Nice to meet you.
I'm Christy.
I'm a wife, mom of three with one on the way, permaculturalist, and blogger at The Folksy Side of Life. I have a passion to help businesses and entrepreneurs which landed me here as a virtual assistant.
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Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve been enamored with the online world. I started out with blog (learning how to design, write, and add pictures and videos to them). Next, I found websites and started to build them for fun. I was the horse crazy girl who had an online stable of my Breyer horses. And I made micronationalist websites, too (you can check them out here and here). (Was I crazy or what? Don't answer that! XD)
And I'm Ryland.
I'm a husband, father of three with one on the way, and a woodworker and maker. I'm also a permaculturalist.
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I was raised seeing family members who had their own businesses, albeit not in the online space.
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Once Christy introduced me to the idea of living differently than a commute and a desk, I was hooked. I had many jobs before: front desk receptionist, customer service, management... But to be able to consolidate those skills into an online business and help others while still being flexible? Count me in.
Then it hit me.
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Once I (Christy) realized just how much I loved learning about, and designing websites, I set out to see if there was a way for me to make money with it. I started my freelancing writing career in 2016 and then quickly moved on to virtual assisting where I could pursue my passion for helping people.
In 2021, I (Ryland) grew interested in how Christy was able to help entrepreneurs as well as their clients and asked her to train me.
With Christy's background in being a "right hand woman" and Ryland's background in customer service, we joined together to make Vassar Assisting even better.
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We know how long tasks like reaching inbox zero, supporting your clients, communicating with joint ventures, and reusing your content can take. We want to support you so you can focus on changing the world without sacrificing that time with your family.
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