Live-In Housekeepers: Keys To An Easier Life
by Alice Sy If given the opportunity, everybody would prefer to have live-in housekeepers in their home ... -in housekeepers. For a great many of people, having a full time made is, indeed, a luxury. In fact ... of certain agencies to help you find live-in housekeepers. These agencies are usually equipped [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 19:14:28
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Basic Pointers on Interviewing a Potential Live-In Housekeeper
by Alice Sy Looking for a live-in housekeeper is one major household decision that needs careful thinking ... , it is important that you set your standards prior to hiring a live-in housekeeper. Take note ... -in housekeeper. The first set of questions should include personal information such as the complete [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 04:14:07
Live Easily With Live-In Housekeepers
by Alice Sy If given the opportunity, everybody would prefer to have live-in housekeepers in their home ... -in housekeepers. For a great many of people, having a full time made is, indeed, a luxury. In fact ... . Then you should also verify if they have a valid work visa. If you find all these difficult [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 11:59:28
Manage Your Home with Live-In Housekeepers
by Alice Sy There are definitely upsides to having live-in housekeepers at home ... dependable and trustworthy. Remember that your live-in housekeeper will be staying in your house most ... your applicants feel when it comes to doing household chores. Ask them how comfortable are they cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 10:02:08
Live Easily With Live-In Housekeepers
By Alice SyLive-in housekeepers are sprouting in many homes ... -in housekeeper will be staying in your house most of the time. As a guide, you should ask the potential ... to doing household chores. Ask them how comfortable are they cleaning, cooking, taking care [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 11:58:00
Becks housekeepers deny stealing items from his home
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Ace footballer David Beckham and his wife Victorias housekeepers have come forward in their own defence after they were arrested on suspicion of theft from his home. The items, which appeared on the Internet auction site eBay, were spotted by Poshs parents, who eventually reported the theft. But the housekeepers [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 09:27:32
The Case for Daytime Cleaning
I have heard a buzz for a couple of years about switching housekeeping services - typically a nocturnal activity - to the daylight hours. If your company/building owner uses green housekeeping materials and equipment, this eliminates ... , but discovered the energy savings were enormous: about $100,000 per year. All janitorial, landscape [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 19:43:55
Naomi Campbell settled housekeeper case
#fullpost{display:inline;}Naomi Campbell has settled a legal dispute with a former housekeeper who claimed the supermodel struck her and called her ... with housekeepers. In 2007, she was ordered to attend anger management classes and complete five days [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:01:00
Live-In Housekeepers: Keys To An Easier Life
by Alice Sy If given the opportunity, everybody would prefer to have live-in housekeepers in their home ... in your house most of the time. Basic interview questions should deal with the following: number ... you should be asking your potential candidates is how they feel about cleaning, cooking, taking care [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 15:21:52
Live Easily With Live-In Housekeepers
by Alice Sy If given the opportunity, everybody would prefer to have live-in housekeepers in their home ... and background check. Certainly, you would not want to let just anybody living in your house twenty fours ... household chores. Ask them how comfortable are they cleaning, cooking, taking care of the children [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:39:12
Live-In Housekeepers: Keys To An Easier Life
Written by Admin on 1/02/2009 By Alice SyThere are definitely upsides to having live-in housekeepers at home ... . Certainly, you would not want to let just anybody living in your house twenty fours a day; thus ... , such as cleaning, cooking, taking care of children, and the like. Look at them in the eye [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 13:17:00
Manage Your Home with Live-In Housekeepers
by Alice Sy There are definitely upsides to having live-in housekeepers at home ... . Certainly, you would not want to let just anybody living in your house twenty fours a day; thus ... towards basic household chores, such as cleaning, cooking, taking care of children, and the like. Look [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:43:35
13 Ways to Be a Better Housekeeper
At one time or another, most homemakers wish we were better housekeepers. Maybe we wish our houses were cleaner, less cluttered, more organized, or just simpler ... bulbs, cleaning counters, etc.) and working towards the bottom (sweeping the floor, vacuuming), you’ll [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 23:01:25
New Mechanical Devices Make Housekeeping Easy (Oct, 1931)
view additional pages New Mechanical Devices Make Housekeeping Easy IRON WITHOUT PRESSURE ... and shows when top of the bottle is reached. SPRAY WINDOW CLEANER. A forward movement of the plunger ... is shown a kitchen sink made of a metal that looks not unlike the platinum that goes into expensive jewelry [more...]
