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Explore the Pepper’s Personal Assistants blog for valuable tips, insights, and resources designed to simplify your busy Seattle lifestyle. From practical household management advice and efficient meal prep strategies to expert recommendations on errands, scheduling, and organization, our blog content helps Seattle professionals, working moms, and families reclaim valuable time and live intentionally. Stay updated with fresh content designed specifically for the unique needs and goals of Seattle households.

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How to Successfully Prepare for the Holidays

How to Successfully Prepare for the Holidays

The holidays are right around the corner, and the pressure that comes with them can be enough for anyone to want to lock the doors and shutter the blinds until the new year. A recent survey by Healthline shows that 65% of Generation X and 61% of millennials feel some...

How Stress Affects Your Health

How Stress Affects Your Health

We’ve all experienced stress at one time or another, but do you know what stress actually is? Stress is your body’s reaction to any demand or change in your environment that requires you to respond or adjust. Stress-provoking changes are often negative (such as a job...

Giving Feedback to Your Personal Assistant: Radical Candor

Giving Feedback to Your Personal Assistant: Radical Candor

A personal assistant can take your life from unorganized and overwhelming to structured and manageable. However, this change won’t happen overnight: You’ll first have to invest in communication to show your personal assistant how they can best help you.  In the...

How a Personal Assistant Can Help With Summer Planning

How a Personal Assistant Can Help With Summer Planning

Summer flies by, and you have to think and act fast in order to make the most of every moment. Unfortunately, time is limited, and planning and organizing your summer can easily get in the way of actually enjoying yourself. Hiring a personal assistant can help you...

Signs Your Boss Could Use a Personal Assistant at Home

Signs Your Boss Could Use a Personal Assistant at Home

In honor of Administrative Professionals’ Day, we want to acknowledge all the hard work that administrative professionals, executive assistants, and secretaries do. Your efforts can make the difference between poor- and high-quality work, and between a day where...

Why Self-Care Is Crucial, and How to Make the Time for It

Why Self-Care Is Crucial, and How to Make the Time for It

We live in a time when working is possible from anywhere and productivity is valued beyond all else. The result: overworking and burnout. Self-care is the key to managing our personal needs amidst this frenzy of activity. Why Is Self-Care Important? Self-care isn’t...

How a Personal Assistant Can Help With Vacation Planning

How a Personal Assistant Can Help With Vacation Planning

A new year means new vacations, and vacations start with making the necessary arrangements. Whether you’re fleeing to a warmer city to break up the remaining winter months, thinking ahead to spring break, or just dreaming up some weekend trips, a personal assistant...

Ways to Get Organized for the New Year

Ways to Get Organized for the New Year

No matter what your resolutions are this year, getting organized will give you the peace of mind — and energy! — you need to focus on them. Follow our five tips to make the most of your New Year. Prepare for a Fresh Start Don’t let clutter weigh you down this New...

Winter Home Maintenance Checklist

Winter Home Maintenance Checklist

A new season means a whole new set of home maintenance tasks. Use this list to ensure that you keep everything in your home working properly this winter. Clean Your Gutters If debris are blocking up your gutters, water can accumulate against the roof and damage it,...