Assistance

Need assistance with your real estate marketing this holiday season? BVAS is here to help!

holly Announcing our Holiday Mailing Assistance

We have reached the time of year that is a great time to touch your clients for the holidays with a token of thanks, gratitude, or good tidings. Not everything is done online. Some people like the more personal approach of a personalized greeting card, calendars and more. But I am sure as a busy real estate professional you hardly have the time to gather all the cards, stuff envelopes, and affix the labels and postage. That is where your Real Estate Virtual Assistant comes in. Send us your mailer pieces and we will process and send your holiday mailer for you in First Class style.

Holiday Mailing Rates

We can order or design your mail pieces depending on your needs. Then send us your mailing list and have your pieces delivered directly to us where we will process and get out in First Class Mail time for your selected holidays.

(Client is responsible for the costs of the mailing pieces, postage, etc.)

Greeting Cards, Letters, or Calendars

  • Ordering Set-up Fee – $45 This is only if you need us to order your greetings for you. Includes helping your find the desired mailer pieces and ordering all the materials needed for us to process.
  • Mailer Processing -$110 per 100 mail pieces (greeting cards or magnetic calendars) This includes folding, adding business cards, stuffing envelopes, affixing mailing labels and postage. Postage and labels costs are additional
  • 1st Class Postage for greeting cards or letters – $44 per 100 (or $0.44 per piece)
  • Custom Design from us – $85 design Fee. Printing quoted on case by case basis.

Please keep in mind that materials need to be ordered in time for us to process, by December 10th. Any time after that, additional costs in rush delivery with your vendor will have to be made.

All materials and mailing lists need to be in our hands for timely delivery by the following dates:

Deadline for delivery by Christmas- December 17th.
New Years Day – December 24th

Postcards

  • Custom Designed Postcard – $85 design fee
  • Printing and mailing cost – $58 per 100 4×6 size – $90 per 100 for Jumbo size – Includes full color printing on both sides, addressing and postage.

Deadline for ordering postcards for timely delivery

Delivery by Christmas Day – December 18th
Delivery by New Years Day – December 26th

**Referral Bonus** Refer a new client that signs up with us and receive a $60 discount on your holiday mailing processing order!

To get started, contact us here or call us at 856-896-0318 today!

Don’t spend your valuable time trying to get your holiday greetings out! Let us at BVAS handle your holiday mailings for you!

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Need to get out your holiday greetings to your clients and sphere of influence? This time of year is busy enough with shopping, gatherings, preparations and more. So why give yourself the extra work of processing your holiday mailings to your clients when you can outsource to your Virtual Assistant?
Check out our holiday mailing plans here on my website to see what we can do to help you rest easy this holiday season and make sure you make contact to your client database.

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Announcing our Holiday Mailing Assistance

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12 Days of Thanks – Day 10

November 24, 2009 By

thanksgiving gurl 231x300 12 Days of Thanks Day 10On this day 10 of my 12 Days of Thanks, I see that we’re knocking on the door of Thanksgiving. But I certainly don’t want to stop there. So I plan on doing a regular gratitude posting in the future. I’ll have a name for it soon. But for now, here we go for today. Gratitude is the Attitude!

Today I am thankful for:

  • I got my holiday mailing assistance packages worked out and up on my website. Yay!
  • I’m feeling calm and non-stressed about the upcoming holidays. Very Zen.
  • A good hair day. (I’m a girl. And good hair days warrant some gratitude now and then)
  • Some great ideas I am putting down for 2010 and will be putting into action.

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” – Brian Tracy

12 Days of Thanks Day 10

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12 Days of Thanks – Day 8 and 9

November 23, 2009 By
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So yesterday ended up being a very busy Sunday, so my Days of Thanks slipped to the back of my mind. But I am making up for it today with extra. The sun may not be shining, but I am feeling extra sunny today. So on to my 12 Days of Thanks leading up to Thanksgiving, Days 8 and 9. Gratitude is the Attitude!

