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09-16-2017, 02:40 PM | #1 |
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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?
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09-16-2017, 02:46 PM | #2 |
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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.
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09-16-2017, 02:47 PM | #3 |
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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.
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09-16-2017, 02:52 PM | #4 |
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Re: What jobs would you hire out...
Cooking, vacuuming, decluttering
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09-16-2017, 03:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: What jobs would you hire out...
Cleaning
Meal planning and grocery shopping |
09-16-2017, 03:37 PM | #6 |
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Re: What jobs would you hire out...
Yard work.
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09-16-2017, 04:22 PM | #7 |
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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
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09-16-2017, 04:32 PM | #8 |
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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
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09-17-2017, 01:20 PM | #9 | |
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Re: What jobs would you hire out...
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) ---------- Post added at 01:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:16 PM ---------- Quote:
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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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09-16-2017, 07:17 PM | #10 |
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Re: What jobs would you hire out...
cleaning
laundry decluttering/organizing decorating Maybe grocery shopping & cooking but probably not |
09-17-2017, 10:41 PM | #11 |
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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!
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10-07-2017, 07:16 AM | #12 |
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Re: What jobs would you hire out...
I need to talk to dh about if we can make some things work.
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12-13-2017, 09:54 AM | #13 |
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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!
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12-13-2017, 12:40 PM | #14 | |
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Re: What jobs would you hire out...
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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. Last edited by Soliloquy; 12-13-2017 at 12:44 PM. |
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