Last week Town + Country Resources has a blast hosting our second Housekeeper training seminar of the year, “Managing Seasonal Projects”! Damaris Christopher shined as she demonstrated tools to use for seasonal indoor and outdoor projects. During the seminar, Damaris recommended Green Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck, a good read with helpful on-the-job tips. This book includes lots of useful info, plus some really surprising information ……

Here are some more laundry tips we learned at our recent Housekeeper Training Seminar, “The Keys to Laundry Success.” At the seminar, we learned how important it is to always take care to wash away any spots and stains on your washables. So, our tip today … how to manage and remove some tough, common stains. Identify the spot. The more you know about what…

Our first Housekeeper Training Seminar was a fantastic success! Last week, twenty-two T+C Housekeepers joined us for our first Housekeeper training event of the New Year. Damaris Christopher, one of our top Executive Housekeepers with extensive experience managing & training staff in private homes, is helping to teach and train our T+C candidates by sharing her expertise. (Pictured to the right: Sarndra Elejorde, Damaris Christopher, Heather…

Work ethic is the key to professional success. A person’s work ethic can tell a lot about how they view their job, career, responsibilities, themselves and others. In-home employees are no different, and a Nanny, for instance, with a strong work ethic is an enormous value to the family who employs her. Families looking to hire know this, and are looking for employees with strong…

Need a perfect New Year’s resolution? Resolve to always be on time. We’ve all done it, 3 to 5 minutes late seems like no big deal. But the truth is that this kind of tardiness is a bigger issue than just the actual time that you are late. Between a family and their Nanny, this is one of the most common items that can sabotage…

My Mom always told me, “It’s not you, it’s them. Watch out for other drivers.” This couldn’t ring more true during the holidays. It’s a pretty busy time of year regardless, and all the merry-making only makes things riskier. So, with New Year’s right around the corner, we thought we’d share some car seat safety facts, sources and ideas. On Safekids.org I found lots of…

Last week, Town + Country hosted a tech tips and tricks seminar with keynote speaker Vickie Sokol Evans. Vickie is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with a background in comedy and improv, so we were all expecting an engaging, high-energy presentation … and we weren’t disappointed! Our candidates enjoyed Vickie’s “personality & charisma,” felt that her presentation was “clear” and “definitely very useful,” and thrilled with…