Wedding Update!!

Yay, been sick for a couple of days. My Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is back and I think its worse than before ... maid on my cousins wedding, it'll be my first time actually and I am very excited. blogger-emoticon.blogspot.com I am helping my cousin to find some wedding songs that she can use for her march [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:32:08

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Debbie Macomber/THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET

I recently read, and surprised myself by how much I disliked, Kate Jacobs' FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB ... and so you expect all the women to find love. While I won't give away the ending, I will say that the outcomes ... (and am often grateful for one) but I can, for example, recognize a woman as Jacqueline's maid [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:59:00

Holy Freaking Sunday - how I was nearly killed by deadly chlorine gas

In Exodus 20, we read: 8 Remember the asabbath day, to keep it bholy ... . Get the kid a cat.3. Get a Litter Maid Self Cleaning Litter Box (the Litter Maid requires these plastic liner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:03:00

Britney Spears tells OK! she’s just a normal multi-millionaire divorced mom

More details have come out about Britney Spears’ new interview and photo spread in OK! Magazine, her first interview in two years ... I get mad if the maid does all the housework. If she takes it all into her own hands, well, what’s for me to do? I’m a cleaning fanatic. Dusting is my favorite, and Windex-ing.” Britney on whether [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 13:35:02

Stylista, Bitches!

Just like every single person involved with this show, we have absolutely no idea what we're doing, but we're just going to wing it anyway ... in the room that she looks like a waitress, Ann! You're brilliant, darling! Why not just call her a maid ... "You should have fun with your clothes and that's why I'm dressed like a Secret Service agent" Zee [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 18:30:00

Saudi cartoon: Wall Street is the Devil

From The Arab news, a Saudi newspaper:It is interesting to see Saudis make fun of anyone as being greedy devils ... house has become inevitable. If this inevitability is not because of her services ... more than one housemaid.Saudi families are not only expected to have at least one maid, but also [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 16:31:00

Philippines Hotel Online Booking

People go abroad and think how it would be like to be in that place. The Hostels are just there which you always wanted to have ... easy and stress free for you. These Laos Hostels come with a good kitchenette and maid service ... done well regarding security. The staff is always there for your service and they make sure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:08:20

New Strategy for Paying Your Mortgage

Film, Port Shoots Sought by Los Angeles Homeowners Hit by SlumpGupta, a clothing and jewelry designer, ... We are getting a lot of calls,” said Joseph Darrell, whose Los Angeles-based Joe Darrell Location Service ... cover about half of her monthly household bills, including maid service.Do they need any Texas locations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:59:00

Doing the math Running through my e-mail, I've come across a note asking for further examination of NLR Mayor Hays' claim that a new hotel downtown -- with its schoolkid-financed parking deck -- would create 350 jobs. How exactly? About four for the parking deck. A couple of maids per floor, generously. A few managers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:30:17

Tipping Rant

As a side note, tomorrow the 152nd Carnival of Debt Reduction will be hosted here.  Please remember to visit and submit by 5 pm today! ... rate instead they expect tips. We tip for haircuts, cab rides, delivery services of mail, food, etc. We tip for maid service, playing music at the table (though you didn’t ask for it), and providing [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 18:49:31

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

Domestic helper in Hong Kong receives Bahamas work permit

by Alice Sy There is an increasing trend among wealthy Bahamian household in hiring a live-in maid from overseas ... , grab every job opportunity for your family’s future and apply through a reliable agency - World Champ International Employment Agency”, says Lorena. The employer files the application in Bahamas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:11:01

Running For Peace

There are ten things that I am good at… unfortunately just because I am good at them does not mean that I like them or that they are necessarily ... , The running for peace club, The amateur baker’s group, House maids 101, The Shopaholics, Helping Hands ... compulsive clean freak, I am good at cleaning too. I have a job at Smoothie King in Kingwood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:44:12

Happy 2009!

