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Like me, you run a busy B&B. Like me, you love what you do, but occasionally you feel stuck at home, chained to the beds–not in a sexy bodice ripper sort of way, but more like strip sheets, remake, launder. If this sounds like you, there’s help on the way! Bed and breakfast is a positively great idea, wonderful for guests, financially lucrative for the host-not the get rich quick kind of lucrative, but the slow and steady type. The problem is, said host has to actually be in residence in order for the business to prosper. Ideally, there should be hours in the afternoon and evening when one is free–it is, after all, bed and breakfast. But there’s a ton of hidden stuff that has to be done–socializing with guests, mountains of laundry, being accessible for bookings, baking the cookies that add that special ambiance, and trying to keep … Continue reading →