24-Hour Giveaway Extravaganza: A little something for everyone

While I usually host giveaways for one particular item at a time, ... items donated by five different companies/websites: Gdss Giveaway #1: Three copies of Good Housekeeping Good Deals & Smart Steals: How to Save Money on Everything This handy book offers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:51:41

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Happy 2009

Happy New Year!!! I meant to get this post up yesterday, but actually, ... ago (in Good Housekeeping!) about affirmations. I loved it! It’s something I believe in but don’ ... my business if virtually based doesn’t mean that the local market doesn’t have a need for my services. I’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 17:02:33

Feeling Lucky?

Entering contests has never really interested me and the old “someone has to win, ... sweepstakes prizes—a gas gift card from Chevron and a year’s subscription to Good Housekeeping in Sears’ Search for the Golden Wish Ticket sweepstakes. Thank you to both companies!You can find loads [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 07:01:00

New Year, New Bathroom

Once again, I return home from another delightful Christmas with the McFaddens infused with too much butter and sugar, an envy of good housekeepers, ... it. So, no pictures for you! At least not yet. Every time I start a renovation project, I find yet more evidence [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:25:59

NO SWIMMING AND SPORTS CENTRE CUTS IN OUR BUDGET SAY PENDLE LIBERALS

Pendle Lib Dems Press release:The Liberal Democrats who form the ruling group on Pendle Council but without an overall majority have laid down a “no ... their services.”Councillor John David said that thanks to good housekeeping by the Liberals in the past four ... of these services provided for people in Pendle,”said Councillor John David, leader of the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 11:38:00

Grace and the Kitchen God

Yesterday my friend Grace Young (Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, Breath of the Wok) ... , and has his own vacuum cleaner because I am not a very good housekeeper. Last year a small rat visited ... him really nice snacks and a small glass of beer for a week or so because maybe if he feels full he won't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:49:00

How not to advertise to women gamers

Anyone who is a gamer isn’t surprised by the sexism in the video game industry ... s primarily coming from the companies making consoles and games. When it comes to the stores that sell them ... 12-month trial subscription to their choice of Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Redbook, Good Housekeeping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:48:30

‘Preferential treatment’ helped military charity’s fortunes to skyrocket

The U.S. Department of Defense’s “America Supports You” program - a public relations effort launched by the Bush Administration to build support for ... with the Department of Defense - effectively a federal/military version of the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 14:30:41

[Blogs] Actually, Clarke has a point.

Do you know something, ladies and gents? The last few months have made me ashamed, without putting too fine a point on things, to be a Labour member ... a decent fist of things? What if he brings Britain some stability with some good housekeeping? Well [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 08:42:09

The ROI on a Records Manager

Retention Management was certainly a buzzword in 2008 ... services, ECM-style technology can help do this work for you, but your smartest investment may be a qualified Records Manager. Never underestimate the value that good housekeeping can bring; remember you pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:58:00

Batteries Included Forever. Fill Stockings Not Landfill.

Recession Proof Power with Moixa USBCELL Re-Usable Batteries Over 22, ... and planet. USBCELLs were recently a Good Housekeeping consumer awards finalist, and in September won ... for partner companies. Moixa Energy is also developing low [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 08:55:22

Timothy Geithner’s Top Tax-Saving Tips!

April 15 is just around the corner!  Don’t get caught unprepared! ... of the Treasury, just say no. And let us know if you hear of any good housekeepers looking for work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:15:48

Feeding The Crocodiles

Feeding The Crocodiles J.G. Thayer - 12.08.2008 - 1: ... employing three illegal aliens from Brazil as housekeepers. While that story is good for a chuckle or two [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 06:39:30

Good Housekeeping’s Connoisseurs Seal Deals Giveaway

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/sweepstakes/6222 Prize: (28 winners) Connoisseurs jewelry cleaners travel kit (ARV $45) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:38:42

ReJAVAnate Reusable Bags Giveaway

We’ve talked about purchases being a way to vote for companies who have good environmental and social programs in place ...   As a matter of housekeeping.  If you recently won an Allie’s Answers giveaway and haven’t received [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:36:45

The Karen Economy

This post is for this months What I Learned From Writing Project over at Robert Hruzek's Middle Zone Musings ... , dog walking, housekeeping and more. People gave us gifts, money, dog food and baked goods ... being, my spirit and the crap that seemingly surfaces every layer of my life Many are for services [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 12:27:15

Tax Season a Good Time to Review Overtime Policies

With tax season on the horizon, administrative housekeeping is the last thing on accounting firm partners’ minds ... to premium overtime pay. Companies must be held accountable for taking advantage of these salaried [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:41:07

THE DAYS OF GLUTTONY AND FREEBIES IN HOLLYWOOD ARE COMING TO AN END

Photo Credit: Splash News Celebrities are quietly gnashing their teeth in Hollywood because the good life might never be ... of the loot ends up in the hands of assistants and housekeepers, anyway. Keanu Reeves made a name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:07:24

House "Cleaning"

One of the seemingly attractive things in China is that it's relatively inexpensive to hire people to do service work like cleaning ... in our temporary apartment, the new house we're moving into, and even good hotels like the Grand Hyatt has been pretty uniformly poor. According to Michelle, who has been in the apartment while housekeeping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 10:55:16

Manager Role #1 - Selecting Talent

When we talk of hiring someone, we immediately fall back to the “traditional” hiring criteria: Experience (how good the resume is), Intelligence ( ... , are the behaviors you find yourself doing often. You have a mental filter that sifts through your world ... and great teachers, great housekeepers and great flight attendants.” There is a particularly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:45:38

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