Date: 2008-07-09 06:06:08
Naomi Campbell Settles Housekeeper Lawsuit
Naomi Campbell has settled her latest legal dispute with a former housekeeper who claimed that Naomi hit her and called her na,es for not being able to find a pair of jeans. The terms of the settlement have been sealed ... . Given her track record, who would you believe? The poor maid who’s crying, saying Naomi knocked [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:35:07
The view from where I'm sitting
... a cup of lapsang souchong is on the way.It takes a while to boil the kettle on the stove, so you have to start before you get thirsty ... , when housekeepers were already rather thin on the ground. I do such housekeeping as goes on here (not much [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 17:14:00
DoJ Needs Housekeeping
.fullpost{display:inline;}Accusations and counter-accusations may have already muddled the issue for ordinary pinoys to make a quick judgement on the ... have to do some housekeeping within its organization. Preparation of an official public document by a private lawyer [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:03:00
Geithner's Tax Error A Common One, Expert Says
From Huff Post:"When one is self-employed you do owe self-employment taxes which are essentially the employee and employer portion of your taxes," ... ."As for the housekeeper issue, does anybody else have the feeling that all these housekeepers wouldn't be as big a deal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:26:20
Naomi Campbell And Former Housekeeper Settled Their Case
Just like every other famous public person, Naomi Campbell has had her share of negative press ... has had with housekeepers. In 2007, for instance, she was ordered by a court to take anger management classes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:01:14
Geithner Employed Undocumented Housekeeper, Didn’t Pay Taxes
Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, employed an undocumented housekeeper and failed to pay his Social Security and Medicare taxes for several years. Considering that this guy will head the agency in charge of the nation’s finance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 21:54:37
We've come a long way baby ...
When men are finally being asked about their housekeepers. The Washington Post reports that during confirmation hearings Treasury Secretary-designee Tim Geithner was asked about his housekeeper [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 00:17:00
Own time management (Jul 2005)
Near Term (bef Aug 05) - housekeeping still need to housekeep lol - kickstart exercise habit cycling, ... marketing of photography services space for improvement - Wedding portfolio website up - Clear own junk [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:59:57
Where you live prior to a hospital admission can make a difference in the result of your treatment and your return home ... that their parents care is complete — NOT true. Many communities provide meals, housekeeping, laundry, medication reminding and other services. The responsibility remains with the individual [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:00:44
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
Beckham’’s ex housekeepers wont face theft charges
London, Dec 18 (ANI): David and Victoria Beckham’’s former housekeepers will not be facing charges over the allegation that they stole memorabilia from couples London home. In October, house [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 11:51:40
Cheap, easy spot remover
The new laundry detergents may be ecofriendly but they’re none too housekeeper-friendly. Though they wash the stale B.O ... and tile cleaner, so….. I tested it first on a similarly stained napkin. Pouring straight rubbing alcohol ... up our own glass cleaner, we discovered that the main ingredients of Windex are varieties [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 18:24:42
And now you know...!
My cute friend Chelsey McFarland did this fun photo tag and had me play along. And just in case you ever wondered how BAD of a housekeeper I am... ... . No cleaning, straightening, etc.) Im pretty embarrassed - ESPECIALLY of my kitchen sink ... place in the house, It is in severe need of a makeover. My poor jeans :(4. Self Portrait [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 23:42:00
Holiday Public Service Announcement
While sugar plums and other things are dancing in your heads, I wanted to take a moment to tell all of you pups (and kitties and hamsterriers) ... housekeeping chore that often gets overlooked: cleaning out the dryer hose.According to Consumer Reports ... vent hoses.As a very fluffy husky, I can tell you that the human woman pulls enough fluff [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 23:36:00
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
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
WORLD’S OLDEST WOMAN DIES AT 115
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A Portuguese woman who lived to see five of her great-great grandchildren born and was believed to have been the world’s ... of a swelling, her daughter Maria Madalena told state news agency Lusa, without elaborating. De Jesus was 115 ... in Ohio, where she worked as a dormitory housekeeper at Ohio State University in Columbus, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 08:05:14
Spanning the Globe: Shea Stadium
Dear Ann, First, a bit of housekeeping. Your house: not functioning because they have shut off the power in your neighborhood today ... Services send a cop to pull me off the plane to Chicago on Friday and (b) his temporary unavailability ... Management Services could DO that? Go, Mayor Bloomberg! Get down with your third term-seeking self! 311 [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 16:17:56
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The days top political news: The Pentagon says 61 former detainees from its military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay have returned to terrorism since ... in December by the Defense Intelligence Agency. "This is acts of terrorism. It could be Iraq, Afghanistan ... for U.S. Treasury Secretary came under fire Tuesday on Capitol Hill for employing a housekeep [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:58:29
Tuesday in Gaza
11 am EET: I couldn’t help but feel panicked. I was using the computer on the 7th/ top floor business lounge when the sirens went off in our hotel ... deep blue sea. Strike two for me, windows are the worst thing to hide behind in an attack. I cower behind one of the cleaning carts housekeeping uses and a steel elevator door. I can’t hear [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:18:59
Daily Podcast: Motown Mooch-oirs
I believe the current economic crisis is the inevitable result of easy credit. Leading this charge (in all senses of the word): the U.S. government ... Bunnies to a grotto full of coked-out film producers. Yes, voters enable this behavior. Yes, companies ... can slip $25b low-interest "loans" for a doomed domestic auto industry into a housekeeping bill [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 20:36:49
A Picture Is Worth — Well — Not As Many Words as You Can Fit on a Piece of Cardboard
Listen, I’ve worked with paparazzi agencies for a few years now, and I’ve learned one important thing: trust your instincts above their captions ... as Jennifer Aniston and it turns out the next day it was actually her housekeeper and you feel like an ass ... hideous dress ever and the photo agency tags it incorrectly as you. You’d resort to [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 06:59:45
Helio posts Virgin Mobile acquisition Q
Oh, how I shall miss Helio. In light of this morning’s long expected announcement that Virgin Mobile had purchased Helio, ... to HELIO’s exclusive, high-end devices and premium services. Both companies look forward to coming together ... team offers. We have some big ideas, but as you can imagine, a little bit of housekeeping [more...]
