The nice things people have said. Press, interviews, awards, and little moments that made me do a proud spin in my chair.
I’m Officially Award Winning… and I Didn’t Even Nominate Myself Well. This is a nice thing to be writing while feeling like absolute rubbish with a cold. I’ve been named Best Virtual Business Support Assistant 2026 (Bristol) at the SME News IT Awards 2026. Award. Winning. Me. And here’s the bit I keep coming back…
I Was a VA of the Year 2026 Finalist at the Miss Jones Awards… and I Wasn’t There I was named a VA of the Year 2026 Finalist at the Miss Jones Awards. What a sentence. What a way to start 2026. Nine other incredible VAs. All doing brilliant work. And my name sitting there amongst…
Highly Commended Virtual Assistant – Strategic PA Network 2025 The only thing I want landing through my letterbox these days is a nice surprise. Not tax. Not bills. Not a passive-aggressive note from the DVLA. So when a brown envelope arrived and didn’t make my stomach drop? That felt like progress. Inside: a framed certificate. Not a…
I Didn’t Win the VA Best Newcomer Award 2025. But I’m Still Calling It a Win. On 17th October 2025, I said goodbye to my grandad. One of those full-stop moments. Heavy. Important. Bigger than business. That day, I was meant to be at an awards ceremony. VA Newcomer of the Year. A finalist. I…
UK VA Awards 2025: I’m a Finalist for Best Newcomer VA! (What?! Still not over it…) Has anyone else ever started something that felt impossible… and then surprised yourself by actually loving it? Same. I’m officially a finalist for Best Newcomer VA at the UK VA Awards 2025. Arrrrgh! When I opened the email, I genuinely had a “Wait, is…
UK VA Awards 2025 I’m a Semi-Finalist for Best Newcomer VA! This one is actually in pretty good shape already. Same treatment as the finalist post — personal, emotional, moment in time. The CTA at the bottom is decent and the link to VA services is already there. Main fixes are the emojis, the bullet…