Introduction to The "Bee Hive"

Welcome to The "Bee Hive". My name is Alan, I'm 39 years old, married ten years, and have two young children. I do have a college education, but I hope to enlighten more so based on experiences, the day to day knowledge I've gained, and will continue to gain from others. The purpose of this blog is to not only provide useful information to all readers, but I particularly hope to gain the attention of a younger audience. An audience of prospective first time home buyers, young couples wanting to start a family, or those that have newly began either of the aforementioned.

I'm self-employed with my own home maintenance business. Also known as a handyman service, but with a focus on home maintenance services versus new construction or major re-modeling work. My business name is The "Worker Bee"... providing "Home Maintenance A-Z." I have worked full-time in my business for approxiamtely three years. Prior to that I did similar work on the side for a period of time before leaving my full time employment. That full-time employment, and the experience I gained from it is equally valuable to The "Bee Hive" blog. My employment was over ten years in the field of Social Services. I started out working with troubled youth, a brief time working with mentally disabled adults, and the majority of the time in child protective services. With these experiences I hope to contribute a useful and interesting blog about the maintenance of your house and your household.

As most financial gurus say, “your house is the most important investment of your lifetime.” Now, Dr. Phil or maybe even “The Nanny” would say that your family is the most important investment of your lifetime. None-the-less, both are important and really need equal attention.

Our house and family are together known as our "home." Your home is like a "bee hive", as there is continuous work happening there, or if not, in all likely-hood should be. This involves the house itself, children if any, and your spouse. Day to day, month to month or season to season there is something to be done, or at least given thought to.

In my blog postings I hope to provide information and insights with regard to the maintenance of your "home." The idea is to provide useful tips ranging from the upkeep of your house itself, to home safety, child safety, and thoughts on the building of a strong family. I do not proclaim to be an expert on these topics, but will use my experiences, and the experienced knowledge of others to hopefully make this useful and interesting.

I welcome visitors and their knowledge and experiences.