What jobs would you hire out...

RiverRock · 09-16-2017, 02:40 PM

...if you could.

I continue to work more and more outside of the home, but the home still requires a lot of me. I love the work I do, but I just can't do it all. I'm looking for ways to lessen my load, but it is hard because dh and I have always been resourceful (cheap

), capable, and hard-working.

Brainstorm with me. What should I consider hiring out?

mipennsn · 09-16-2017, 02:46 PM

A house cleaner every couple of weeks.

We just got grocery delivery in our area in the last month. So tempting.

charla · 09-16-2017, 02:47 PM

Kitchen and bath cleaning hands down - those are the things that most bog me down. I don't have the money to do so, but if I did, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Virginia · 09-16-2017, 02:52 PM

Cooking, vacuuming, decluttering

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WanderingJuniper · 09-16-2017, 03:10 PM

Cleaning
Meal planning and grocery shopping

bananacake · 09-16-2017, 03:37 PM

Yard work.

RiverRock · 09-16-2017, 04:22 PM

I'll compile all the awesome ideas into one list and add a few of my own:

House Cleaner

Cleaning Specific Areas (i.e. only kitchen and bathrooms, or detail cleaning like oven, fridge, floor under w/d, baseboards, dusting ceiling fan, etc.)

Grocery Delivery

Cooking (with my recipes)

Vacuuming

Decluttering/Organizing

Meal Planning

Cleaning (other than inside the house?)

Shopping (grocery or other)

Yard Work/Lawn Mowing

Landscaping

Homework Help/Tutor

Driving Kids to Activities

Painting

Interior Designer

"Jack-of-all-trades" to Complete a "Honey-do" List

Plant Maintenance (repotting, fertilizing, steaming, dusting)

Service Calls to the Professionals for Minor Repairs (i.e. garage door, indoor vacuum, window blinds)

Someone to Help with Food Prep and Assist with Batch Cooking

Sewing

Ironing

Homeschooling Help

Recycling (sorting, pick-up and drop-off)

Garbage Dump Pick-up/Delivery

Laundry

Personal Assistant

Aerynne · 09-16-2017, 04:32 PM

detail cleaning (not the weekly stuff- cleaning the oven, fridge, floor under the w/d, baseboards, dusting ceiling fan, etc.)

cooking (with my recipes)

some homeschooling

RiverRock · 09-17-2017, 01:20 PM

The master list so far....

House Cleaner

Cleaning Specific Areas (i.e. only kitchen and bathrooms, or detail cleaning like oven, fridge, floor under w/d, baseboards, dusting ceiling fan, etc.)

Grocery Delivery

Cooking (with my recipes)

Vacuuming

Decluttering/Organizing

Meal Planning

Cleaning (other than inside the house?)

Shopping (grocery or other)

Yard Work/Lawn Mowing

Landscaping

Homework Help/Tutor

Driving Kids to Activities

Painting

Interior Designer

"Jack-of-all-trades" to Complete a "Honey-do" List

Plant Maintenance (repotting, fertilizing, steaming, dusting)

Service Calls to the Professionals for Minor Repairs (i.e. garage door, indoor vacuum, window blinds)

Someone to Help with Food Prep and Assist with Batch Cooking

Sewing

Ironing

Homeschooling Help

Recycling (sorting, pick-up and drop-off)

Garbage Dump Pick-up/Delivery

Laundry

Personal Assistant

Physiotherapist/Personal Trainer

Window Washing

Blind Cleaning

Power Washing (outside areas)

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Quote:

Picking up after my husband

Yes! And I am sure that my dk follow my dh's example.

gerberadaisy · 09-16-2017, 07:17 PM

cleaning
laundry
decluttering/organizing
decorating
Maybe grocery shopping & cooking but probably not

Sparrow · 09-17-2017, 10:41 PM

To fold and put away all the laundry

To clean up the messes I make cleaning

To clean my floors twice a week

Then I'd be a happy girl!

knitlove · 10-07-2017, 07:16 AM

I need to talk to dh about if we can make some things work.

