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How to Hire a Family Assistant
So you’ve decided to take the leap and hire a family assistant—congratulations! It’s a big step towards getting your to-do list back on track and reclaiming your peace of mind. You may feel like you’re finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel of chores, errands, and school activities. But there’s still an important hurdle to get over: the hiring process.

Should I Hire a Family Assistant?
Have you ever dreamed of having a personal assistant to help your family with household tasks? Enter the family assistant—a nanny and administrative assistant rolled into one. This person may be responsible for doing the grocery shopping, picking the kids up from school, running errands, and handling other chores around the house. There are indeed families who hire personal assistants, or family assistants, to help with the administrative and operational tasks of running a household. Read our...

What is Mental Load?
Have you ever felt the stress of all the little details that come with running a household? Think about the task of grocery shopping. It sounds simple to go to the store and pick up all of the items on the grocery list. But that doesn’t take into consideration the work of creating and managing the list, monitoring food and supplies and noticing when certain items run low, and finding time to complete the grocery trip. That’s a lot of extra work that often goes unaccounted for. We now have a...

The Top 5 Family Calendar and Organization Apps
The five best apps to help keep your family organized and on top of things