I haven't done any sewing this past week. With Christmas and my hubby home, it's hard to get much done besides playing "maid" around the house cleaning up after everyone. I did get a few goodies in the mail tho which is always so very fun.I had planned to do a post on my sewing of 2008, but I need hubby's help to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 03:43:00

hygiene-free!

Alhamdulillah, at last...i am exam-free for this semester.i managed to pass my Hygiene exam (with flying colors) ... , waiting for her Iddah to end (with a maid, whom i bet walks slower than her!). Honestly i cant wait ... ). and of course, being the eldest grandchildren...i am the princess of all :P.I find it quite hard to accept [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:35:00

Opps!

Real life has been rather hectic here over the past week or so.We have not stopped what with one thing and another ... break.Ive been dieting - and have lost 7lbs :DIve been painting, cleaning and cooking lots.Hubs ... :(So Ive been playing nursey maid to my little man and helping him master his use of crutches.Over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:57:00

REVIEW: Shipwrecked and Seduced by Amanda McCabe

Dear Ms. McCabe, I think this is an example of one of the best titles I’ve seen in a long time. Why? ... connections, she’s advanced to being a maid for a young Spanish noblewoman on her way to the Caribbean ... her head as the ship goes down and manages to live to tell the tale. She’s a survivor and I find [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 10:00:25

Courtney Love Housekeeper Myspace Ad

Oh-I forgot to ask what you guys thought of PopCrunch’s new design? Pretty cool, right? I think so! ... find one on Myspace. The 44-year-old ex-Hole singer, a walking public service announcement on the physical effects of drugs, is advertising for a “non-freaky, non-thieving” maid on America’s most [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 11:21:07

On sick leave today

I am sick since Saturday evening. I was Kelly’s place straightening my hair and when i got back, i feel uneasy ... . At about 4 a.m., i felt cold and i was having fever. Was too lazy to get up and find panadol, so i just use blanket ... the maid who come and clean the house. But i just slept like a baby till 3pm when my mum called. I told [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:12:10

More fun facts to know and tell

John McCain spent more on household help last year than the average American family spends to buy a house. Also more than he gave to charity: $273k for housekeeping services v. $210k in contributions ... , maintenance, even maid service would either be passed along to the residents as “common charges” [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 19:26:41

Amy Cabled Scarf

Pattern: Amy Scarf, by me, download it now! Yarn: Debbie Bliss Rialto, color Eggplant, 6 skeins Needles: Addi Turbos, US 6 (4.0mm) The scarf was designed for and named after my Maid of Honor, a dear friend of…oh gosh…16 ... the pattern is worth. As always, if you have questions or find an error, just shoot me an e-mail or leave [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:45:48

Home cleaning service with natural products

Do you spend so much time on the computer blogging that you never seem to get around to some of your household chores? ... you're disabled and need a maid service to maintain your home. Or maybe you have extreme allergies or asthma and require a dust-free environment. Personally I would look for a home cleaning service [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 20:11:32

The Rooster Did It

I don’t know what I wanted with him - pet him? pull his feathers? study his military prowl around the room? What I remember is running around in circles, screaming my fool head off, once we’d been introduced so to speak, and one of the maids come flying through the pantry with her broom held aloft [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 09:36:03

Holiday Whirlwind - The Giant Photo Post

Oh, my gods the parties and presents and everything went off well, but oh boy I am so happy they are over ... up my girls and taking them to their house for the day, allowing me to run around cleaning the house ... person is likely to respond, and accept my role as lead party planner, cook, maid and troubleshooter [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 06:35:52

Magda

How do I get ideas for my posts? Well, take today's for example. The day before yesterday Magda made a cameo appearance ... calling her help? I hate that word). But I can honestly say Magda is, hands down, the worst maid ... , but no matter what she does I can't help but love her.And, if she's not useful around the house I'm thinking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:18:00

Sunshine Cleaning Poster Released - Amy Adams & Emily Blunt

Amy Adams is back with Emily Blunt with the small studio flick, “Sunshine Cleaning,” which reminds me of “Little Miss Sunshine” and CSI combined ... , a former high school cheerleader and now a thirty-something maid, is trying to create a better life ... . When Rose learns of the big money to be made in the crime scene cleaning and bio-hazard removal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:00:56

Catching Up...

