MAY/JUNE2008Wednesday,June25,2008Letgo&lettheconciergeNotjustarescuefantasy,conciergeservicehasgonemainstreamByCherylReevesNotimeStressedoutFeelliketossingyourBlackBerryintoIndianLakeJointheclub.
Butgetreadytorelax:Nowyoucanleavelife'slittle(andbig)detailstosomeoneelse.
Personalconciergeserviceisjustalocalphonecallaway.
Caseinpoint:When"RescueMe"starDenisLearyandhissisterAnnMarieColemanbeganplanningan80thbirthdaybashinWorcesterfortheirmother,Nora,theyquicklyrealizedtheyneededhelp.
Leary'sshootingscheduleposedmyriadconflictsandAnnMariewastimecrunchedwithademandingjobandparentingduties.
ShepickedupthephoneandcalledWorcesterconciergeEileenCremin.
Fromthatmomenton,AnnMarieandDenisexperiencedahugesenseofrelief.
"Eileenlistenedtoourideasandthenhandledeverythingfromtheflowerstothechefandbeyond.
Webarelyhadtoliftafinger,"AnnMariesaid.
"ThebrillianceofitallwasthequalityandattentiontodetailthatEileenbroughttoourIrish-themedparty:bagpipers,anIrishflagflying,Irishlinens—sheevenchoseacountryclubthathadanIrishlookwithitsstonewallsandlushgreenery.
"EvenDenis,usedtocelebrityperksandpersonalassistants,washighlyimpressedattheresults.
"Wow,Ican'tbelievehowsmooththatwentdown!
"hesaid.
Althoughitwasoncethesoleprovinceoftherichandfamous,thekindofpersonalizedconciergeserviceusedbytheLearyfamilyhasmovedintomainstreamAmericaandisnowmoreaffordable—someservicesstartat$35anhourandmanyoffercustomizedmembershippackages.
Theserviceissouniversallyappealingthatnoweveryone(students,workingparents,retirees,evenhospitalpatients)canfindhelpgettingeverythingfromaperfectlyorganizedclosettoacollegecoachtoanewcar.
Timeisprecious,sothesayinggoes,andtoday'sconciergeswillhelpsetyouluxuriouslyfree.
Bypayingaconciergetoresearch,brainstorm,planandorganize—nottomentiondoingallthetime-consuminglegwork—youcansavemoneybyavoidingexpensivemistakes.
Awell-establishedconciergecomeswithexperienced,vettedcontactsandreferrals,pluscreativeideastosuitavarietyoftastes.
"Theskyreallyisthelimit,"saysCremin,whoreportstriplingherclientlistsincelaunchingherbusinessin2002.
"Oncepeopletryit,theysooncan'tgetenough.
Itgoesfromwalkingthedogtosendinginagourmetmealtohandlingallkindsoftedious,time-gobblingerrandsandprojects.
"Havingtranscendedtheconfinesofthehotel,conciergeserviceis"atrendperfectforthemodern,busylifestyle,"saysKatharineC.
Giovanni,presidentandco-founderoftheBoardoftheInternationalConciergeandErrandAssociation.
TheICEA,foundedin2001,initiallyincludedahandfulofprofessionalsandtodayboastshundredsofmembersfromaroundtheglobe.
Giovannibelievesthedemandfortheservicewillcontinuetogrow.
"What'strulygreatisthatit'snotjustaservicefortherich,butaservicethatmakeseveryonefeelveryrich.
"Itcanalsobeadeeplyhumanitarianservicethathelpspeoplefeelcaredforandsupported.
BarbaraWellman,presidentofBlackTieConcierge,catersespeciallytoenrichingthelivesoftheelderlybygivingthem(andtheirfamilies)peaceofmind.
WhythenameBlackTie"Everyone,"saysWellman,"deservesalittleclassintheirlives,andseniors,especially,haveearnedit.
"When85-year-oldElinorKentofFraminghambrokeherhip,Wellmansprangintoactiontohelptheelderlywomanwhilesherecoveredinarehabcenter.
Awidowwithoutfamilyinthearea,Kentneededhelpwithallsortsofthingssuchasworkingwithcaregivers,billpaying,mealsandevenhavingherbelovedWestHighlandterrier,Stuie,caredforandbroughtinforweeklyvisits.
"Imakesurepeopleneverfeelliketheyarealonewiththeweightoftheworldontheirshoulders,"saysWellman.
"Andifyoulivealongdistancefromyourparent,Icanfillthegapbetweenyourvisitsandbeanenormoushelpinmakingsureyourparenthaseveryneedfulfilled.
"BlackTiecanhelpfindappropriatehealthcareproviders,reducefallhazardsinthehome,organizeimportantlegalpapers—andevenserveasawatchdogbymakingimpromptuvisitstonursinghomestoensureclientsarebeingwelltreated.
