The Babysitter Job Preview
The Babysitter or Nanny Job Preview (JP) is the most important tool that you will use to help inform your potential hire about the job. But that’s not the only reason you should do it. The JP is a...
View ArticleReceipt Sorting
Many Moms ask me about task ideas for their babysitter or nanny. I like to delegate tasks that lend themselves to autonomy, that can be stopped abruptly if needed, and that really benefit the...
View ArticleJob Preview Guide: Planning the Home Tour
Ready to start work on your job preview guide? I am. I’ve completed and revised my own many times over the past 13 years. Now… it’s time to start yours. Job Preview Guide: Planning the Home Tour Do...
View ArticleSandwich Prep
If you’re like me, there’s nothing that stresses me out faster than mornings that fall victim to a lack of planning. Talk about starting off on the wrong foot! Sandwich Prep has become a huge lifesaver...
View Article5 Simple Tasks for the Babysitter
This little list is for when you’ve finally got a babysitter lined up to help, but then discover you can’t think of anything to delegate. I share 5 simple tasks for the babysitter that help any family....
View ArticleSpare Family Wallet
A spare family wallet is one of those things you don’t fully appreciate until you have one. In my experience, credit card companies, insurance companies, and membership organizations, are happy to...
View ArticleHow I Found 20 Babysitters in a Week (My 4 Step Process)
How often have you run into the dilemma of not being able to find a babysitter or nanny? When this situation arises it can cause desperate decision-making and panic. The fact is most parents have found...
View Article3 Compelling Reasons to Give Nannies or Babysitters a Home Tour
The first thing I do when I’m interviewing a new nanny or babysitter is to give them a home tour. Why? Because the home tour helps establish my expectations, how I want our relationship to work and...
View ArticleLaundry Training
Imagine coming home from an evening out and finding the laundry under control, folded and put in baskets just the way you want it. Sounds pretty fabulous, right? Getting awesome help with laundry is...
View ArticleRecipe Girl Butterfinger Brownies
I have a passion for cookbooks. I recently bought The Recipe Girl Cookbook by Lori Lange after seeing something amazing from her on Pinterest (sorry- can’t tell you what it is just yet!!). Anyway, the...
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