One of my goals for 2010 is to earn enough to afford to hire a part-time assistant.  A girl just needs help sometimes to keep it all together. I dream of having the very best assistant for me. She is clever, upbeat, and flexible. She is kind, but gives me tough love. She is a clear thinker, and very creative. She is way more organized than I am.

Clearly, as I am just starting down the path to financial independence, I can’t currently afford to pay someone to be my assistant.  In the meanwhile, I guess I just need to be my own best assistant.

Here are some of the duties that I will assume, as my own very best assistant:

1. Make the appointments that I need, well in advance
2. Make sure I keep all of the commitments that I have made
3. Stay caught up with my correspondence
4. Make the hard phone calls that I don’t really want to make
5. Remember my siblings on their birthdays
6. Conduct detailed research for purchasing decisions
7. Keep an eye out for things that I would enjoy doing
8. Do the filing and keep me organized
9. Remind me what my budget is
10. Buy me a latte now and then
11. Keep me focused on what is important
12. Hire others to take care of additional chores

If you have suggestions of other duties or qualifications that I need for this job, please leave your comments here!

Signed,

Barbara
My Own Best Assistant