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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have two kids ages 4 and 1, we both work full time, primarily hybrid schedule for one parent and the other is mostly in person with some telework based on Congress.

Not a unique problem but we are drowning in tasks, overflowing laundry and just lack of tidiness because of the kids ages.

We already have a cleaner twice a month, but the general disaster that ensues daily plus mounting laundry is making me feel frazzled. I’m pretty type A and a to-do list person and despite my efforts feel like I’m struggling to stay afloat with tasks around the home.

Anyone have experience on where to outsource here? Do I hire a sitter so I can organize and pick up more, work on Landry, do I hire someone just for laundry? 
Not looking for full time help but a budget of 10 hours or less weekly to help with some of the mounting tasks.

Where to find this person ??! What has worked for you?

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First of all - you have to triage your laundry situation.  Strip all the beds, gather all the bath rugs, towels etc, gather all the clothes - stuff it all in clean garbage bags, and haul it to a full service laundromat.  They will wash and fold it all for you.

Next - have your cleaner come  back to back for two days -  right after or before she is scheduled to come for cleaning your house, and you pay her to launder and fold your clothes.  She needs to come back to back on the same week, so that her visit focusses on doing laundry and not cleaning your house.

Finally - figure out what works cheaper for you - having the cleaner do your laundry or having the laundromat do your laundry.

I used to pay my cleaning lady to do laundry for me.  She used to charge by the hour and so it was easy for me to have her help with miscellaneous taskes - laundry,  food prep, organizing, decluttering etc.   Especially when kids were little.

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