We have a million and one things going on at the moment...I haven't had an ounce of free time in the last week! ... weekend"... I was prepared to come home and have tons of cleaning to do along with my laundry, but Brandon hired a maid service to come and clean the house before I got back!! So, I came home to a perfectly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:32:27

REVIEW: A Man to Rely On by Cindi Myers

Dear Ms. Myers, This book isn’t sunshine and rainbows ... has always kept herself to herself which didn’t make it easy for her growing up as a minority maid’ ... can find you no matter how small a place you live in and it’s even worse when everyone knows [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 10:00:44

Makeover

We had a blast last Christmas day. We had lots of foods and fun with our families and friends ... an old maid and she has been serving her mom and sisters all her life. That’s why she finally decided ... service and results. By focusing on excellence, beauty, and attention to detail, our goal is to provide [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 02:06:54

Pakistan: Christian girl freed from slavery to Muslim woman

In a rare legal victory, a Pakistani court has ordered police to rescue a Christian teenage girl held against her will by a ... to have Nousheen work for one month as a maid at Mehnaz’s house in exchange for a set payment. However, Mehnaz refused to either pay Nousheen for her services or allow her to return home when the month [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 20:19:36

(Reality) Check Please!

(Reality) Check Please! by playwrite27 @ 19/01/2009 – 12:44:54 I just had someone ask me why I don't "simply move to the UK" ... a freighter to Dover, is it? I'm too old for that sort of nonsense. I'm a gimpy old maid with no life ... it to be so. I can't even afford to move across the street, right now! It's nearly impossible to find a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:46:16

Saudi Women’s Man-o-meter

September 27, 2008  When the issue of the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia comes up it sometimes leads outsiders to question the contradiction ... of the Middle East. And it is also true for waiters, cleaners and cooks. I have sat at restaurants ... a sofa cushion in front of her face until a child or maid hands her her abaya.  So when Qassimi women [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 02:55:02

China grads seek maid jobs

BEIJING - DESPERATE Chinese graduates, facing grim job prospects amid slowing economic growth, ... university students, including 28 Masters students,' the paper quoted a housekeeping recruitment agent ... growth had seen companies go bankrupt and foreign businessmen desert the province in droves [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:06:00

Lucky One

Yeah baby I'm the lucky one. :) Or whatever. I got to drag out the Christmas decoration boxes and then, I also got to put up most if not all, ... into a garbage bag is a LOT easier than a Rubber Maid bin! just sayin')So now I'm off to dig ... of crap. Crap that was all over the house, that we took from all the rooms of the house and shoved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:01:00

Today

Today was much better! No fevers for the children, which means they can all go to school tomorrow!!! ... like the others:) Driver, cook, maid, nurse, nanny all the regular stuff. I would like to steam-clean the carpet in the house(they are really bad). I suspect that things will start getting crowded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:56:00

Permanent link to Just a precaution

Just a precaution Posted by Admin on January 19, 2009 at 9:02 am I live in the rural part of nasipit, we are currently renting a house, it has bars but bamboo fence. We do hire a armed guard at night, but only because when I am back in canada, I have the wife and 2 maids (3 women) living there by themselves. The guard costs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:15:36

Hey, How Did Those Books Get In There?

