by Kara | Apr 24, 2017 | Organizational, Residential
Being a mom is a full-time job in itself. When you tack on a career and a million personal responsibilities, moms have sure got a lot on their plates. Why not help the mother figure in your life lighten that load a bit? When you’re brainstorming the perfect Mother’s Day gift for this year, think outside flowers or dinner! Consider treating mom to her very own personal assistant and give her the greatest gift of all: more free time.
Gift a Personal Assistant Package
A personal assistant package is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Mom can pick and choose the days she could use an extra pair of hands, select the amount of PA hours she needs, and allocate tasks accordingly. The result? She can come home to a completed to-do list and use that leftover time to unwind or treat herself to her favorite activities. Even better than breakfast in bed or a trip to the day spa? The spare time to indulge in such things without the prospect of unfinished business looming over relaxation time.
Her Personal Assistant Can Handle the Busy Work
Monotonous daily tasks — from paying bills and scheduling appointments to grocery shopping or picking up dry cleaning — can eat into mom’s personal time and even her lunch hour at work. Treating her to a personal assistant package allows her to prioritize herself and quality family time in place of time-consuming chores. A personal assistant can transform a dreaded week full of stressful obligations into one where the sky’s the limit.
When valuable time is on the line, a recurring subscription is a worthwhile investment. Plus, the rest of the family gets to see more of mom!
Show Mom You Care; Help Her Take Back Treasured Free Time
Many working moms rise and shine early to get a head start on each busy day. Sometimes, overtime at the office plus after-work errands can mean there aren’t enough hours in a day. With the help of a personal assistant on particularly busy days, mom can focus on her job, enjoy herself, and treasure time with her loved ones.
With a little luck, that extra time will liberate mom to do something special for herself — whether she prefers to get a pedicure, sign up for a yoga class, work on personal projects, meet up with friends, or simply take a solo breather on the couch. However she chooses to spend it, a Mother’s Day gift of free time provides a much-needed break from the hustle and bustle of motherhood.
Happy Mother’s Day to all!
by Kara | Jan 10, 2017 | Residential
If you feel like there are never enough hours in a day, it can be difficult enough to tackle your entire to-do list — let alone find uninterrupted time to spend with loved ones. Though we’d all love to achieve the perfect work-life balance, it’s not always possible, and this can put unnecessary strain on our relationships. Even when your career or household duties reach capacity, there’s no need to compromise your valued personal connections. No matter your living situation, here’s how hiring a personal assistant can give you back precious quality time, relieve loads of stress, and ultimately empower you to strengthen your most treasured relationships.
How a Personal Assistant Can Help Married or Live-In Couples
Are you dreaming of less arguing over household task delegation and more time to devote to date nights? When was the last time you and your partner enjoyed some quality time with one another after work? Between family, friends, career, pets, home life, and keeping the romance alive, power couples have a lot on their shared and individual plates. Your trusted personal assistant can take over any number of chores each week, allowing you and your significant other to get out of the house or enjoy a relaxed night in. Got a task both you and your partner have been avoiding, such as organizing the pantry? Allow your personal assistant to take care of it and create more space in your life (both literally and figuratively).
How a Personal Assistant Can Help Families
Your personal assistant can cover to-do list items you’re not able to tackle during the day, freeing you up to spend time taking the kids to the movies, enjoying some time at the park, or having a family game night. While you’re at work, we can grocery shop, prep family meals, cut up healthy fruit and veggies for after-school snacking, and stock workspaces for homework time. No time to cook in the evenings? We’ll set up your crockpot with all the ingredients for your favorite dinner, ready to go once you walk in the door.
How a Personal Assistant Can Help Other Households
More: Perhaps you live in a full household of busy young professionals and are searching for a solution to chores that tend to go unfinished. Or maybe you and your family have opened your home to an elderly parent. Regardless, we’ll help your home run smoothly by doing dishes, prepping meals, running errands (prescription pickup, grocery shopping, mailing packages, and more), folding clothes, and scheduling appointments. Wherever you need someone to pick up the slack, your personal assistant is there to help.
Contact Pepper’s Personal Assistants Today!
Contact us to discuss the right personal assistant package for your personal needs. We can’t wait to help you reconnect with the ones who matter most!
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by Kara | Oct 15, 2016 | Residential, Travel Services
Do you have a plan for maintaining your vacation home in the off-season? When vacation season comes to a close, how do you ensure your investment remains safe, secure, and cared for? When you can’t be present to maintain your second home yourself, a local caretaker is often the best stand-in.
Now that summer is over, Pepper’s Personal Assistants can care for your Seattle area vacation home while you return to your daily life in your primary home. So
Why is an Absentee Caretaker a Necessity?
Your local PA can offer much-needed peace of mind. They can confirm all your second home’s treasures are in place, doors are locked, windows are shut, and everything is intact. Regardless of how you’re using your vacation home in the off-season, you’ll also want to make sure it stays tidy and secure.
General Caretaker Tasks
Here are just a few of the tasks your personal assistant can do for you:
- General security check-ins (ensuring windows, doors, garage, and any other entrances and exits are secure)
- Checking smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, home security systems, etc.
- Ensure appliances are running smoothly (for instance, making sure freezers have not thawed, replacing burned-out lightbulbs, etc.)
- Schedule, coordinate, and be present for home maintenance (i.e. – repair people, cleaners, landscapers, etc.)
- Picking up any mail, newspapers, deliveries, etc.
- Turning lights and electronics on or off
- Tidying up/minor cleanup tasks (i.e. – sweeping, vacuuming, etc.)
- Stocking your refrigerator and pantry in preparation for your arrival
- Taking out any trash and filling bins with fresh bags
- Water plants
- Run faucets to help prevent unused pipes from freezing
Prep Your Vacation Home for Guests
If you plan to host guests in your vacation home, your personal assistant can prep and ensure it is well-stocked. This will remove additional stress from your already busy schedule (especially when it comes to last-minute visitors).
Tasks your personal assistant may take care of for guests include:
- making sure necessary supplies are stockpiled
- double checking that amenities are ready for use
- setting out personal goods such as fresh towels and toilet paper
- ensuring each room is tidy (including performing minor cleaning and straightening tasks such as turning down bedding, dusting off countertops, and more according to your requests).
Contact Pepper’s Personal Assistants Today!
Contact us today to learn more of the ways a professional personal assistant can be your second set of helping hands while you’re away from your vacation home or timeshare!
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