Hop a Park Day — A Healthy Celebration

Hop a Park Day — A Healthy Celebration

Hop a Park Day is in July and is a very fun day! Go ahead and put off those house cleaning chores—grab your picnic supplies! Be sure to include fun games and sunscreen so you will be well prepared for this year’s Hop a Park Day.     What is Hop a Park Day?...
July Fourth: All About Independence

July Fourth: All About Independence

July Fourth (also known as Independence Day) is a very special day each year in the United States.  It is the day we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776 declaring the thirteen American Colonies a new nation.  July Fourth is...
House Guests & Using Same Day Maid Service

House Guests & Using Same Day Maid Service

The phone rings. It is your mother-in-law announcing that she bought a last minute airline ticket and needs you to pick her up from the airport tomorrow morning. Oh, and she is bringing the whole family including the dog. Great! Now you have less than 24 hours to...
How to Give Cleaning as a Gift (Without Insulting Someone)

How to Give Cleaning as a Gift (Without Insulting Someone)

According to Psychology Today, intangible gifts are “rare,” and we all know that people want things no one else has. If you consider yourself a gift-giver extraordinaire, then you’re probably always trying to find gifts that people will not only...
3 Things a Parent Can Spend Time on Instead of Cleaning

3 Things a Parent Can Spend Time on Instead of Cleaning

Parents are busy people. Careers and family are such time-consuming responsibilities, and when there’s time left over household chores are waiting. It seems there is never a moment’s rest. We’re here to say that when you do find that free time, you...
101 Year Old Has Fun With Snow

101 Year Old Has Fun With Snow

Portland got its first taste of real winter weather this past weekend which meant scraping windshields, scooting along treacherous sidewalks, and dreading the next heating bill. As an adult, snow days seem to be more of a nuisance more than anything. Unless you’re...
Employee Appreciation Day

Employee Appreciation Day

Employee appreciation day on March 4th, and Maids by Trade is all about employee appreciation! We know our company is successful because our workers do great work and are providers of excellent customer service. In addition to compensation, we like to acknowledge a...
Ways to Enjoy Winter (Instead of Cleaning!)

Ways to Enjoy Winter (Instead of Cleaning!)

The multicolor leaves are fading quickly, and where they sat, fresh snow shall fall. On top of that, people naturally spend more time indoors because of winter weather. It is easy to get claustrophobic and frustrated if your house is not as clean as you want. So...