Present Professor, Meet Mr. Clean
Today I bought myself a little early Chanukah gift: I hired a housekeeping service to clean my apartment. See, I’ve been busier than I usually am ... for me anymore, I decided to spring for a service. If all goes well, they’ll leave my apartment shiny ... , and all-around slobs. Contact local cleaners beforehand to get an idea of what it will cost–many [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 15:00:54
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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
Real Estate Developer (and Anne Hathaway’s Ex!) Hit With Charges
Anne Hathaway and Raffaello Follieri attend the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge at the Bridgehampton Polo ... misused investor money to fund, among other things, an “opulent apartment overlooking Rockefeller Center with views of Central Park” (rent: $37K/month), cleaning services for the apartment ($60K [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 15:29:37
The Molly Maid Difference – What Sets Them Apart From Other Service Franchises?
If you have been watching the franchising industry closely for some time now, ... categories – residential cleaning (maid) and commercial cleaning (janitorial) services. Among these two ... , it is the sister organization of other top franchises like Mr. Handyman and DUCTZ Air Duct Cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 08:26:57
Twusea | How Litigation against Riverstone Residential gets Dismissed
Twusea | How Litigation against Riverstone Residential gets Dismissed August 28th, ... from this company because they would show if air duct cleaning had been done in our apartment in the past and how ... . Guarantee Services Team of Professionals does an extremely large amount of service calls to Jefferson [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 21:26:00
The only thing we have is fear....
I'm back from getting coffee and stopping by my parents' house to pick up the documentation for my new cell phone ... to do. I am wroking off some of my anxiety cleaning my apartment. It's useful, cathartic ... !) about a reporter at the Independent News Service who, in the course of covering Chicago homicides, often uncovers [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 16:40:00
Hey, I helped the economy!
Check it out. My condo purchase last month is helping the economy. Home resales in the U.S ... of people and spending money on all sorts of things necessary for my home. Besides hiring a cleaning service once a month (which I did not do in my apartment), I now have a bed in my guestroom [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 16:00:38
How to Improve Credit History Fast
Mark Lauber asked: This article shows you what to do to help improve your credit rating and how to do it as quickly as possible ... . Beware of Collection Agencies Credit counseling services will suggest cleaning up past debts ... a car, getting a bank loan, leasing an apartment or getting a new credit card. Financial transactions [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:26:12
Why we can’t wait
The following post was written last year, the Sunday before Martin Luther King day ... different city… Last night Doug was working on planning the worship service for today while I finished cleaning up the day’s play in the living room when suddenly our apartment was filled with the sound [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 04:29:09
Protect your home
Protect your home from pests. Don’t let the beauty of your home lost its value. Contact the right persons now. Here at alphaecological ... pest control or commercial pest control such as at apartments, offices, buildings and real estates, you can get it here. Air duct cleaning is also an offered service. Give them a phone call and they’ [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 14:59:42
See what the Internet can offer you!
I was cleaning up my apartment last week and found a box of old mail. Inside was this postcard advertising Delphi Internet service. There’s no date on it, but I’m guessing it’s from 1992 or 1993. I’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:56:57
12 - ‘Nickel and Dimed’ by Barbara Ehrenreich
12 - ‘Nickel and Dimed’ by Barbara Ehrenreich January 15th, ... for a cleaning service; and in Minneapolis, she took a job at Wal-Mart, and her constant struggle to find ... up staying in motel rooms that cost twice as much as an apartment, because they can’t scrape together [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 04:45:03
A week of pity!
So Roommate Charles is moving to the apartment next door. In the process of cleaning up some things, he tossed a polo shirt that no longer fit ... this morning and they’re shooting a thing next door and that means craft services aka free lunch [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 21:32:00
Laundry service by the locker
A few weeks ago we wrote about Dutch Insinger de Beaufort's shoebox approach to private banking, ... of traditional laundry and dry-cleaning services—many of which, like banking, can involve parking ... a fleet of lockers located in apartment buildings throughout the city. Customers begin by creating [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 14:21:48
HELP ME DECIDE? HOW DO YOU SELECT BETWEEN TWO JOBS? AAA OR AIR TRAN CUSTOMER SERVICE?
