Friends, family, neighbors and service professionals, your gift-giving list can get pretty long during the holiday season. Throw in a birthday or anniversary and November and December can leave you void of inspiration and funding. We are dedicating Wednesdays to fun gift ideas for everyone in your life. Wednesday, November 2 Hostess Gift The approaching holiday season means parties and dinners hosted by friends … [Read more...]
BMS Wish List Wednesdays
BMS Tasty Tuesdays
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Three Ways to Instantly Improve Storm Damage Restoration Results
Storms are some of the most common and costly natural causes of damage to property and possessions, damage which can sometimes cost millions of dollars to undo. Storms often occur suddenly and with little to no warning, catching people off guard and causing preventable damage to property, possessions and fixtures. However, there are several preemptive and reactive steps you can take to improve the storm damage … [Read more...]
Hiring a Professional Cleaning Service After Smoke Damage
Few incidents are more traumatic than having a fire engulf your home or business. When a disaster of this magnitude strikes, it’s crucial that you contact a reputable fire and smoke damage restoration company to help you get back on your feet as fast as possible. At BMS CAT, our highly skilled technicians are dedicated to providing a comprehensive scope of fire and smoke damage restoration services 24/7/365. … [Read more...]
One Thing That Stands in the Way of Document Recovery
Going through a fire or natural disaster can be highly stressful. The electronic files and physical media you keep inside are often vital to the function of your business. Contracts, bookkeeping data, employee files and physical certificates can be difficult and in some cases impossible to reproduce or replace. Fortunately, an unexpected disaster doesn't necessarily have to mean your important documents or … [Read more...]
Why You Should Discuss Disaster Recovery Before One Happens
Property-damaging disasters have a unique way of uprooting your entire life, generally with little or no forewarning. A fire could start in your home or business unexpectedly or a fast-approaching storm could roll through the neighborhood, leaving your property charred or underwater with your possessions in tatters and a slew of additional sanitary and safety concerns. When events like this happen, it can be … [Read more...]
What You Don’t Know About Cleaning May Hurt You
Cleaning Is Supposed to Keep You Healthy, Right? Cleaning your home or office - such as wiping away dust, washing windows, scrubbing tiles and vacuuming carpets - is a natural part of daily life. While many professional cleaning services are available, most people perform these tasks themselves using store-bought cleaning products. Although cleaning with over-the-counter products is a cultural norm for millions of … [Read more...]
The Noises in Your Home or Office You Should Be Focusing On
If you're like countless other people, when you hear a strange noise coming from an appliance or system in your home or office, you likely shrug it off and assume it's probably normal and nothing to worry about. But what may merely sound like a funny hissing or clanking noise right now could actually be a warning sign that the appliance/system itself is beginning to malfunction, meaning you could face costly future … [Read more...]