Date: 2008-06-28 02:31:54
Yes, You Have to Count ALL Their Hours Worked
According to an article in New Orleans CityBusiness, Artiaga Solutions has agreed to pay $118,183 in back wages after an investigation by the U.S. DOL found 288 current and former janitorial and housekeeping workers weren’t paid proper overtime ... contractors.” Which was probably also the reason they were cited by the DOL for keeping inadequate [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 16:40:26
Green Up Your Clean: Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Methods
This article by Beth Coughlin provides some tips for how you can “green up your clean” by using products that serve as ... effective use of them. Green cleaning is becoming a more common goal in housekeeping every day ... , and a host of other companies are offering green cleaning alternatives. However, there are some common [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 01:15:33
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
Cuts Like a Wife
Two bloggers. Two different hemispheres. One vision (largely impaired by too much clutter, dirt and booze). Exposed for all the world to see as Housekeepers Of Ill-Repute, Proprietresses of Dubious Maternal Instinct and Woefully Neglectful Wives.Here they are, flashing their dirty bits yet again [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:01:04
Ayi = marriage saver
Clean all this myself? No thanks...One thing I came to appreciate when I was home is our ayi. Even though housekeeping services has become more popular lately in Sweden (mainly because it is a tax-deductible expense for Swedish households since a few years back), most people still [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 03:40:00
When is enough ENOUGH?
Enough is too much. Overload is the word of the day. As mothers and wives, we wear so many hats, being all things to all people. Meal makers, clothes cleaners, appointment reminders, housekeepers, counselors, advisors, therapists, chauffeurs, BANKERS ... the list is endless. And yes, I know I willingly signed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 22:38:00
Housekeeper Husband Reviews: BISSELL PROdry Carpet Cleaner
This is a picture of the great room in our very first house. Notice the carpet. It’s incredible - no spots, no stains, no dirty streaks. Just pure cream-colored softness. Fast-forward to today. We have tile in our whole house, except ... products and it allows the user to clean carpets without the equipment of a professional… [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 15:40:47
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
Are We Still Neighbors?
Fastidiousness can be hard on children...This is the question that sadly came to my mind, when I read The Homemaker by Dorothy Canfield. First published in 1924 and reprinted by Persephone Books, the novel concerns a fastidious housekeeper, Mrs. Knapp, who has three children, one of them unruly [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 14:48:00
Financial Preparedness: Downsizing Preparedness Guide
With the current bleak economic environment comes downsizing. Every day, companies announce new job cuts. Now is the time to plan for a job loss ... and colleagues in other companies. Make efforts to increase your visibility inside and outside ... and keep it current.Quietly do housekeeping at your current job. Often, after a layoff, people are given [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:41:00
Blocker: 500 Monterey
Exploring San Francisco through the lens of city blocks, Blocker is a regular series by Charles Hodgkins ... re on. Monterey Cleaners operates its own plant. Monterey Auto Service is an official brake and lamp ... housekeeping agency includes, as you’d hope to expect from such a concern, a tidy shopfront window [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 17:06:48
Hypocrisy Redux
You would think that someone who is the the regional director of Homeland Security, Customs, and Border Protection, and the Boston Area Port Director, ... housekeeper from Brazil (and paying far less than the going rate for legal cleaning services ... would know better than to hire illegal immigrants to clean her house. If you thought [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 16:08:00
Slow and steady
This week is flying by! Last night we finished up our Bible conference at church ... , and Bro. Brian McBride. I am thankful that my schedule allowed me to attend the daytime services ... a housekeeping routine allows time for regrouping. There are no deadlines to meet. Slow and steady [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:34:00
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