Housekeeping, home organizing

[Anonymous]

Op, do you have an email address to contact you at? I’d be interested in this and could help set up systems for longer term. I’m also sorry for your loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d hire cleaners for a deep clean. Then a professional organizer if you need it. If laundry is backed up take a trip to the laundromat or wash and fold service. Then I’d find someone that can come once a week to just clean and do laundry. Get that covered and see what else you need. You could probably find a college student to assist a few hours a week with meal prep and shopping and helping the kid learn what needs to be done.

I agree with this.

Best advice. My church has a group of retired men and women who help when a family has a death or illness who perform all the things OP is looking for. If he has a religious affiliation he could see if they offer any help

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d hire cleaners for a deep clean. Then a professional organizer if you need it. If laundry is backed up take a trip to the laundromat or wash and fold service. Then I’d find someone that can come once a week to just clean and do laundry. Get that covered and see what else you need. You could probably find a college student to assist a few hours a week with meal prep and shopping and helping the kid learn what needs to be done.

I agree with this.

Agree that this is a good way forward. If you have a neighbor or friend with a good cleaning service, then ask for their contact info. Otherwise, just call a service like Merry Maids or Maid Brigade. The only thing I disagree with is the idea of finding "a college student" to help. I've never been able to figure out where these college students are who want a 5 hour job at minimal salary--you'll waste a lot of energy trying to find one who can commit. I've tried to find similar via sites like care.com and NextDoor with no real luck.
Best of luck and my condolences.