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QDS Conference 2020
Hello, Absolutely Clean family! If you follow us on Instagram and Facebook you know the owner, Stephanie and the public relations manager, Grace (me) went to Savannah, Georgia for a conference last weekend! Boy oh boy was it a blast! We met with so many amazing maid service owners across the country.
We go to these events so that we can continue to grow our company to be better for YOU. You’re more than just clients, you’re our family. The more we learn the more we can provide for you. Our main goal continuing to find ways we can help you save time.
How does attending a conference help with this? It gets the gears in our minds turning, allows us to focus outside of the office and collaborate with others who have similar goals!
We have so many exciting things coming up this year and the biggest one will be published this SATURDAY so make sure you are following all of our accounts!
Now, enjoy some photos from our trip and have a fabulous Thirsty Thursday!
January Newsletter
January 2020
A New Year. A New Decade.
At this point in the month I am sure you have written down your goals for the year. The things you aim to accomplish, how you are going to accomplish them, and why these are your goals. All of these things are CRUCIAL to the start of a new year. They are the things that you do to ensure that you start the year on the right foot.
So I invite you to think about the goals you have set for yourself.
Think about what you wrote down or what you told people your resolution is.
We are thirteen days in.. how have you held up so far?
Maybe you have a thirteen-day streak of absolutely killing it or maybe you’ve missed a few days!
Either way, you’re doing great! Just by SETTING those goals you are acknowledging the things in your life that you want to achieve. This is the biggest step, being aware of what you want out of your life.
If the start of a new decade has reminded us of anything, it is that life is short. Spend your time doing the things that you WANT to do. That doesn’t mean give up on your responsibilities, instead, find a way to mesh the things that empty your gas tank with things that fuel it.
When you are able to be confident and happy in everything that you do you will begin to see serious changes in your life. Things that felt like chores will become fun tasks and the things you looked forward to will be 10x greater.
Nobody is stopping you from accomplishing those 2020 goals except yourself. The hardest part is writing them down. You’ve already written them down! Now CRUSH THEM!
Things that will help you accomplish your goals in 2020:
- Create an accountability chart!
- I found this website that sends you a whole bunch of free habit tracker checklists! I personally have found this to be very helpful because it is a way for me to visually view what I want to accomplish every day.
- Buddy system!
- When you share your goals with someone else you can help to hold each other accountable.
- Plan meals ahead of time!
- This may seem like a simple one, but knowing what you are going to eat at the end of a long day is HUGE! Not only does it save time and a headache, but it can also help you save money! You are more likely to go out to eat if you can’t think of what you want to make.
- Put clean the house on our chore list!
- Take cleaning the house off of your to-do list. Spend more time crushing all those goals you’ve set while you spend time in a clean fresh home. If you aren’t already on our client list? Fill out your quote request here.
- Reflect at the end of each week!
- This is huge! Maybe you had an awesome week or a not so great one. Either way, taking the time to think about what made things work or not work will help you in the long run. Here are some prompts I personally like to answer:
- I feel…
- I learned…
- I celebrate…
- What do I want to do the same or differently next week…
- This is huge! Maybe you had an awesome week or a not so great one. Either way, taking the time to think about what made things work or not work will help you in the long run. Here are some prompts I personally like to answer:
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November Newsletter
November. November. November.
So, we meet again! The leaves have begun to fall, we’ve already experienced our first snow and it feels like bedtime around 5 p.m.
I am just going to cut to the chase, you don’t want to get home from work and clean. It is pitch black outside. Your kids are begging for dinner, your favorite tv show is on tonight or maybe you just want to crack open a bottle of wine. You may be reading these things thinking, oh wow, that sounds simply amazing. It doesn’t have to just SOUND amazing, it can BE amazing! But time is running out! Our schedules are filling up and you need to click HERE right now!
Now that you have filled out your quote request to get your house on the schedule, scroll down to see what fun things we have to share this month!
Recently, we worked with Linn Area Credit Union to collect supplies for teachers! We are so excited to be partnering with them again! As most of you know it gets awfully frigid here and some don’t have the proper clothing to handle the weather. We are partnering with Linn Area to collect NEW scarves, mittens, gloves, and socks for Cedar Rapids area students! We will have a collection box in our office if you would like to drop any off at 712 J Ave. If we already clean your home or office? Let us know you have donations to make and we will pick it up at our next clean! Together we can continue to make a difference in our community!
