Hosting friends or family for the holidays? Start a month before by finalizing your guest list. Think about how many people you can accommodate at your table for a sit-down dinner or keep things more casual and invite more guests if you’re serving buffet style. There’s no need for formal invitations; a phone call or email to friends and family is sufficient. This is the time to ask about dietary preferences and if … [Read more...]
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National Work & Family Month: Managing Home Life
The boundaries between work and home are continuing to blur, integration of personal activities into your daily organization is becoming essential. With employers expecting more from employees, how do today’s families juggle the demands of home and work life? TeamViewer and Harris Interactive polled American employees and 61% said they were willing, or planning, to work during vacation this year. While there is … [Read more...]
National Work & Family Month: Succeeding at Work
You need to accomplish a certain number of things during a 24-hour period, which can almost always feel overwhelming. Maximize your work hours with these tips and tricks. The more efficient you can be in the office allows more time at home with your family. Succeeding at Work: Get and Stay Organized The common theme to making life easier while juggling everything at work and home is organization. Whether you … [Read more...]
Benefits of Cleaning Your HVAC System
Did you know that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports poor indoor air quality as one of the top five largest environmental threats to Americans today? Think of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in your home or business as the “lungs” of your property. We generate a lot of contaminants and air pollutants, such as animal dander, dust, and chemicals through everyday living. On … [Read more...]
How to Prolong the Beauty and Condition of Your Upholstery
While it may not be something you often think about, keeping your upholstered furniture looking good requires some TLC and routine maintenance just as virtually everything else in life. Fortunately, the task of keeping your upholstered sofa, loveseat, chair, chaise or any other piece in tip-top shape is rather simple, and if done frequently can help prolong the life and overall condition of your furniture. The … [Read more...]
The Secret to Maintaining Your Tile Floor
There are a number of advantages for home and business owners who choose tile as their flooring option. Examples include cost-effectiveness, long-lasting durability, an extensive array of color and style options, improved indoor air quality and the fact that it requires very little maintenance in comparison to other popular flooring materials. But just as every other surface, tile floors, and grout still need to be … [Read more...]
National Work & Family Month: A snapshot of today’s family
Today’s family can look quite different from previous generations. Mother’s who work outside the home, fathers who take on more household duties, parents who are taking care of their parents, kids who have more demands on their time and the financial implications of all these factors make for complex daily lives for millions of Americans. Today’s family is different and constantly evolving. One of the biggest … [Read more...]
After Disaster Strikes: Restoring Your Damaged Documents
The value of the information contained in business and health care records is much higher than the value of the actual physical asset. Your records contain the story of your business and have operational, financial, business development and legal value. Loss of that data could result in dire consequences for your business with lost operational time, trade secrets, customer/sales relationships, health histories, legal … [Read more...]
National Work & Family Month
Did you know that October is National Work and Family Month? Established in 2003, this month is focused on highlighting the joys and challenges working families face every day. At Blackmon Mooring, we understand what working families are going through. As a family-owned company, we employ hundreds of mothers, fathers, grandparents and caregivers. While every company has unique needs and challenges, we are all … [Read more...]
The Ins and Outs of Dehumidification
Dehumidification. What is it? Who needs it? How does it work? Learn the ins and outs of this water restoration tactic today! What is Dehumidification? Dehumidification is a moisture control process utilized by the professionals at BMS CAT after water damage has occurred. Who needs Dehumidification? Anyone whose home or office has sustained water damage as the result of a flood, storm, plumbing leak or virtually … [Read more...]