I have receeive an Pursuit suggest from AAA( automobile use) as well as we have an talk entrance up for Air Tran Airlines ... the planes in( cold), cleaning as well as stocking the craft for take off, boarding the passengers ... , it is sitting in the apartment, receiving calls from people, who need transport use, highway use as well [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 08:31:58
Affordable Rome Apartments Are Easy To Find
by Jill Krammer Thinking about a trip to Rome? Most of us are hoping to get the most out of any vacation without spending a lot of money, ... residential neighborhoods, these apartments are usually pretty close to public transportation. You’ll ... and through the walls, and once a day, cleaning staff come into your room unless you request them [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 02:38:37
MotorCity Woes Extend Beyond Auto Industry
DETROIT — One measure of how tough times are in the Motor City: Some of the offenders in jail don't want to be released; some who do get out promptly re-offend to head back where there's heat, health care and three meals a day. "For the first time, I'm seeing guys make a conscious decision they'll be better off in prison than in the community, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 02:27:47
New York Times reports on the economic crisis
OUTSOURCED CHORES COME BACK HOMEBy CATHERINE RAMPELLPublished: January 16, 2009A few months ago, as her family’s income fell, Laura French Spada, ... at home and cutting her hair and cleaning her house herself. And Tamar A. Zaidenweber, a health care ... his mother’s cookie-filled oven (“the new bakery”).After letting their maid go last October, Chris [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 10:19:00
Oddly Enough
Yahoo! News: Odd News Lou the mule credited with saving woman from fire (AP) [ ... (AP) AP - The Connecticut Department of Development Services has placed an employee on administrative ... that he couldn't prove she was the one who vandalized his apartment on three occasions — but then, police said [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:00:15
Resolution Time
Resolution Time Posted by vpfsnews on January 5, 2009 at 8:31 AM Whether it was to go to the gym more, ... than renting an apartment and you won't have to worry about signing a lease or setting up utilities ... kitchens, towels, linens, expanded cable with a premium movie channel, bi-weekly cleaning, on-site laundry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 14:31:34
A Week In Which I Was "Zinged" Thrice
The week which came to an end this past Sunday evening was one in which I choked down large helpings of humble pie and then washed the taste out of my mouth with a foaming pint of "Brad-is-an-idiot." I suppose that I shouldn't be surprised by this, given the fact that a general arrogance often feels like the most obvious trait of my character, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 13:03:00
A Heck Of A Deal In Florida
The St Petersburg Times reports from Florida. “Tampa Electric lost more customers than it added in the third quarter, an unprecedented reversal that slashed the utility’s profits and promises to delay power plant building. ‘We’ve never seen this since I’ve been working at Tampa Electric,’ said Gordon Gillette, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 16:24:17
Uhma Spa
No vacation should be complete without some pampering so when I decided to hit up South Beach, I immediately booked an appointment ( ... . Practically everything in the spa and store are 100% natural and organic. The walls and furniture are made from sustainable wood, the paint is VOC free (non environmentally damaging) and even the cleaning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:45:06
Motor City’s woes extend beyond auto industry
One measure of how tough times are in the Motor City: Some of the offenders in jail don’t want to be released; some who do get out promptly re-offend to head back where there’s heat, health care and three meals a day. “For the first time, I’m seeing guys make a conscious decision they’ll be better off in prison than in the community, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 17:59:56
Toronto Janitors Organize for Rights, Respect and Justice
(By John Riddell from The Bullet) As darkness falls in Toronto and tens of thousands of office workers pour out of the downtown skyscrapers, ... the office towers and readies them for the next day’s activity. These buildings house Canada’s richest ... for Janitors” campaign of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2 in Toronto. “In my [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 18:20:36
Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US (AP)
Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US (AP) By admin | IRVINE, Calif. – Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door. They watched through their window as the child rinsed plates under the open faucet. She wasn’t much taller than the counter and the soapy water swallowed her slender arms [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 19:36:07
