At ISAstaffing we wholeheartedly support meaningful projects Nannies can do with their Childcare for any age group. TIP – Support programs for tree planting. Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on about the environment, trees are a welcome addition to any landscaping or sustainability efforts. It’s a great weekend project to undertake with…
Spring is here with housekeepers, nannies, and other household staff needing to transition to a lighter season. Textile designer and engineer Liora Manné makes products perfect for Spring Cleaning. Using hand blended acrylic fibers needle-punched together her floor mats are saturated with latex for durability, antimicrobial and antistatic, machine washable, and the non-skid backing makes it ideal…
Many people don’t know that approximately 80% of the flowers sold in the U.S. are imported from South America. Not only is that a huge chunk out of our domestic economy we do not reap any benefits from, they use twenty-five different pesticides that have already been outlawed in America due to their carcinogenic components….
SUMMER CLEANING – OUTDOOR FABRICS Sunbrella® specializes in outdoor treated fabrics as one of the best to withstand extreme weather and harsh treatment. Many designers I know recommend this company’s fabrics for boats furnishings and pillows. Their reasoning is if it is good to stand up to pounding waves and salt water, it will withstand…
Today’s TIP is a shoutout for our nephew musician-composer-DJ, Jake-Simon, who will play at HELIOS on April 4th-8pm. This GREEN event starts at 5 with food and drink. Go see The Take Under with Jake-Simon & Shane Silver. Let yourself go into their dance groove. The BEST!! — Guaranteed you won’t be able to resist…
On this Valentine’s Day, Go “Eco” and “Romantic!” It is my understanding there is no such thing as a “selfish gene” as Richard Dawkins (the renowned genome scientist) believes. Love transforms all, and all exists in love first including “selfishnessâ€, which is merely an aspect of ignorance as a fear based separation illusion. So my…
At Gilt in the New York Palace Hotel it’s a treat to watch wine director Patrick Cappiello work his magic, pairing wines with chef Justin Bogle’s otherworldly prix fixe dinners. Luxury Wine tasting happens on Wednesday nights. Cappiello and noted wine importer Joe Dressner pull out the big guns to pair three organic wines with all…