The C-Word - How to Prepare for a Stress Free Christmas With Your Virtual Assistant's Help
Brace yourself I’m going to say the C-word alot!
What is the C-word you ask?
It’s CHRISTMAS! What did you think I was going to say?!
Because we need to talk about Christmas already.
At this time of year which is September at the time of writing this, it tends to cause either eye rolls or excitement.
But this is your friendly organised type A VA agency owner reminding you that planning ahead now makes all the difference when the festive season lands.
It’s the difference between stressing and feeling chaotic and thriving and chilling with a mulled wine and a perfectly planning Christmas season.
And look I know, it feels like the Summer holidays just ended.
🎄 But we're now in prime Christmas planning time, we're talking booking team and VIP dinners, social events, setting budgets and ideas for gifts for team and loved ones.
Restaurants and events folks have been spamming Virtual Assistants, Executive Assistants and event organisers with Christmas party venue emails since July, I kid you not.
So we are well aware that everything from booking restaurants and venues to presents and gifting starts now.
So, let’s have a chat about what my team of Virtual Assistants are starting to help our clients to think about and get sorted?
🎉 CHRISTMAS PARTIES 🎉
Our business focused VAs are starting to chat to clients about their work Christmas party, everything from discussing or having an idea of budget or even a theme for this years staff gathering.
They’ll take note of how many people, the budget per head, the venue location and go off and do the hours of research pulling costs and info from venues, through to sourcing speakers, comedians, entertainers or acts to perform.
Whether that budget is small or large, our VAs are dusting off their little black books to get great prices and deals.
They’ll handle all the back and forth with the venue and suppliers, get your contracts sent over and make sure everyone on both sides has everything needed well ahead of time.
They’ll even arrange table gifts or silly fun games and all sorts.
Just imagine them taking off your hands the invites, tracking the RSVPs, confirming the dietary requirements saving hours of your precious time.
🥂 VIP DINNERS 🥂
For your VIPs - Is it time to think about who from your VIP, or most valued client list will you want to smooze with private dining rooms and fine food?
The good spots get booked now, so it’s worth starting to plan and research private dining options, special christmas tasting menus and experiences for staff, suppliers, or clients. Our VAs help you secure them so you can just sit back in a few months time enjoying mulled wine cocktails and canapes.
Loved ones
It’s not just the important folks in business you need to think about too. Our lifestyle VAs can help families plan Christmas activities and special get togethers.
I mean is there a better time of year for cosy romance and cute festive date nights with your significant other?
We plan it all, whether it’s ice skating and cocktails after - not joking when I say my fave moment was planning that very thing for a client for a second date and now they’ve been together years, travel the world, blended their families and lives and he actually confessed on the ice that I had planned the date and she actually said to thank me because it was all such a good idea.
So I’m here for festive date nights, you never know what magic they’ll bring, plus they do get booked out in advance, so let’s get you booked in so you don’t miss out.
🎁 GIFTS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY 🎁
The other thing we really love doing for you and your loved ones as VAs is to start thinking about presents for your littles and loved ones?
We’ll help you get ideas together now and we can, literally, have it wrapped up for you well in advance, no more dashing about the week before - when you’ve got a VA nothings ever last minute and lacklustre again.
Plus if you’ve got a business VA and want to think about gifting for key colleagues, staff or special folks - we can sort that out too.
🎅🏼 CHRISTMAS TRAVEL 🎅🏼
Whether are clients have families or are couples, whether it’s lapland or Christmas markets, or skiing between Christmas and new year - you’re almost late if you haven’t started booking this now.
I mean what about booking that magical Cologne Christmas city break to explore the Christmas markets in December? Best time to book - yep that would be now and we’re already starting to nudge clients about their plans, do all the travel research, planning and booking now.
So those were 5 ways we our Lifestyle or Business VAs can help get Christmas, from chaos to cosy and organised now.
My incredible team of skilled, trained and confidential VAs have capacity for new clients this month, so now’s the best time to book that call.
