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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The house manager would do all of that stuff for the whole household.

She would also find, schedule, and manage any vendors (like cleaners and yard people). She would deal with any repairs that need to come up. She'd plan meals, pack for trips, ready the house for your return from a long vacation ...

She would put together a schedule for home maintenance. This would include things like regularly decluttering/organizing/donating, remembering to change HVAC filters (or tell you to do it if that's not something easy to do), keeping track of "big" cleaning jobs that can get overlooked, like windows or chandeliers. She could do them herself or hire someone, that would be up to your agreement.

Basically, she would run the home like you would (should) if you were home to do it. Now, you may not want her to do all of this, but that's the kind of thing to expect.[/quote]

I imagine the transition to a house manager would be gradual; as each thing comes up in the year, you would discuss when how or if to turn in over to her.[/quote]

OP here and thank you.  We have a person who comes in once a week and makes all weekday dinners for us so that isn't necessary and she already packs and unpacks DD after a trip.  She comes with us on vacations so readying the house is not possible.

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Then maybe you don't have anything else much for her to do. The fact that she suggested it says to me that there are things that she feels she would like to be in charge of. Why don't you ask her to make a list of additional tasks she would perform as household manager. You could also ask her what she sees as the benefit of moving into this role. If there is no other child on the horizon, maybe she sees it as a way toward job security as your child grows and starts school.[/quote]

OP again - I am pregnant now and DD doesn't start her two hour a day preschool until September.

How do those with House Managers handle cash payments to Housekeeper and Cleaning Service?  As it is now, Nanny reminds us to leave cash for both.  Still sometimes we forget and Nanny has to pay them out of her money (we never forget to reimburse her before she goes home).  [/quote]

Give her a checkbook with checks made out except dates.  She can let you know the week prior to needing more checks.

And get her a card so she can pay contractors directly.[/quote]

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