Email address: handyande@AndreaReynolds.com
Office phone: Ontario Canada: (905) 963-0725 rings on my US cell phone; avoids long distance charges to call me.
Cellular/wireless phone: (571) 217-6928 (Virginia)
Location city and state/province: Alexandria Virginia
How do you prefer to be contacted by clients? 1. Prefer email; phone, if you don't have email.
How far are you willing to travel to work for a client : metro Washington DC area
Web site address:
www.HandyAnde.com, www.CrisisBrainstorm.com, www.CommissionFreeSpeakers.com
Blog: http://TheKindnessExperiment.blogspot.com
Do you do business under a company name? HandyAnde.com
Are you the owner? yes
What are your skills and competencies?
- homemaking, de-cluttering, organizing, staging a home for sale
- writing, editing, proofreading
- teaching, speaking, advising
- identifying issues and finding resolution
What do you love to do for others? I love to make homes more livable and serene, make people and pets feel important, and help others live better for less money. I also like to help others make more money so they can afford to live better and longer. I love to give helpful advice and get paid for it. And I love to write columns articles and books; be on radio, and share useful information and ideas to large groups of people... preferably in person.
What relevant training and work experience have you had? I have 50+ years of experience doing the work I do - I started at age 6 - and I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics Education (consumer science and family studies). Among many assignments, I have taught junior and senior high school home economics classes, hosted television and radio, appeared as a guest expert on national TV, hosted bed and breakfast homes, run a public relations and publicity firm for 30 years and negotiated fees and contract terms for successful speakers.
What kind of services could you offer to others?
Pet sitting, business sitting and adult-sitting.
Decluttering and organizing homes and offices.
Making homes marketable and desirable.
Writing, speaking, teaching life skills.
Negotiation, mediation, "ombudsmanship"
What kind of services do you prefer to AVOID? Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, auto repair. Locations that are not smoke-free.
What kind of clients are you interested in working for? Pets, retired individuals, entrepreneurs, service and retail businesses.
Radio stations, newspapers, magazines, book publishers.
Would you like to limit your work to a specific geographic area(s)? For now: Alexandria Virginia
What training and academic credentials do you bring to the table?
Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics/Consumer Science; Kent State University (OH)
Marketing and communications study; Kent State U. (OH)
Education study at Oxford University (UK).
Education study at Edinboro University (PA)
Liberal Arts, French study at Hiram College (OH)
Additional studies at Ryerson University (Toronto), University of Toronto, Fashion Institute of Technology (NY)
What kind of vehicle do you use for services? 2002 Ford Econoline E-250 cargo van.
Do you have a handicap that limits the services you can provide? Can't lift more than 50 pounds.
Do you smoke: No
How much do you plan to charge per hour? $50 and up
How are the ways you will accept payment? Cash, PayPal, debit card, credit card.
What days and hours would you like to be considered available? Monday through Friday 9 Am to 9 PM
Do you carry liability insurance? Not yet.
Are you bonded? Have been.
Do you have a criminal record? No.
Have you had a police/criminal check done? Or will you? Yes
Have you written published books? yes
What are the titles of your books? I write manuals and booklets that are self-help, how-to, usually about earning more income and improving relationships. They are listed on my web site, www.CrisisBrainstorm.com
Do you want to promote them on HandyAnde.com? yes
Do you speak to groups and/or give seminars? yes
Do you give private lessons? Empathy, etiquette, cooking and baking methods.
What else would be useful to know about you?
I speak a little French and a little Spanish.
I lived in Canada for several decades and have gladly returned to the United States.
I owned a public relations, publicity firm for 3 decades.
I am an activist for kindness and empathy toward others.
PROMOTION: What is the name of your biggest-circulation local newspaper? Washington Post, Washington Times
PROMOTION: What is the name of your biggest local talk radio station? WMAL 630, WWWT 1500, WOL 1450
PROMOTION: What is the name of the local talk radio show (not syndicated) with the biggest audience? Have been here only 2 weeks and have yet to learn this.
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What are your skills
and competencies? Or put another way, what would you love
to do for others?
I
love to take care of cats and homes for people on vacation;
and people who are temporarily bedridden so they feel
attended to.
What relevant training and work experience have you
had?
I studied university courses in child development and
nursery school care. I have been a teacher, a crisis
counselor, a pet sitter, and an innkeeper.
What kind of services could you offer to others? List as
many as you'd like.
Household chores of any kind, running errands, bringing in
supplies for someone with a cold or flu. Pet sitting, house
sitting.
What kind of services would you like to avoid?
Moving heavy furniture up or down stairs. Plumbing,
carpentry or electrical work. (But I do like
painting.)
Do you have a handicap that limits the services you can
provide?
As an older woman, I don't have as much lifting strength as
I used to which means I probably couldn't carry a 200 lb.
man, but I could lift a smaller woman, child or dog.
Anything else, I can handle.
Are you a smoker? Will you work for people who smoke?
I don't smoke and would prefer to work in smoke-free
homes.
What days and hours would you like to be considered
available?
Afternoons and some weekends.
Anything else that could be useful to know about
you?
I speak a little french and spanish. And will make an
attempt to learn some words in the client's own
language.