- 24oz. cream cheese; softened to room temperature
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. pumpkin
- 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 3 tbsp. flour; sifted
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. pecans; chopped
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 4 tbsp. softened butter
- 1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 6 tbsp. butter; melted
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Prepare the crust by combining the graham cracker crumbs, sugar andcinnamon. Stir in the melted butter. Firmly press crust into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inchspring-form pan. Bake the crust for 6 minutes and remove fromthe oven.
- Beat the cream cheese until fluffy; beat in sugars, vanilla andpumpkin pie spice.
- Add the eggs 1 at a time; lightly beat until just combined. Lightly beat in the pumpkin and then, the flour. Don’t over-beat!
- Pour the cheese mixture into the prepared crust. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Begin preparing pecan topping around 10 minutes before timergoes off.
- Prepare the topping by combining the pecans, brown sugar and butter. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the cheesecake. Return the cheesecake to the oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake in with the door closed for an additional 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Cover cheesecake and refrigerate in the pan overnight before.
Last, but certainly not least, our November winner! After each cleanwe ask that you write a review so that we can continue to serve you better! At Absolutely Clean we are always looking to grow and better ourselves. We don’t know if we make mistakes unless you let us know! We also don’t know if we did the best clean ever unless you let us know! (Although, every time we clean we aim for it to be our best ever.) Each month we pick one of our clients from the reviews we have received and send out a special little gift!
This month the winner is Michelle B! Thank you for your continued support. We value you as a client and truly enjoy leaving you with an Absolutely Clean home!
That’s all for today folks! Don’t forget to schedule your cleans for the holiday season so you can spend more time doing the things you love with the people you love.
September Newsletter
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August Newsletter
DRUMROLL PLEASE!!
We have been selected for a third time by
the Corridor Business Journal to attend the
2019 Coolest Places To Work award banquet!
In order to be nominated for this award, our employees filled out an anonymous survey. They answered questions regarding employment at Absolutely Clean and why they feel we are the coolest place to work. We are so thankful for our employees and it means the world to us that what was written about Absolutely Clean granted us this nomination!
We love doing fun things for our employees and work hard to take care of each and every one of them anyway that we can. We are always listening and working together to make Absolutely Clean the coolest place to work.
In the summer, this means FREE ICE CREAM!
We not only look for ways to make our employees happy but also to help spread the word about other local small businesses in the community. We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate a great summer than with Moo Moo’s Ice Cream!
Moo Moo’s Ice Cream Trucks are the newest edition to the community and you won’t want to miss out! They serve all Iowa Made Ice Cream and really put a strong emphasis on supporting other local small businesses and dairy farmers in Iowa. This family-owned business is sure to put a smile on your face and satisfy your sweet tooth.
Want to see what kind of yummy treats they sell? Click Here! Already drooling and wondering when you can get your hands on some ice cream? They’ll be at Absolutely Clean (712 J Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA) every Thursday! Check our Facebook & Instagram for times the day of!
As most of you know every August we collect school supplies for the upcoming school year. This year, we are excited to help out by donating our supplies to Linn Area Credit Union. Linn Area used to be a bank for teachers and as a way to continue that support they have a teacher store! Teachers spend so much of their own money to make sure that the children in their classrooms have all they need to be successful. This year, we want to help out these teachers and to do that we need your help!
Drop off NEW school supplies at our office 712 J Ave NE or leave it out with a note during your clean and we will bring it back for you!
Items needed:
(NEW ONLY)
- #2 Pencils (sharpened or unsharpened)
- Colored Pencils
- Pencil Boxes
- Spiral Notebooks
- Dry Erase Markers
- Markers
- Scissors
- Glue (bottled and sticks)
- Facial Tissues
Time In a Bottle
The mission of Time in a Bottle INC, is to provide precious “time” to parents that are dealing with the hope and care of their children becoming survivors. There many ways to help, donate your time, become a sponsor to one of our events, or Flock a Friend! Follow the Link to find out more!
Click Here to Donate
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Just fill out a Request for Proposal form and tell us about your project! Absolutely Clean will contact you ASAP with a quote.
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