Just Me
I grew up in a very small town near Charleston, SC. I got married very young and moved to Honolulu, HI in early 1993 to be with my sweetie, who was in the Navy. (Yes, we are still happily married). We moved to his hometown of Austin, TX in late 1998. I can be shy, but when I get to know you, I won’t shut up. I can be a bit of a know-it-all, but most of the time I’m right anyway *smile*
I love to take photographs (although I’m not anywhere near a pro). I adore books and am constantly reading something. I love what I do for a living and I feel so lucky to have found a wonderful neighborhood with great friends here in Austin. I feel very much “at home” here, although I think I’ll always be considered a “transplant”. Some places you can find me online:
@CandyTX on Twitter – I’m pretty much addicted to Twitter and never shut up. Random running commentary about my life, my work, my kids, whatever. I can be a little un-PC at times. You are warned.
My Flickr Stream – Where you can find random photos I take, some good, some bad – not updated very often during tax season, unfortunately.
My Wishlist – Stuff I want – my birthday is March 2. Just sayin’
Facebook – I use this mainly for personal and playing, but I’m not a huge fan of it. I do stop in once or twice per day.
MySpace – I’m here too, but rarely, if ever, check in anymore.
Linked In – Yeah, I’m here too.
Me, the wife and mother
I’ve been married to a wonderful man, Tom (a teacher), since March of 1993. We have two kids – our son, Jamie, was born in October 2000 and our daughter, Cassie, was born in February 2003. My family is the single most important thing to me. I talk about them often and I don’t apologize for it :)
Beauchamp Family Blog – This is usually picture heavy. I keep up with it pretty well when it’s not tax season!
Our Recipe Zaar Profile – Tom does the cooking, I love taking food photographs (which we call food porn). Enjoy!
@tombeau on Twitter – This is Tom’s Twitter feed. He’s not nearly as addicted as I am!
IYGAKAC Blog Project – If You Give A Kid A Camera is a blog project I started and invited others to participate. It’s pretty dormant right now. I hope to revive it at some point.
Me, the business owner
I own and operate OffAssist, a virtual bookkeeping and assistance firm. I started offering bookkeeping services in 2002 and it’s grown larger than I could ever have imagined. I’m very proud of myself and how far we’ve come. More information:
OffAssist Website - Learn more about what we do.
TexVAL- Texas Virtual Assistance League – a state-based organization I started for virtual assistants in Texas.
OffAssist Blog - Subscribe to our blog, updated at least weekly!
Subscribe to our Newsletter – Comes out monthly
@OffAssist on Twitter – dormant twitter account, points to our other ones.
Me, the volunteer
I love to volunteer and give back to the various communities in my life. Unfortunately, I’m not able to give back as much as I would like, but we all do what I can, I suppose.
2 Minutes With A VA – My way of giving anyone that cares to ask a question about being a VA some of my time. I started this in February 2009.
@2minuteswithava on Twitter – Twitter for the above – I tweet there sometimes too.
IVAA – I am a past president and still volunteer a lot with the International Virtual Assistants Association in various capacities.
VA Networking – I volunteer here as a forum host and administrator
Geek Gyrls – I post here at least once per month as a guest blogger.
School – I also volunteer in various ways for my kid’s school
I feel pretty strongly that everyone should give back in some way. I often wish I could find time to give back in the local community as well, but I have to also remember that my time is limited – I keep saying I’ll do more when I retire *laugh*
Me, the book nerd
I love to read. I usually read around 100 books per year. People often ask me how I manage to read that much. Really, I don’t watch TV at night (I watch/listen while I work during the day on the TiVo desktop) or do any crafts, so I read. I have various little fun places I hang out to get my book fix.
Candy’s Raves blog – A blog with reviews about my favorite books (and occasional other stuff)
Paperback Swap – A great place to swap books, it costs just the postage to mail a book. You get a credit to use to order one that you haven’t read yet. Fabulous set up. Easily the best. Their sister site, Swap a DVD, is equally fabulous if you are a movie fan.
My Bookcrossing Shelf – Where I track my books, I also wild release them from time to time. I don’t hang out here much anymore since I bought a Kindle (which is the best toy every invented for a book fiend!)
My Goodreads Profile – I kinda-sorta keep track here. I’m new to this one, so bumbling along!
Me, the contact info
Wanna get in touch with me?
Email -
Personal: candytx@gmail.com
Business: candy@offassist.com
IVAA: candy@ivaa.org
2Mins: ask@2minuteswithava.com
Linux Journal: candy@linuxjournal.com
TexVAL: candy@texval.com
Instant Messenger of choice is -
Skype: OffAssist
Otherwise, if you know me, you know where to find me :)