We Need Your Help Raising Money for MS!

In early April, we have decided to do something completely and utterly silly - I'm going to ride a Postie Bike from the Blue Mountains to Mt Buffalo and back. I'll be covering around 2,500kms, and it's going to take around 8 days. Without a shower...

Why? Well it's actually something many people do, and we are doing it to raise money for MS Australia. MS is basically a disease that affects the central nervous system which can lead to an incapability of living for yourself. Approximately 18,000 Aussies have it at the moment.

So while my journey is going to be tough, rough and definitely uncomfortable, it will be nothing compared to what MS sufferers go through.

We want to raise around $3,000. $1 from every toner cartridge we sell in March will go towards this total, but we will need the help of all of you to give that little bit extra!

You can donate through our fundraising page here.

Life as an Office Manager

OK - so here is an update. For the past three weeks, our Office Manager/Receptionist left for a holiday to South Africa. Instead of hiring a temp, we had decided that I would take over the front desk instead...

As the GM, I understand how important the Office Manager is in any organisation - we wouldn't have them otherwise! But after 3 weeks in Jess' shoes, I can now say I also truly appreciate it too.

I have never been an Office Manager. Straight out of Uni I did a stint as a contracts administrator for a construction company, then went on to start my own business. I have answered phones before and sent faxes, but there is so much more to an Office Manager's role than meets the eye.

I'm used to working on maybe 3-4 big picture projects, and often at the end of the day, none of these might be complete. However at the front desk, I was completing upwards of 50-60 different tasks all day long. As fast as I would tick off things to do on a list, more would be added on below. Its an intense day, especially for someone who isn't used to multi-tasking!

I had planned to update this blog throughout my experience, but I didn't have time! I am now back at my usual desk, and feeling quite happy now that Jess is back...

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