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RiverRock · 12-13-2017, 09:54 AM

I'm self employed and work with the school calendar, but take extra time off over Christmas (at least an extra week before and after the school break). I feel a second surge of motivation to get things done and hire out help.

What I've done:
-primarily easy meals and batch cooking to have meals to grab
-hired out yard work (the less professional of the two didn't give himself enough time for the clean up though. Hopefully the weather will be warm enough to still get out there at some point).
-less shopping trips/more organized with my time
-more time just sitting and relaxing during activities and more transition time planned into my schedule so I don't feel as busy
-blinds repaired
-garage door repaired
-hired math and science tutors for my ds
-mostly online Christmas shopping and some home decor stuff (I discovered the convenience of Wayfair

).
-assess the importance of some appointments and book with less frequency, and add in others (I'm now seeing a naturopath for some of my health concerns).

What I need to do:
-more batch cooking (soup, chili, meatballs, and chicken/turkey pot pie filling)
-use and serve more of the food that has been prepped and stored in the freezer
-call for quotes to replace windows and screens
-hire painter (one bedroom and touchups)
-start keeping a "honey do" list for jobs dh can help me with, and a plan to hire out the remainder of the list (I know someone local who is a handyman to call)
-hire two or more men from a local rehab program to help with yard maintenance (they do this as part of their fundraising)
-
Really, a lot of this is about boundaries. I can only do so much, and I need to make good decisions about how I spend my time. I'm definitely a work in progress!

Soliloquy · 12-13-2017, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiverRock

Really, a lot of this is about boundaries. I can only do so much, and I need to make good decisions about how I spend my time. I'm definitely a work in progress!

This is very true. It is about boundaries.

I had a thought the other day. I was invited to a women's Christmas party at a church where a lot of my friends attend. Each person was supposed to bring 2 dozen cookies, 1 dozen to contribute to the buffet and the other dozen would be dispersed among boxes so everyone gets a box of assorted cookies to take home.

I don't have childcare so I couldn't go, anyway, but honestly, I am just too tired to make cookies. I don't want a box of assorted cookies and I don't care if I eat cookies at a party. I asked DH is he's ever seen an invitation for a men's event where each man had to bring food. He said no. It's always been either food-free or food provided. But I see this a lot with women's events. It's always assumed we have the time to prepare and bring homemade food.

09-16-2017, 02:40 PM	#1
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	What jobs would you hire out... ...if you could. I continue to work more and more outside of the home, but the home still requires a lot of me. I love the work I do, but I just can't do it all. I'm looking for ways to lessen my load, but it is hard because dh and I have always been resourceful (cheap ), capable, and hard-working. Brainstorm with me. What should I consider hiring out? __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

09-16-2017, 02:46 PM	#2
mipennsn Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 6,389	Re: What jobs would you hire out... A house cleaner every couple of weeks. We just got grocery delivery in our area in the last month. So tempting. __________________ Autum - esFJ Wife to Russ - EnFj Mommy to my boys T (15 ), W (13), D (10), & My GIRL H who is 7! Full time mommy and breadwinner for my family

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charla Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 16,670	Re: What jobs would you hire out... Kitchen and bath cleaning hands down - those are the things that most bog me down. I don't have the money to do so, but if I did, I'd do it in a heartbeat. __________________ CHARLA Married to Nick, 31 yrs Mom to Nathan and his wife Abby, and Hope Elizabeth, dancing for eternity with babies: Micah Noel, Grace Anna, Andrew David www.dancingforeternity.org www.irresistiblehope.org Save Save Save Save Save

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Virginia Rose Garden Don't mind my faces. They usually don't mean anything. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,644	Re: What jobs would you hire out... Cooking, vacuuming, decluttering Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Christine WAHM as writer/editor; part-time high school teacher; wife to pharmacist DH since 7.31.2010 Lila in heaven, 8/2015 DD1 "KO" born 8/2017 DD2 GIRL born 1/2020 My Blog- full of opinions and teacher stories