Discover More About Choosing A Home In Berkeley And Finding The Right Real Estate Agent
When you’ve decided to move to the Berkeley area, you need to decide whether you’re going to rent an apartment or house, ... to get a home or apartment that accepts pets, as well as finding out about dry cleaners and laundry services ... -Child Care -Contractors -Movers -Interior Design -Garden Information -Dry Cleaners & Laundry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 18:56:21
Outsourcing Our Chores - Do We Overvalue Our Spare Time? (pfblogs.org)
Outsourcing chores to free up more spare time is a good idea but more often than not laziness is the real reason while the spare time just generates ... cleaning by myself.Many of my friends pay for housekeeping services which mostly include cleaning and maintenance. Cleaning takes, on average, 3-4 hours for a small apartment (like ours) and it’s [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 12:03:33
The 20 Worst Fictional Doctors of All-Time
President-elect Barack Obama has been toiling away at filling his Cabinet positions and this week comes word that CNN’s and CBS’ resident white-coat Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been offered the post of Surgeon General. Known by most as the guy who shames you into thinking that your baby is going to die upon smoking, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:26:40
Poisonous Parenting: Getting the Job Done Right
Thisentryis part 22 of 22 in the series poisonous parenting It’s been while since I’ve posted another installment in this series, but there seems no better time, given the ongoing controversy over same-sex marriage and the verdict on the Florida gay adoption ban. At the time I wrote: Like I said, make no mistake about it [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 19:02:20
The Works brings you the latest
Hokeamania. So, yesterday ESPN's Joe Schad and his regrettable last name reported that Auburn was going to interview Ball St.'s Brady Hoke, he of the undefeated regular season and fumble-driven faceplant against Buffalo in the MAC title game. Hoke responded pretty much immediately by saying "that report is false," which is, like, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 16:28:23
Taking Chances, being present, and a review of the past year
I thought I would include a little something of everything in this post. It’s a little long, but it covers almost everything this year.New Years’ ResolutionMy New Years’ Resolution last year was to become a better cook. I have been a notoriously terrible cook. I used to even mess up pasta. I didn’t cook because I was afraid to cook [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 15:00:00
Moving to India. Step 10: Become an Employer
Working abroad has been a wish of mine for some time now. Xebia offers me the opportunity to live and work in India ... that so far he has been right. In our case we employ a cook, a cleaning lady and a driver. We are very ... with his wive and two children. He was involved in the construction of the building and has been living [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 07:36:00
Texas 39 Bed Bug Problem And How To Control It
Author : Fran Phalin Have you ever felt an itch that you couldn't quite figure out what the source was? Perhaps while you were sleeping at night and felt a slight prick It could be your imagination Or it could be the unknown and mysterious bug that lurks in your home We hope it's the former However, if it is an insect that is causing you bites, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 17:14:01
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/13/2008
My favorite story tonight is the one about the Bedouin tribe in north Israel who claim Barack Hussein Obama as a long-lost member.Should be an interesting family reunion…Thanks to Abu Elvis, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Insubria, JD, Kahane loyalist, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 04:59:00
NEW YORK - SIX DRUG RECEPTACLES THAT FOREVER CHANGED MY LIFE
Call me a square, but I've never bought drugs off the internet. Nope, not even salvia or pills that I legitimately, medically need. Not even heroin. I've long heard tell from assorted youngsters and gullible reporters that you can type in secret slang terms like "Ski jacket," "Tina Turner," and "ecstasy" [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 19:39:57
Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/23/2008
USAAccused September 11 Plotter a No-Show at GuantanamoCAIR Files FEC ComplaintCourt Ordered to Reconsider Asylum CaseFBI Probing Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, AIG — CNNOur World: Your Abortions or Your Lives!Violence Increases in Grand Island Between Somali and Sudanese Refugees Europe and the EUChristian Schools Closing for Islamic FestivalEuro MPs [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 00:50:00
slavery. in the united states. today.
