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What it Takes to Become a Personal Assistant to a High Net Worth Individual
Being a Personal Assistant to a HNWI is quite rewarding financially. However, the position...
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Advancing Your Housekeeping Skills: Housekeeper Training
Housekeeper training is a must for all individuals interested in advancing their housekeep...
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Building an Effective Household Manual
https://ninesliving.com/easemakers-podcast-household-manual-marta-perrone Check out my fir...
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Surviving Lockdown Without Your Housekeeper
2020 needless to say is a year no one will forget. We will never forget the worst of cir...
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What I have learned from Covid-19
What I have learned from Covid-19 The effect of Covid-19 has been emotional. Some...
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Sonder Pictures – Opiod Epidemic
Hello, Hope you are well. Crazy times we are in, wishing you and your family health and sa...
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No Housekeeper? Now what?
During this Coronavirus Pandemic, many housekeepers have been dismissed. No house...
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Angry Mama
Open your microwave and see if there is gunk all over it from when the kids placed a p...
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Letting Go
In the last decade, I have moved more times than I would like to admit. It is not as imp...
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Choosing a Cutting Board
Wood, Plastic, Corian or Glass Cutting Boards? There is something absolutely beautiful abo...
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A New Sheriff in Town – Estate Manager Transition
Estate Managers are like a new sheriff in town. They are the keepers of the gate ensuring ...
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Happy New Year!
May 2016 bring clarity to all its inhabitants with a deeper understanding for the need to ...
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Impeccable – The Beaumont Hotel, Mayfair, London
The Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair, London is exquisite with impeccable service. This came to n...
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Laundry Rooms
Laundry rooms are often neglected; yet the housekeeping staff is in and out of the laundry...
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A Spring Cleaning Checklist
As the sun melts the ice and snow, the flowers begin to form a bud and we hear the chirpin...
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Launder or Dry Clean Shirts
Often the question is whether to launder or dry clean shirts. If you do it yourself, that ...
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How to Maintain Your Guest Bathroom
Every guest in someone’s home will at some point politely ask….”where is...
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Make-Up Cleaning Tips
Recently getting my make-up done by Betty Kennedy was such a fun and pleasant experience, ...
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Kaji-Hara – Housework Harrassment & Household Training
Woman often complain that “husbands” are not pitching in enough when it come...
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Getting Rid of Moths In Your Closet
Have you ever grabbed a sweater that you haven’t used for awhile and been completely...
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Cast Iron Skillet Care
One of my fond memories as a child would be watching my father cook. He loved using cast i...
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Mr. Riedel’s Glassware & Advice
Using the right glassware sets the tone for any table. In ancient times, beverages were ab...
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Engagement Party Decor Ideas
1. Decorate a box and have note paper alongside so guests can write words of advice and go...
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Cleaning Outside Windows
Cleaning outside windows can be a chore especially in a mid-century home filled with high ...
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Chore Wars
There has always been a division of labor between men and women. Most recently, men seem t...
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How to Maintain Your Cutting Knifes
No matter how expert of a cook you may be, having a good set of sharp knives helps the pre...
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The Then & Now of Cleaning
Yes, women really did clean their houses in dresses and heels with make-up and pearls. Not...
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Cleaning Up After Puppies
Puppies are truly adorable, but until they are trained, cleaning up after puppies can be m...
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Help Out – The Professional Housekeeper School
One of the most gratifying experiences in my career has been the opportunity to pro...
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Infrared Sauna & Infrared Heaters
Wet saunas always seemed to be good enough for me, but I had no idea that an “infrar...
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Boquerones en Vinagre
Spain left many lasting impressions; one of which was eating “Boquerones en vinagre&...
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How to Get Wax Off the Table
Dinner on Sunday with the family was wonderful except when I spilled wax on the table whic...
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How to Clean & De-Clutter
There is no better time than now to getting your house in order by cleaning it from top to...
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How to Clean Out the Garage
Garages are mostly for cars, but usually hold everything else that you haven’t decid...
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WD-40 Cleaning Product Review & Uses
What IS The Main Ingredient of WD-40? Before you read to the end, does anybody know what t...
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Learn How to Iron!
Many housekeepers will say, “I hate to iron!!!”. Others will find it therapeut...
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New Laws for Domestic Employees
New Overtime Laws: In a significant change to California law, most domestic employees (inc...
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The Golden Key To Brilliancy
What will you answer if a student asks: When does stimulation become over-stimulation? How...
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Real Gratification
Most of my career has been spent helping people find employment in homes needing domestic ...
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The Professional Housekeeper HELP OUT – Cameroon
Los Angeles, CA- October 7, 2013 – Marta Perrone – The Professional Housekeeper –...
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Getting Your Nanny Started
So you have just found yourself a nanny maybe through an agency, on-line job listing servi...
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Monster ScreenClean
Our world consists of screens from laptops, cameras, GPS, gaming, Ipods, phones, MP3 playe...
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Cleaning the Steam Iron
Over time a steam iron accumulates mineral deposits that clog up the iron. Also the plate ...