3 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Whirlpool Tub

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Are you buying your first whirlpool bathtub? Let us help you narrow down the choices. Start by asking yourself the following questions:

Will it fit in the bathroom?
Make sure to measure your bathroom before you even look at a whirlpool, including any space you might gain taking down dividing walls or showers. “Most whirlpools come in three standard sizes,” says Morey. “Five feet, five and a half and six. But you can’t just consider the tub size — they’re all designed to be dropped into a deck, and that will take up more space, with the bare minimum adding at least a half-inch to your measurements on all sides.

“If you think you’d like to hold a lot of stuff like candles and oils near the water, you’ll also need extra space on the deck,” says Morey. “If you’re over six feet tall, you may want to forfeit deck space for more tub room.” Source: HGTV

Is your current heating system enough?
If you choose to heat your whirlpool with your existing in-home heating system, make sure it can handle the amount of water needed to fill the whirlpool. With an external system, the water in the tub will get cool quickly due to the circulating jets, so you will need to frequently refill the tub with hot water. A 50 gallon quick recovery system should be sufficient.

The other option is a self-heating system. A self-heating whirlpool comes with its own internal heating system that circulates the tub water and reheats when necessary. This is a good energy-saving option and the best way to keep your water temperature consistent. Source: DoItYourself

Which type of jet should you pick?
Choose between water jets or air jets. Water-jet whirlpool tubs force water through jets, giving more pressure and a forceful massage. In air-jet whirlpool tubs, air is forced through tiny holes for a lighter massage. A combination whirlpool tub uses both, but will be more expensive and may use more energy.

• One drawback of water-jet and combination tubs is that you can’t use bath salts or oils, as these will damage the pumping mechanism.
• Another water-jet and combination tub drawback is that some water stays in the jets, and mold can develop if they’re not regularly cleaned out. Source: WikiHow

We can help you figure out which brand or type of whirlpool tub will work best for your needs. Find out more when you call us today!

 

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Spring Landscaping Tips

Now that winter has passed, it’s the season of new beginnings. This spring is the perfect time to start working on improving your home’s curb appeal by doing the following tips:

Do your research
Similarly to a do it yourself project, plan out your strategy for your landscaping in advance. Are you going to break it up in phases, or are you going to hire a landscape professional to help you plan? Ask for guidance from your local nursery or neighbors who have beautiful landscaping! They can probably give you as good of advice as a professional. Source: Freshome

Check for damage
In colder climates grass starts growing in April, but early spring is a good time to test the soil’s pH so that you can assemble the right amendments. Remove turf damaged by salt, plows, or disease to prepare for the seeding that should follow in a few weeks. Work in a ½-inch layer of compost to keep the new seed moist, increasing the germination rate. Begin seeding once forsythia starts blooming in your area.  Source: ThisOldHouse

Plan for the future look
When selecting plants for your landscaping, consider how large each will grow over time. This provides you with the opportunity to space everything out perfectly, and more importantly, ensure that the proper plants are planted in the best areas in your yard. Most plants will have the estimated height and growth requirements available prior to purchase. If not, this is something you will definitely want to know before purchasing. Source: BHGRE

Prepare the lawn mower
You may not be mowing the grass for a while, but when the time comes, you’ll want your lawn mower is in good condition. If you didn’t remove the dirty oil or replace the spark plugs during the fall, now’s the time to swap out the used oil for new oil and replace old spark plugs. Also, lightly lubricate the wheel bearing, height adjuster, and any other moving parts, following the manual’s instructions. Make sure to have the lawn mower blades sharpened by a professional, so they’ll cut the grass evenly. Source: GoodHousekeeping

Do you have damaged paving stones in your front yard? Give us a call! We can help make it look better.

 

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Job Opportunity: MeetElise – Director of Customer Success

MeetElise is a NYC and DC-based startup using artificial intelligence to make good housing affordable to all by making it less expensive to manage apartment buildings.

They are looking to hire a Director of Customer Success to develop the customer success process (onboarding, support, insights) and lead the customer success team.

About the Director of Customer Success Role

MeetElise is growing quickly and you’ll be building out a customer success process that will support customer growth to our first million apartments by the end of 2020 and beyond.

Your Objectives

1. Develop a customer success process and team that can onboard and serve 1 million apartment units by 2020.
2. Set ambitious customer service metrics and exceed them.
3. Gather and distill insights from our customers about how to make our products better.

Key Activities and Questions

Build out our customer success process.

1. Metrics
   1. What metrics do we need to ensure we provide efficient and exceptional customer service?
2. Customer Onboarding
   1. How do we make onboarding and training an exceptional experience for our customers?
   2. How do we significantly reduce the time and effort MeetElise spends onboarding each customer?
3. Customer Support
   1. How do we prioritize competing customer support requests?
   2. How do we provide complete solutions as quickly as possible?
4. Customer Insights
   1. How do we create a regular feedback loop with our customers so we’re constantly getting better and building the right things?
   2. How do we identify the biggest problems and product growth opportunities?
5. Contract Renewals and Upselling
   1. How do we build strong relationships with our customers?
   2. How do we encourage our customers to use more MeetElise products?

Hire, lead, and retain a driven customer success team to help you achieve all of the above.

Our Ideal Candidate

1. You’re excited about providing customers with an exceptional experience and solving the housing industry’s problems with AI.
2. You love building processes, bringing order to chaos, and know how to prioritize.
3. You’re hungry to learn and constantly experimenting to make things better.
4. You’re excited to join a small startup team and pitch in anywhere (including sales).
5. You have 4+ years in customer success and 2+ years managing a team.
6. You’ve worked at a B2B startup and 6 day work weeks don’t scare you.

Note: We value potential over qualifications, so we’re willing to take a risk on someone who can grow into this role.

