Actually I’m excited about Conference Season 2019 overall! But the Quickbooks Connect conferences are the ones I’m most excited about. I have 4 conferences coming up this fall, which is rapidly upon us. Starting on September 9th I will be speaking at my very first Accounting and Finance show. I’ve heard great things about the[…]
2017 was a year of personal chaos. Some good, some challenging. And 2018 has been a continuation of the chaos. But my business was not in chaos. It was not impacted by the nuttiness in my other worlds. Business was my source of calm. It’s where I felt in control. And that’s something in the[…]
I have been to a few Connect Conferences in Toronto, but last November I took the plunge and ventured southwest for Connect San Jose. And I am so glad I did. It! Was! Terrific! What was so great about this experience? Oh man, where to begin? I’m going to break it down into my top[…]
I’m watching some of the forum discussions on education and certification with great interest. Because I have a story… who doesn’t? I am a bookkeeper. I love being a bookkeeper. But I have not been a bookkeeper for most of my business life. And I certainly wasn’t a particularly skilled one in the beginning. Even now,[…]
I am Living my Cloud Bookkeeper Dream Find out how Kellie Parks organizes her practice to give her complete freedom to work wherever she likes – it’s all about the cloud.
I run at least 5 days a week. I am very disciplined about my morning runs. Nothing gets in the way – not when I feel horrible, not the weather, not a to do list and not being on vacation. I get up and I get on with it. I should mention that I love to run, if I[…]
I have a client who is change resistant. This is challenging for our relationship because I am pro change, and all about tech. He’s technology shy and once said to me “you should name your new puppy Apps”. You can imagine that we have had some lively discussions about his business workflows and processes. Full disclosure,[…]
I run for no particular reason. Of course it’s to stay in shape but mostly its for the time alone, enjoying nature and the rhythm of my feet. Same with skiing. I ski at a very high level club, but I “run inside the balls” ‘cause I simply love to ski, but I don’t want[…]
My husband, Jeff Parks, is a fly fishing guide for Calmwaters Fly Fishing and he has a client that he guides regularly. He has many actually, but this one has a particularly important, stressful job (he saves lives – literally) and fishing is his outlet. He’s a detail guy and all the minute aspects of equipment[…]
I’m at 13 of 1,300 kilometers. Man, that doesn’t seem very far into my goal! I have a long way to go. Or could I turn that around and realize that I have started in on my goal and that 13kms are behind me? Or I could not think about it at all. Just keep[…]
We’ve all crossed paths with some great people. Of course you don’t have time to get to know them all, or you don’t need them all, or more importantly that “thing” wasn’t there. You know what the “thing” is – mostly it’s intangible – just knowing early on that the relationship is going somewhere. SaaS apps are[…]
I meet a friend from University for a couple of beer a few times a year. We catch up on kids, business, spouses and then we always wind up in a discussion about ailments. We sound like our grandparents for crying out loud! We are both regular runners and over the years have battled various orthopedic[…]