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 of our ISA staffing clients are bicoastal with homes in New York and Los Angeles. As all good Nannies, Housekeeper-Childcare, Governesses, and loving Mom’s and Dad’s know, sweet delights have always made any day special for the kid in all of us. TIPS: MilkMade IceCream is taking over Manhattan neighborhoods deliciously delivered on a…
At ISA staffing we make it our interest and business to know what trends are developing, and where they are heading, in order to fulfill each clients desire of how they wish to run their household. Â There have been many changes over the years in lifestyle among other things for estate staffing, requiring highly specialized…
This is the time of year where everyone with a fireplace uses it actively. Who can forget Cinderella’s fireplace with all that cleaning? Remember to have a Chimney Sweep check out the one you use, which should be done annually. Tell A Friend Chimney Sweeps inspect and clean out the chimney, make minor repairs, and…
During the holidays gifts for bathing are enjoyed by everyone. Luxurious French milled soaps have always been my favorite. You can have both luxury and natural, like the marvelous concoctions Gianna Rose Atelier creates, with great designs and lovely packaging that can be given without needing to wrap (money saving and less paper wasteful). You’ll…
It has often been written that the passion of an artist is found deep within the soul, separating those who settle for the mediocre or the good, from those compelled to provide greatness and seek perfection. I personally practice the understanding that any act undertaken can become a yoga, and a work of art. Such…
Only four more days until Halloween, so get your costumes ready if you haven’t already. We love vintage graphics for their “back-to-the-past” time machine glimpse of how it was. Here are some for your pleasure to trigger memory of movies, scary stories, iconic baddies, and then some. With the current craze of Vampire stories and…
Myths of mermaids is one of our earliest about planetary mysteries of oceanic life. As artist Martin Waugh puts it: “Throughout history, water has calmed the soul, soothed the spirit and healed the wounded. Martin’s free-flowing photography evokes images from rolling, rhythmic oceans to drops of water falling upon a lake, taking one on a…
Tracy at our office is expecting her first child. We are all so excited!! She’s got me thinking babies and I found some great things. TIPS you can use, items to buy, and to inspire a unique nursery to be eco friendly. More then ever we need to be conscientious about what we put into…
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….