Location: New York, NY or Washington, DC

Compensation and Benefits

1. Competitive salary
2. Stock options
3. 401K
4. Medical, dental, vision
5. Gym membership (or physical activity equivalent) stipend
6. Maternity / paternity leave
7. Flexible vacation (we trust you’ll get the work done)
8. All the tools you need (computer, monitors, etc.)
9. Team outings and home cooked meals

Interested? Please send your resume (or link to detailed LinkedIn profile) and an email introducing yourself and why you want to join MeetElise.

Apply Now

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AEC Hackathon 6.2 – Seattle

The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Hackathon is coming back to Seattle for another year. The event was created to give those designing, building, and maintaining our built environment the opportunity to collaborate with cutting edge technologies and its developers and designers. It is a community of innovators that include all elements of the built environment, not just AEC, all around the world.

Date And Time: Fri, April 26, 2019, 6:00 PM – Sun, April 28, 2019, 6:00 PM PDT

Location: UW’s Center for Research & Education in Construction (7543 63RD AVENUE NE, BUILDING 5 BAY B, Seattle, WA 98115)

Schedule:

Friday evening, April 26th 

6 pm Doors Open (Open to the Public)

7 – 7:30 pm

• Damon Hernandez AEC Hackathon Executive Director
• Salla Palos Microsoft, Director of Transformation Services
• Mollie Fadule Partner at Cephas Partners and Board Member at CREW

7:30 pm Lighting Rounds / Team Formation

10 pm Adjourn

Saturday, April 27th

9 am Doors open

11 AM – 12 PM Magic Leap workshop with engineers from the Magic Leap Team

12 PM – 1 PM Lunch and Hacking

1 – 2 PM Unity and AEC – Mark Schoennagel of the Unity AEC Team will lead a workshop. Mark is the Lead Evangelist focused on the Automotive and AEC verticals while leading the Americas team of Unity Evangelists.

2 – 3 PM The Future of Real Estate, Panel Discussion 

• Mollie Fadule, Cephas Partners and CREW Seattle
• Simon Stevenson, Professor or Real Estate at UW
• Sam DeBord, Real Estate Standards Organization and Seattle Homes
• Drew Meyers, Geek Estate

3 – 4 PM The Future of Construction, Panel Discussion

• Shaan Hurley, Autodesk Research,
• Damon Hernandez, AEC Hackathon Executive Director
• Stefan Schneider, CutMyTimber
• Greg Howes, AEC Hackathon

10 pm Adjourn

Sunday, April 28th

9 am Doors Open

1 pm Hacking Concludes

1:30 pm Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate, Bryan Copley, CEO of CityBLDR

2 pm Team Presentations (Open to the Public)

6 pm Adjourn

Get Your Ticket

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Cody Bellinger’s MVP Day in Milwaukee

 

[Box Score]

If Cody Bellinger wins the MVP award after the 2019 season, look back to this game on Easter Sunday as a possible hallmark event.

Bellinger had two RBI singles in the game when he took away a home run from the incumbent Christian Yelich. Of course, after a 5-2 lead evaporated with an Eric Thames home run off Kenley Jansen; Bellinger had more heroics in store.

NAH. pic.twitter.com/jaWgNFsd4e

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 21, 2019

The unthinkable happened. Bellinger homered off Josh Hader in a 5-5 tie ballgame, and the Dodgers won the game 6-5.

ENDGAME. pic.twitter.com/U3pnKG1r8c

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 21, 2019

Once again the day belonged to Bellinger, who stole the show with his bat and his glove. The Dodgers took three of four in Milwaukee, and have an off day on Monday.

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Alice’s quotes

__________________________________ EN ESPANOL AQUI>>> Alicia ___________________________________ I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I’m not the same, the next question is ‘Who in the world am I?’ Ah, […]

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4 Important Tips When Using Essential Oils in Your Bath

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More and more people are falling in love with aromatherapy. It doesn’t just smell good, it also provides health benefits depending on which oil you choose to use. But be careful about putting it in your bath without proper research beforehand, or you might risk burning your skin. Take note of the following tips:

Avoid direct contact with essential oils
“When it comes to putting essential oils in the bath, remember — oil and water don’t mix, which is to say the essential oils are not water soluble,” warns Teachey. Translation: When you climb into the tub, the small drops of oil can adhere to your skin (and tender nether regions!) just as if you’d applied the undiluted oil directly your skin, which can irritate and burn. Ouch!

Use carrier oils
You don’t want essential oils just to sit on top of the water; you want them dispersed throughout. The best way to do that is combine essential oils in a carrier oil first, like coconut, olive, sunflower, or jojoba. “For a single bath, three to 12 drops of essential oil in a tablespoon (15 ml) of carrier oil is sufficient to create a very aromatic, therapeutic bath,” says Teachey, who suggests stirring the bath before climbing in to help circulate oils. Source: GoodHousekeeping

Choose skin-friendly essential oils
As much as we love essential oils, there are some that don’t belong in the tub. Avoid essential oils that can irritate the skin or mucus membranes. On this list: basil, lemongrass, oregano, thyme, nutmeg, peppermint, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, and bay. Source: HelloGlow

Don’t stay for too long
Soaking for just the right amount of time in your luxurious bath will ensure that you get the most benefits from your aromatherapy session.

• You’ll want to soak in your aromatherapy bath for about 15-20 minutes to get the most benefits. Staying in longer can dry out or damage your skin.
• Consider using bath props, such as a pillow or rose petals, to help you relax further.
• A warm washcloth over your eyes will also help you enjoy your bath. Just make sure to warm it in water under the faucet so that you don’t get any essential oil in your eyes. Source: WikiHow

If you’re looking for bathroom fixtures that are trendy and sophisticated, we have those in store for you. Call us!

 

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