From the Desk of Janet Barclay

My Blog Friend Jacki Hollywood Brown of Adventures in Organizing tagged me to write an interview with myself. So, here goes:

What is the story behind the name of your blog?

Desk: a table, counter, stand, or booth at which a person works (from Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, modification of Old Italian desco table, from Latin discus dish, disc)

Janet Barclay: A Canadian introvert who has found her bliss working from home as a virtual assistant.

Why did you start blogging in the first place?

When I attended Professional Organizers in Canada’s National Conference in 2006, one of the speakers I had the pleasure of hearing was Leesa Barnes, who encouraged all of us to set up a blog. Up until then, I wasn’t convinced that I had anything to say, over and above what’s in my monthly ezine, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I am constantly coming across exciting new resources or having insight that has nothing to do with Maximizing Your Time and Space, so I figured I might as well put them somewhere where other people can also benefit from them.

What is your best blogging experience?

Through my blog and visiting other blogs, I have connected with so many interesting people! One of them even chose me as her virtual assistant after getting to know me through my blog. As a business owner, you really can’t ask for better results than that!

So far the worst experience?

I really can’t say I’ve had a bad experience. I’ve had one or two comments from readers who disagreed with something I’ve said, but not in a nasty way. I sure don’t expect the whole world to agree with me about everything!  Sometimes it’s just hard to think of something to write about that anyone would care to read.

What do you think will happen to your blog in 2008?

I’m hoping to make it bigger and better – but that will have to wait until I’ve finished redoing my website.

Who I’m tagging:

Ariane Benefit of Neat and Simple and Alex Fayle of Someday Syndrome