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​Christmas is a magical and special time, but it does require a lot of effort and hard work to make everything run smoothly.Preparations need to start well before the big day and sometimes it can feel like everything is getting a little out of control.To help make things a little easier we have put all our housekeeping knowledge together to help you create a house cleaning s...

​Every year hundreds of workers head to ski resorts all over the world to begin their first ski season. Some see it as a way to fill the winter months with something exciting on their gap year, others see it as a cost effective way of being on the snow as much as possible.For many it is a chance to take the time to reflect and consider new career opportunities and of course ...

​The festive season is truly upon us and with it comes a lot of wonderful and perhaps not so wonderful but unavoidable social invitations. Although it’s a magical time of year, it is very easy to overload ourselves with commitments and then fall into the trap of offending when we have to cancel at the last minute.So, how do you cancel plans without offending during this fest...

​It’s that time of year where Christmas is fast approaching, and your thoughts turn to wrapping the pile of presents that you have lovingly chosen for friends and family. Now it can feel after all the effort choosing, sourcing and purchasing the perfect presents that the last thing you now want to do is wrap them all; after all gift giving should be fun and not taxing.The go...

​Today the 1964 Disney film starring Julie Andrews is considered a true classic and the songs and music from the film are the soundtracks to many of our childhoods.It’s easy to see why, the iconic image of Mary Poppins can’t help but make you smile, feel contented as if embraced in a warm hug and always reassured that when she is around everything is always going to be just ...

​As all ex-yachties will testify there sometimes comes a point in your career when your desire to have your feet firmly on solid ground and be closer to friends and family, whom you have inadvertently neglected slightly over recent years, grows to a point where you really want to make the change.It’s understandable that making the final decision to leave the yachting industr...

​Although Edinburgh is probably best known for its Festival, Fringe and of course Hogmanay celebrations, the city is also most certainly a great place to live and work all year round.Indeed, Edinburgh has been ranked second in a recent global quality of life survey, published by Deutsche Bank, that studied 47 cities and examined everything from salaries and rents to cheap ni...

​There really has never been a better time to become a Butler. Truly in-demand, a career as a Butler offers the opportunity to work all over the world and will guarantee that each day will be varied and different from the last.The role of a Butler is certainly an iconic and enduring figure and the great news is that the Butler profession is open to everyone, regardless of ba...

​For any private employer hiring domestic staff is a big decision, especially when they are employing them in their own home. Even more so when they are a family choosing a person to help take care of their children.Thankfully, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps clients make safer recruitment decisions and prevents unsuitable people from working in their home and...

​It’s that time of year when summer will quickly be a distant memory, the leaves will soon turn brown and fall from the trees and winter is just around the corner.It’s also the time we need to organise our wardrobes and store away our summer clothes and dig out the warm sweaters, coats and scarves for the winter months ahead. Although this can seem like a daunting task, espe...