How to Buy Your First Used Car
In the American west, cars are a part of life. Without a car, it’s hard to do little things like...
Home care
Here’s How To Write a Personal Assistant Job Description
Use this customizable template and detailed list of responsibilities to write a personal assistant job description for posting on online...
Follow these 8 steps for a clean house in a snap
If you consider cleaning your house as picking up your children’s toys, clearing last night’s ice cream bowls from the...
How to find and hire the perfect personal chef
Hiring a personal chef isn’t just for the rich and famous. Many home cooks love to be in the kitchen,...
When can I hire a house cleaner and what safety measures should we take?
Raise your hand if you could use some help around the house these days. (Cue millions of hands.) Whether...
7 Questions You Should Ask Before Relocating for Work
Moving, for anyone, can be a challenge. Add the prospect of relocating to a new area for a job, and...
How to Organize Your Fridge to Make Fast School Lunches
Whether you’re a parent or nanny of one or twenty, making a kids’ school lunch is often time-consuming — and one.more.thing.you.have.to.do....
3 Cleaning Tips to Ease Allergies
Sniffling, coughing, watery eyes. These symptoms sound familiar? They’re common allergy complaints. Whether you’re a professional housekeeper who serves clients...
Is It a Cold or Is It an Allergy?
When my daughter developed a cough that seemed to last forever, my husband and I were baffled. Was it a...
How to Fix a Hoarding Problem
No one intentionally decides to become a hoarder. The American Psychiatric Association describes it as a mental disorder — one characterized by...
10 Fall Yard Work Tasks
Take advantage of the mild fall weather to tackle some landscaping tasks that need to be finished before winter arrives....
4 Fabulous Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipes For Families With Sensitive Skin
Would it surprise you to learn that quite a few people create their own homemade laundry detergent? Moms often choose...
9 Eco-Friendly Products to Have in Your Home
Want to buy eco-friendly products for your home, but don’t know where to start? If you want an easy way...
7 Tips for Family House Plans With Kids
Once you become a parent, picking a place to raise your family becomes a major decision. A house isn’t just...
Hello, New House: 5 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Moving
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 12 percent of Americans move each year. If you’re planning on joining the...
Saying Goodbye to the Old Home: Helping Kids Through a Move
The announcement “Guess what? We’re moving!” can conjure up a wide range of emotions in your kids, from fear to...
Moving? You’ll need this ultimate housecleaning checklist
(CLICK HERE to download our house cleaning checklist as a PDF) Moving can feel like a never-ending chore. Renters in...
Running is a metaphor for life
I run. I run a lot. Less than some but more than others. And while I’ve accumulated my share of race...
Here Are the 20 Best Cities to Make Bank in Over Winter Break
The holiday season brings with it many splendid things: tacky light displays upsetting fancy neighborhoods, kid freak-outs on Santa’s lap...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hire a Housekeeper
I’m terrible at cleaning. My place is a mess. I admit it. I try to clean—I really do. But I’m...
RECALL ALERT: SodaStream Plastic Bottles May Explode
SodaStream issued a voluntary recall for more than 50,000 of its plastic bottles over fears the containers may “burst under...
The 5 Best Family-Friendly Coffee Shops in Toledo
With constant tantrums and meltdowns and endless piles of laundry, the cabin fever bug is imminent. Living in a city...
Don’t Fall for This Fraudulent Lowe’s Mother’s Day Coupon on Facebook
An online Facebook scam is tricking social media users into thinking they will save money on Mother’s Day gifts at...
Meal Time Without TV
I am a mother of a two-year-old boy. Things get a little crazy at our house sometimes and as an...
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
DO YOU FEEL THAT ONE SHOULD PAY YOU MORE FOR DOING EXTRA WORK/HOURS IN THEIR HOME EVERY TIME OR PERIODICALLY. ESPECIALLY...
How Care Took Center Stage on the Golden Globes’ Red Carpet
Dazzling black gowns, tailored tuxedos, and the ever-familiar red carpet kicked off the 75th Golden Globes on Sunday night. But...
6 Ways to Get Hired by Companies
Between the hours you spend searching and applying for open positions, finding a new job is exhausting. The trickiest part...
9 Crazy Tricks for Finding a Job
Finding a great caregiving job — whether you’re a nanny, sitter, senior care aide, housekeeper, pet sitter, etc. — can...
Your Spelling and Grammar Checklist
Did you know that using too many exclamation points or misspelled words can cost you a job? Over and over...
12 Ways Technology Can Help Your Small Business
Running a small business means that you’re a lean, mean business machine. Often, it’s just you and a few trusted...
37 Ways to Thank Your Customers
As a small business owner, your company lives based on your customers. Want to improve your business? Focus on improving...
5 Advantages of Being a Small Business
In an age where emails have replaced handwritten letters, texts have replaced phone calls, and Skype sessions have replaced face-to-face...
5-Step Guide for Recruiting Care Professionals
Download PDF As a care professional, you know working in the care industry is one of the most personally and...
6 Challenges of Owning a Small Business
You’ve always wanted to be your own boss, and now that you are, you might wonder why owning a business...
6 Ways Small Business Can Retain Their Best Employees
Employee retention is especially important when you only have a few staff members. Your employees and their long-term happiness and...
7 Benefits of Owning a Small Business
According to iconic folksinger Bob Dylan, “We’ve all gotta serve somebody”, but that may not necessarily pertain to small business...
What to Charge? Setting Rates as a Small Caregiving Business
Since your caregiving business is all yours, its up to you to determine what to charge your clients. Planning ahead...
Care.com’s Ultimate House Cleaning Checklist
Want to let you clients know what you did while they were out? Need new supplies or have you finished...
Where Can I Get Health Insurance?
Find the health care you need for 2018. Care.com has teamed up with Stride Health to give you access to...
3 Ways to a Winning Interview
We’ve all been there. So how can you ace that interview? Here are a few sure fire ways to impress...