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East Bay Business Is Running Errands for the Running Ragged

Contact:  Katie Owensby

Phone:  (925) 588-9455

Email:  katie@seekatierun.com

URL:  http://www.seekatierun.com

Walnut Creek, CA – Local small business helps give busy people the gift of time.

Have you ever wondered how some people just seem to have it all together?  Or, have you ever had the nagging feeling that all of life's little responsibilities consume every ounce of time for yourself after an already long day at work? Or, have you ever wished that you could have a personal assistant at your beck and call for your personal life?  Well, now you can!

Does this describe your busy life?  You get off work at 5:00 PM, but just as you are sneaking out to pick up the kids from soccer practice, you spot a colleague you've been trying to touch base with all day and now that your phone has finally stopped ringing off the hook and emails are at bay, you sense this is your opportunity to chat about that important client meeting on Thursday.  By the time you get to the car, it's 5:45 and the kids are still waiting...so is the dry cleaning, the grocery shopping, and FIDO!  You nearly forgot that the dog has been at the groomer's all day and needs to be picked up before 6:00 PM.  By the time you get home, it's 6:45 and the kids are whining about what's for dinner.  Exhausted, you decide to give yourself a break because it's been a long day and you succumb to ordering a pizza.  Your husband gets home as the pizza arrives, you quickly eat as a family in front of the tube, and then send the kids off to do their homework.  Now, you and your beloved are finally alone after another long day, but you must discuss the stack of bills on the kitchen table as well as which one of you is going to stay home for a 4 hour block of time in the morning to wait for the cable repair man - you still have work to do and you can't go another day without your high speed internet connection. 

In the age of convenience foods, Personal Digital Assistants, and robot-powered vacuums, why can't we seem to streamline our personal lives?  Whatever happened to that "Work/Life Balance" initiative that was so highly supported several years ago?  Just as many companies have outsourced technical support, customer service, and event planning, so too can you outsource the mundane, time-consuming chores and errands in your personal life.

Headquartered and currently servicing the San Francisco East Bay, See Katie Run is happily doing just that - "running errands for the running ragged".  See Katie Run can give busy professionals, stay-at-home moms, new moms, or brides-to-be the most valuable gifts of all, the gifts of time and freedom.  “Personal Assistants are no longer only for the rich and famous”, says Katie Owensby, owner of See Katie Run.  “If it’s waiting in line at the Post Office or buying a gift for your boss that you dread and don’t want to waste your valuable personal time doing, then See Katie Run is the solution.  We will wait at your home for the cable repair person, walk your dog, and have dinner waiting for you by the time you get home.”

The following types of services are available, but not limited to:  grocery shopping (and put away), personal shopping, pet errands/services, home repair/installation appointments, delivery of forgotten lunches/homework to kids' school, holiday/birthday treat pick-up/delivery, mailing services, laundry services, courier/messenger, gift shopping/baskets, balloon/floral arrangements, event tickets, dinner reservations, shoeshine/repair, oil changes, car washes, elder care check-ins, and anything else that’s legal.

About the owner:  Katie Owensby has a background in Education, Marketing, and Event Planning.  She has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Redlands and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from University of San Francisco.  Katie lives with her husband, 19-month old son, Golden Retriever, and cat in Walnut Creek, CA.  She operates See Katie Run in Walnut Creek and currently services the greater East Bay.  To contact Katie, please call (925) 588-9455, email her at katie@seekatierun.com, or visit the website at www.seekatierun.com.

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 In the News

MSN Money recently published an article entitled "Why it pays to hire help at home", a sensible write-up about losing track of what's truly important to us because life has a way of slipping by us.  Before we know it, we haven't accomplished half of the goals we intended to, spent nearly enough time with our families, and put fun on the back burner for careers.  Why should having fun wait until retirement?

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/SavingandDebt/P81724.asp

The article includes a handy Time Value Calculator that will give you a better idea of what your time is worth.  Simply plug in your income, tax rate, work related costs, and time spent at work, and this calculator will give you a good idea of how valuable your time is.  It may also help you justify hiring an extra set of hands to help out.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/calcs/n_time/main.asp