Today I am thankful for:

  • Waking up with a very sunny and happy attitude the last few days. I’m feelin’ good.
  • Sense of accomplishment while I am ticking off my to-dos right and left.
  • My awesome clients, many of which have been with me since I started 5 years ago. They help me love what I do.
  • Technology. Hardly know what I would do without it, but sure appreciate all the tech tools I have at my fingertips and make my life and my business easier. Especially my trusty laptop.
  • The ability to be able to travel and visit my family who live very far away from me when I want to. Some who have loved ones many miles away cant afford that opportunity and hardly get to see their family members.
  • Our people in congress who know what the right thing to do is and will stand up for it no matter the cost to their “power” or re-election.
  • Quiet nights at bedtime the baby has afforded us these last few nights.

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ” -John F. Kennedy

12 Days of Thanks Day 8 and 9

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12 Days of Thanks – Day 7

November 21, 2009 By

I’m a little late today getting to day 7 of my 12 Days of Thanks today. But it isn’t tomorrow yet, and I had a good reason.

Today I am thankful for:

  • Date night. Tonight my husband and I managed to get out for a nice dinner, minus the babe. Thanks to his grandparents. Mommy and Daddy need to get out now and then
  • Pumpkin’tini. A whole lot of pumpkin deliciousness, the inventor of which should be congratulated.
  • A bright outlook for 2010. I am aiming high and am determined to meet my goals.

“Real life isn’t always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach

12 Days of Thanks Day 7

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12 Days of Thanks – Day 6

November 20, 2009 By

300px Americanflags 12 Days of Thanks Day 6I am on to day 6 of my 12 Days of Thanks. Reached the halfway point! I don’t think I will totally stop at Thanksgiving, but am looking to make these gratitude statements a weekly feature here at the BVAS connection. Why not? Gratitude is the Attitude!

Today I am thankful for:

  • My country. So thankful that I was born in the USA.
  • For our service men and women who are here and abroad faithfully serving our country and protecting our freedom.
  • An awesome regional meeting with the AsAMom.org patriots last night that gave me a new fire inside and reminded me how much I love my country.
  • The opportunity I will get when he grows up to encourage my son to follow his dreams, whatever they may be, and to watch them unfold.

“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” -Margaret Cousins

12 Days of Thanks Day 6

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More Adventures in Video – New Intro

November 20, 2009 By

Here I am having more fun with using video. Here is the latest video I posted just yesterday. It’s a little bit of a company intro giving some history on my business and why I became a Real Estate Virtual Assistant. Enjoy!

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12 Days of Thanks – Day5

November 19, 2009 By

It may be a cloudy and slightly gloomy day out today, but that won’t keep me from posting Day 5 of my 12 Days of2142425832 440de96e1d m 12 Days of Thanks Day5 Thanks. It has been lots of fun so far and I’ve even inspired a few others to put their statements of gratitude out there. I’d love for anyone to leave me a comment and let me see your days of thanks. Gratitude is the Attitude!

Today I am thankful for:

  • Our awesome family. They are so supportive and helpful whenever we need them. You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family. We are so fortunate that they are all great people, on both sides.
  • Grandma came down to watch the babe while mommy could get some uninterrupted work in. She rocks!
  • Only one week until Thanksgiving, and I am so looking forward to gathering with our family to visit, eat, and be merry.
  • The peace I feel when I just let go and look forward. Dwelling on past hurts does not make a happy life.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. -Gilbert Keith Chesterton

12 Days of Thanks Day5

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12 Days of Thanks – Day 4

November 18, 2009 By
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Today is Day 4 of my 12 Days of Thanks leading up to Thanksgiving. Yesterday I struggled a bit as I wasn’t feeling the greatest and it was a jam-packed busy day. But getting out my statements of gratitude made me feel much better. So here goes my thankfulness today.

Today I am thankful for:

  • The fact that I have a business I can run from home that affords me the flexibility to work around my family
  • The nap fairy, who granted my baby some great naps yesterday that allowed me to get lots done
  • The excellent pediatrician we have
  • That we have remained healthy in this household during this flu season so far

“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” – Rabbi Harold Kushner

Megan Barber is a Real Estate Virtual Assistant, owner of Barber Virtual Assisting Solutions, LLC,  and runs blogs, The BVAS Connection and The Virtual Perception. Megan has been in a Virtual Assistant for 4+ years and has spent 10+ years doing the “behind-the-scenes” work in the real estate industry assisting agents with their real estate marketing and transaction needs.

12 Days of Thanks Day 4

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