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WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Re: What jobs would you hire out... Cleaning Meal planning and grocery shopping

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bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,128	Re: What jobs would you hire out... Yard work. __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

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RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: What jobs would you hire out... I'll compile all the awesome ideas into one list and add a few of my own: House Cleaner Cleaning Specific Areas (i.e. only kitchen and bathrooms, or detail cleaning like oven, fridge, floor under w/d, baseboards, dusting ceiling fan, etc.) Grocery Delivery Cooking (with my recipes) Vacuuming Decluttering/Organizing Meal Planning Cleaning (other than inside the house?) Shopping (grocery or other) Yard Work/Lawn Mowing Landscaping Homework Help/Tutor Driving Kids to Activities Painting Interior Designer "Jack-of-all-trades" to Complete a "Honey-do" List Plant Maintenance (repotting, fertilizing, steaming, dusting) Service Calls to the Professionals for Minor Repairs (i.e. garage door, indoor vacuum, window blinds) Someone to Help with Food Prep and Assist with Batch Cooking Sewing Ironing Homeschooling Help Recycling (sorting, pick-up and drop-off) Garbage Dump Pick-up/Delivery Laundry Personal Assistant __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock. Last edited by RiverRock; 09-17-2017 at 01:14 PM.

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Aerynne Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,359	Re: What jobs would you hire out... detail cleaning (not the weekly stuff- cleaning the oven, fridge, floor under the w/d, baseboards, dusting ceiling fan, etc.) cooking (with my recipes) some homeschooling __________________ Erin born of water and of the Spirit 4/96 married 5/02 Mama to: 2004 2007 2010 2012 2017 2019 Jan 2, 2024 And many I hope to hold in heaven one day

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gerberadaisy Rose Trellis Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,313	Re: What jobs would you hire out... cleaning laundry decluttering/organizing decorating Maybe grocery shopping & cooking but probably not

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Sparrow Rose Garden Immerse your soul in love. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 17,611	Re: What jobs would you hire out... To fold and put away all the laundry To clean up the messes I make cleaning To clean my floors twice a week Then I'd be a happy girl! __________________ Manda Mama to: Bear 16.75 Funny and Tender. Larger than life. ENFP Max 14 Affectionate and Spirited. Artist Chickadee 8! She's Sunshine and Song. Born in the caul We have a fur baby. A cat called Charlie

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knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: What jobs would you hire out... I need to talk to dh about if we can make some things work. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

12-13-2017, 09:54 AM	#13
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: What jobs would you hire out... I'm self employed and work with the school calendar, but take extra time off over Christmas (at least an extra week before and after the school break). I feel a second surge of motivation to get things done and hire out help. What I've done: -primarily easy meals and batch cooking to have meals to grab -hired out yard work (the less professional of the two didn't give himself enough time for the clean up though. Hopefully the weather will be warm enough to still get out there at some point). -less shopping trips/more organized with my time -more time just sitting and relaxing during activities and more transition time planned into my schedule so I don't feel as busy -blinds repaired -garage door repaired -hired math and science tutors for my ds -mostly online Christmas shopping and some home decor stuff (I discovered the convenience of Wayfair ). -assess the importance of some appointments and book with less frequency, and add in others (I'm now seeing a naturopath for some of my health concerns). What I need to do: -more batch cooking (soup, chili, meatballs, and chicken/turkey pot pie filling) -use and serve more of the food that has been prepped and stored in the freezer -call for quotes to replace windows and screens -hire painter (one bedroom and touchups) -start keeping a "honey do" list for jobs dh can help me with, and a plan to hire out the remainder of the list (I know someone local who is a handyman to call) -hire two or more men from a local rehab program to help with yard maintenance (they do this as part of their fundraising) - Really, a lot of this is about boundaries. I can only do so much, and I need to make good decisions about how I spend my time. I'm definitely a work in progress! __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

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