Someserviceproviderspreferthetermlifemanageroverconcierge.
BethMiller,presidentofGoodDeeds,says,"Weoffermorecustomized,long-termassistancetoourclients.
It'sallabouttrust,efficiencyandknowingtheirtaste.
"Atanhourlyrateof$95,GoodDeedscansetupanewhouse,providespecializedstaffingsuchaschefsandpersonaltrainers,aswellasprovideresearchservicestohelpclientsfindtheperfectflatscreenTV,collegecoachorvacationplan.
"Researchisaveryexcitingnichetofill,"saysMiller.
"Peoplecanputthetimethey'dnormallyspendGooglingforhourstobetteruse.
"LisaWallace,alawyerandmotherofthreeteenageboys,askedMillerforhelpinplanningafamilytriptoEurope.
Specifically,sheneededtogetticketstotheUffiziGalleryinFlorence,Italy.
Notoriousforlongwaits,somegalleryvisitorsfindthemselvesstandinginlineforuptofivehours—especiallyinthehighseasonofJuly.
SaysWallace,"BethMillerhadoneofherItalian-speakingemployeessecureourmuseumticketsandwhenwearrived,Ithought'thankgoodness!
'becausetherewasahugelineandthetemperaturewasover100degrees.
BecauseofGoodDeeds,wewereabletostrollrightonin.
"Wallacealsoneededhelpdecoratingthefamily'snewsummerhomeonCapeCod.
"We'djustshelledoutthedownpayment,sowedidn'twanttospendatonofmoneyonaninteriordecorator.
Bethkeptuswithinourbudgetanditwasalotmorefunshoppinginlocalstoresandonlinewithherthandoingitalone.
Plusshehelpedgivemeconfidencetomakelotsofdecisions.
"Notonlydoesaconciergeorlifemanageropendoorsofpossibility,shekeepsyoursfirmlyclosedtoanyonebutthebest.
Forgetcrossingyourfingersinhopesyourhomecontractorwon'tabandonyoumid-job:yourconciergealreadyknowsthroughexperiencewhohasagreattrackrecord—andwhodoesn't.
"Oneclientdescribedtheserviceasfeelingcradled,"saysCremin.
"Idoloveprotectingandempoweringmyclientssotheycanbetterbalancefamily,workandhome.
"http://www.
telegram.
com/article/20080625/WORCESTERLIVING/806250360/-1/WorcesterLiving
Sharktech 鲨鱼机房商家我们是不是算比较熟悉的,因为有很多的服务商渠道的高防服务器都是拿他们家的机器然后部署高防VPS主机的,不过这几年Sharktech商家有自己直接销售云服务器产品,比如看到有新增公有云主机有促销活动,一般有人可能买回去自己搭建虚拟主机拆分销售的,有的也是自用的。有看到不少网友在分享到鲨鱼机房商家促销活动期间,有赠送开通公有云主机$50,可以购买最低配置的,$49/月的...
对于Megalayer云服务器提供商在之前也有对于他们家的美国服务器和香港服务器进行过评测和介绍,但是对于大部分网友来说需要独立服务器和站群服务器并不是特别的普及,我们很多网友使用较多的还是云服务器或者VPS主机比较多。在前面也有在"Megalayer新增香港VPS主机 1GB内存 50GB SSD 2M带宽 月59元"文章中有介绍到Megalayer商家有新增香港CN2优化VPS主机。那时候看这...
农历春节将至,腾讯云开启了热门爆款云产品首单特惠秒杀活动,上海/北京/广州1核2G云服务器首年仅38元起,上架了新的首单优惠活动,每天三场秒杀,长期有效,其中轻量应用服务器2G内存5M带宽仅需年费38元起,其他产品比如CDN流量包、短信包、MySQL、直播流量包、标准存储等等产品也参与活动,腾讯云官网已注册且完成实名认证的国内站用户均可参与。活动页面:https://cloud.tencent.c...
letitgo歌词为你推荐
国际域名注册顶级域名怎样注册网站服务器租用网站的服务器买哪里的最好,还有租用一年大概多少钱???急!!!海外域名外贸网站如何选择合适的海外域名?域名备案买域名要备案吗jsp虚拟空间java虚拟主机空间怎么选择,国内jsp虚拟主机比较稳定java项目做好后需要推荐一下吧美国网站空间美国空间做什么网站好?www二级域名一级域名 二级域名 三级域名什么区别免费域名有哪些免费域名域名邮箱域名是干什么的?域名邮箱和自己注册的邮箱有什么不一样吗?域名网顶级域名怎么才可以得到
fc2最新域名 cn域名价格 便宜vps vps代理 互联网域名管理办法 Vultr 128m内存 payoneer wdcp 网站监控 服务器架设 网通代理服务器 大容量存储器 服务器托管什么意思 主机管理系统 大化网 北京主机托管 ping值 跟踪路由 tko 更多