See, Russ? Now it’s all straightened up. I told you I would do it (actually, I had nothing to do with it, but the fact remains the same). Just look at all those Simpsons DVD lined up like pretty maids all in a row. I also see some 24, Chapelle’s Show, Lost, The Critic (the most underrated show ever), The Office, Family Guy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:05:23

Short Funnies

Did you hear about the two blondes who froze to death in a drive-in movie? They had gone to see ‘Closed for the Winter ... she was sleeping. The Cook was cooking breakfast. The Gardener was picking vegetables. The Maid was getting the mail. The Butler was cleaning the closet. The police instantly arrested [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 12:00:27

Runza and other regional chains

As an avid fan of off-the-beaten-path eateries, I generally seek to avoid fast food chains at all costs. However, over the past few months I have been willfully drawn in by a handful of chains previously unbeknownst to me. For many Midwesterners, names like Maid Rite, Runza, and Culvers are part [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:42:41

Mrs. McGinty's Dead/Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul is a movie made in the 1960s featuring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's mild-mannered spinster detective ... it), a bar maid named Mrs. McGinty was found hanging in her sitting room, money strewn ... the dead woman's house and collects her effects for a church jumble sale. Clues there lead her attention [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:42:00

Twitter Updates for 2008-12-27

Dinner guests tonight get a delightful surprise. Decided to pull out a recipe I’ve not made in a long time. http://twitpic ... it for you next time your in town so you can rate it # Spending the afternoon cleaning house. I think once it’s truly clean this time I am going to follow @arlo’s advice and hire a maid service [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 05:59:59

America's Buddy-Buddy Campaign Press Corps

It's a little more than a week before the presidential election, and I'm worried about what happens afterwards ... , the leased BMWs, or the daily maid service. It looks like they'll have to lay off reporters ... hotels, eat room service food, awaken early every day, pack their suitcases, and rush to a Press bus [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 08:00:00

The King Got G!

Fairest Cordelia, That art most rich being poor; Most choice, forsake; and most loved, despised, Thee and thy virues here I seize upon, ... this unprized precious maid of me. Bid them farewell, Cordelia, though unkind. Thou losest here a better where to find. (290-303) The King of France is saying even though Cordelia is worth nothing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:49:59

Here's your chance to get two La-Z-Boy recliners

Hey, if you are or have a lazy guy or gal in your home you may want to click here as many times as possible between now and Monday. The company is giving away a top prize of two recliners, a year of Molly Maid service, free monthly food deliveries and a Robomower. You can enter online or print out a game piece and take to any [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 22:07:18

It happened even if I don’t remember it.

I fear a riot in the comment section if I don’t post some pics to prove my wedding ... . My sister, who is a coiffing genius and was my maid of honor and who looked very beautiful herself ... pic I can find of it so far is blurry and makes my hair look red (it’s dark brown) but it’ll [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:48:18

Britney Spears Loves To Clean Her House

Trickle. Trickle. Trickle. Here are a few more quotes from Britney Spears' mind numbing interview that is set to release this Fridday. This time the singer admits to her obsession with cleaning her house. "If she (her maid) takes it all into her own hands, well, what’s for me do? "I’m a cleaning fanatic. Dusting is my favorite [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 13:25:00

MatterBulletPoints

Oy. The past week in a nutshell:Second interviews with two candidates. I wasn't as impressed the second time around ... accomplished today. I still have to vacuum and steam-clean the carpets and go to the store. I'll put off ... the time to write this.Scott decided to hire a maid service to do some heavy cleaning before the holiday [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 20:53:00

Income & Thrift: The Two Strategies to Improving Your Finances

Every newspaper has ran a story about how to improve your finances in the past few weeks ... to spend on projects that would save me money. I could make my own cleaning supplies or clip coupons ... if you’ve increased your income. You can outsource a significant chunk of your task list: hire a maid [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:30:54

HUCK!!

HUCK!! Posted on Nov 28, 2008 in Rachel Talk ~ VERY backdated post ~ There she was, sitting on the bed, ... when we were cleaning the house up… Seriously, moving house is difficult enough, and trying to move ... !!!! Good thing I could borrow a few maids to clean the house while I take care of Rachel (which [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 01:18:40

How Was Today?

Inspired by my attitude in being positive to attract positive (good) karma, it was nice ... that involved a trip to the mall to get some groceries and cooking because the maid didn’t come for her usual morning cooking and cleaning. Im doing a creative challenge that involves taking pictures and writing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 12:04:35

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