What texting while driving can teach us? Get some help!

We know that many of our users fit into the category of people who are just trying to fit a little too much into their every day schedule. And if you're like me, you end having to continuously multitask--which often includes the popular technique of texting while driving.

Well, our friends at the New York Times just put out a a little game so we can all better understand just how bad a driver we become when we start trying to get those text messages sent off while we're still behind the wheel. If you haven't seen it yet, you should definitely check it out.

Once you have, if you're like me (and apparently like the average user having tried it out before me), you'll be feeling as though their point was made pretty clearly... Maybe we should all take the hint and get some help.

So before you get in your car again with a million things on your mind that you just have to get done, hire one of our great personal assistants and get him/her to take a few things off your plate so you can at least wait until you get out of the car to start texting again.

Going abroad? Don't let food allergies stop you

For those of you planning on going abroad in the next few months, we hope you'll take advantage of one of our great language tutors. Whether you want to learn the basics or you need a quick refresher, nothing better than a few one-on-one sessions to get you prepared before your trip.

For those of you learning the basics, we know it's not easy. And we definitely know how stressful it can be if you have a food allergy and you're still not quite confident in your skills (or at least confident enough to always get the wording exactly right). So we thought you'd be interested in maybe getting some help from the people at selectwisely.com. They can get you a food card in more than few languages so you can let anyone know what it is that you can or can't eat and that way you can focus on more important vocabulary with your tutor.

Happy travels to all!

Modern day babysitting (it's for everyone)

So we're back after having spent the last few months putting together some new plans for myJambi that we will be releasing over the next 8 weeks. We are incredibly excited about them and hope you will enjoy them too!

In the meantime, we'll be sure to highlight items we come across that we hope will help you more easily and efficiently buy and sell services. As always, please keep the feedback coming and don't hesitate to let us know if you'd be interested in contributing a piece or if there is something you think we should be talking about.

To get things started again, I thought you'd enjoy Lisa Belkin's piece from last week on her recent adventures in childcare (hopefully next time Lisa needs some childcare help, she'll check out our NY babysitter booker:)). The new economy definitely seems to be leading more and more people to consider part-time work--we hear it every day from our users.

Men Answering My Childcare Ad
By LISA BELKIN

I posted an ad on Craigslist this week and found myself in the new economy.

With my older son leaving for college soon, I need to hire afternoon help, someone to drive my younger son from school and to activities, and to do cleaning and shopping and errands to round out the job. It has been more than a year since I last looked to hire for a position like this, and I expected many of the changes out there — more people answering the ad, willing to work for less money, bringing experience that far exceeds the job requirements.

What I didn’t expect was the number of men who’ve applied.

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