From the Associated Press. Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to USBy Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press WriterIRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door. They watched through their window as the child rinsed plates under the open faucet. She wasn't much [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 18:37:00
THE ARCHIVE: HOMELESSNESS (2006)
I WAS LIVING IN NEW ORLEANS just before Hurricane Katrina hit, just over a year ago ... though my apartment in the French Quarter had not been damaged by the storm or the subsequent flooding ... . I had saved up enough money to get an apartment in Minneapolis, but Los Angeles was three times as expensive [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 09:12:20
I can see less miles
Alameda NayTiff brought up some thought-provoking issues, first:Both the Park and Webster street shopping areas are in fairly high density areas. (Does anyone have specific data on this?) Both have apartment buildings nearby and have multiple local and transbay bus lines. Do you consider these areas successful? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:00:21
All the tenants I interview aren’t good enough
So I came across this sweet posting for housing while looking on Craig Slit’s website. I will post it here ... for people????! I have a house that’s MINE and I PAID FOR IT. I also have a basement apartment ... . I know it’s ILLEGAL to require a Christian in the apartment, against the human rights. That’s why I NEVER [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 02:40:30
BeijingMan Backgrounder
Above: After dinner fun with Sichuan waitresses in JinDingXuan, Golden Tripot Restaurant in Beijing. What was it before China? BRIEF HISTORY of BeijingMan I was raised in Finland. My mother Irja was born in Helsinki, capital of Finland. My father Lennart was from Vyborg, a major Finnish business town (former) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 08:50:00
Chicago vs. Cincinnati
Believe it or not, Cincinnati’s clearly winning. Nobugs over at Bedbugger absolutely nailed it today, folks. I saw this article from WLTW.com out of Cincinnati this morning and planned to write about it today, but Nobugs beat me to it, and I’m glad she did. I couldn’t have said it better myself, that’s for sure [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 00:27:05
Swanky Dog Hotel?
Proposed Bill: Humans, Pets Buried in Single GraveBy Chantal Anderson - Seattle Times staff reporterSen. Ken Jacobsen and his cat Sam that died several years ago. The Seattle Democrat has filed a bill that would allow the commingling of human and pet remains. Forget the notion that dogs are man's best friend. To Sen [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:00:00
Investment Property Phang Nga
A stunning new resort in Phang Nga is offering an exceptional investment opportunity with Dual Key Condo’s built to maximize the owners returns. The resort is a managed apartment and villa resort that offers individuals an opportunity to own a lifestyle investment property benefiting from professional management and marketing [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 08:03:51
It Really All Adds Up
Someone asked me in response to the posting on giving mandatory budgeting information to newly engaged couples if I had any ideas as to what material ... , screw driver etc.), basic fix-it supplies (nails, screws, duct tape etc.), tape measure, household [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 13:53:09
House Cleaning
It’s important for one to clean one’s own house, for if he doesn’t someone else might do it with less attention to detail ... t know if we will ever go back.APWhy is it that so many people who hire maid services (I’m not talking about the people who just don’t have the time to clean their own house, I’m talking [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 03:15:07
Ways Not Having a Job Impacts Our Personal Finances
I read a post that made me think quite a bit this week ... the gym in my own apartment complex than I ever used my gym membership back then. Frequent Flier ... . Investment Services - I’m in the minority here, but I found that much of the time, I could prepare [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 12:55:35
What do YOU think about this ?
Read below….and post your comment: Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to the United States By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press Writer Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press Writer IRVINE, Calif. – Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 04:06:27
Bedbug sufferers need solutions
Toronto Star Bedbug sufferers need solutions:swoon: Long-awaited report tabled today November 17, 2008 Comments on this story (3) ... landlords to spray an infected apartment? Not at the moment. Do landlords know that, for spraying to be effective in an apartment building or a rooming house [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 15:16:18
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