Topics: Petsitting
I have many free pet sitting resources available and you may not know how to find all of them. So I thought I'd repost some of these links so you can take advantage of everything to kickstart your business ready for the busy pet sitting holiday season.
The Association of Pet Sitting Excellence has two great give aways for your clients - a Dog Treat Recipe Book and Customizable Pre-Travel check list. We even have some suggestions for you to let you know how you can use them to wow your clients.
And finally - if you didn't hear about…
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Topics: Dog Walking
Melanie Brown, with husband Stephen Belafonte, is set to star in her own reality show. Credit: Kevin Parry, WireImageYou may not recognize the prosaic name Melanie Brown, but hear the pop moniker Mel B., and you know we're talking about Scary Spice. As part of the Spice Girls, beloved for their frothy songs and cheeky attitudes, Brown helped sell more than 40 million CDs worldwide. After the group disbanded in 2001, she tangoed her way back into the public eye as a contestant on the fifth season of "Dancing With the Stars," where she finished in second place, and soon…
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Topics: Childcare
She's a lot younger than she looks. Credit: CorbisIf you're still on the fence about how you feel about attachment parenting, new research findings about early puberty in girls may send you over the edge. In a study published this week in Psychological Science, researchers suggest that babies who do not form a secure attachment to their mothers will be more likely to enter puberty early. These findings are notable in light of growing evidence that girls in the United States are starting to mature at earlier ages than ever before -- even as young as 7 -- and both…
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Topics: How to play
I'm seeing double! Credit: paolo.demarchi, FlickrWhat you need: You need a basketball hoop, basketballs, and baseball bats. How to play: Divide the players into equally numbered teams. Give each team a basketball and a baseball bat. The rules: One player at a time from each team will go to his baseball bat, bend over, put his head on the bat end, and circle it for five times while remaining bent over. Then he will pick up his basketball, dribble to the hoop, shoot a basket, and rebound the ball to bring back to his team. He tags the next player…
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Topics: Coloring Pages
Free printable birthday cards to color, perfect for kids to give to friends, mom or dad.
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Topics: Senior Caregiver
Although aging brings the gift of wisdom and other benefits (a monthly paycheck from the government), it also delivers challenges. Your friends die, age-related illnesses come along and your daily routine may require the help of a caregiver.
Caregivers know that their job involves more than just assisting with physical care. The recent incident on JetBlue airlines gave a public face to the stress that caregiving can cause. The flight attendant on JetBlue is a caregiver for his elderly parents. His mother is ill and his father recently died of ALS (Lous Gehrig's disease). This lead to his becoming fed…
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