Oopsies… I really fell off in February 👀
Happy March. And yes… like the subject says, ya girl fell off and did not send a February newsletter
It was an interesting month. Let’s get into it!
✨ TLDR ✨
🎎 Spent Lunar New Year mostly solo in Taiwan
🍳 Survived holiday restaurant closures thanks to my new induction stovetop
🌿 Lots of solitude, reflection, and Artist’s Dates
🔥 Realizing I cannot keep playing “do-it-all VA” anymore
🚀 Stepping fully into Operations & Systems Strategist mode
👀 Soft-launched the new era on Threads
Life Lately
Vinny left for Mongolia the week of the Lunar New Year, which meant I was alone in Taiwan during one of the biggest gathering seasons of the year. Shoutout to Tiffany, who invited me out to have tea and watch lion dancing 🥰 It was nice to ease into the solitude.
I fully knew most restaurants and cafes would close for four to five days. The signs had been up for weeks. And yet… when everything actually shut down, I still had a small moment of “Oh. Right. I live here now. What do I eat?” 😂
Thankfully, my MIL gifted us an induction stovetop, so I’ve been frying eggs and making personal-sized hot pot most nights. Honestly, kind of iconic.
I’m still adjusting to the rhythm of holidays here. Lunar New Year, 228 Peace Memorial Day, Lantern Festival. So much meaning. And yet I’ve mostly been spending them alone.
To be fair, that’s largely by choice. Most friends and Vinny’s family are not in our city. Instead of forcing plans, I leaned into the solitude.
And I’m grateful I did.
I’ve been taking myself on Artist’s Dates downtown. Wandering. Journaling. Filming little reels without overthinking them. Posting without obsessing over whether everything is perfectly curated.
Check out them out ⤵️
It’s been freeing.
And I can feel myself getting closer to the edge of my next level.
The Honest Business Part
I’ve been delaying what feels inevitable.
I’ve been scared to say what I really want in my business because what if it deters existing clients or future leads? But staying quiet feels worse.
I cannot be the person who does it all anymore. And pretending I can is starting to feel like a disservice.
My ops strategist brain constantly sees bottlenecks and inefficiencies. I want to zoom out and build better systems. Instead, I keep getting pulled into admin and last-minute changes. The strategic work gets delayed. The vision gets messy.
That frustration is my sign.
I am stepping away from Virtual Assistant work.
I’m stepping fully into my role as an Operations and Systems Strategist, offering Fractional COO/DOO and Online Business Management support.
Because I’m already doing that work. It’s just time for the positioning and pay to match.
I soft-launched this shift on Threads 👀
The CYM site is getting updates. The Entrepreneurial Magic Archetype quiz is evolving. Small steps. But real ones.
If you’re in a quiet evolution season too, recalibrating behind the scenes and letting go of old roles, you’re not alone.
This phase feels uncomfortable. But it also feels right.
Sending you love and grace 💙
Ashley
