What do you outsource to make life easier faster for you?

amother

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:00 pm

Other than cleaning help and ordering things you need online?

Fabulous

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:02 pm

cut up fruit for shabbos and bagged romaine lettuce. I used to buy a lot of chicken tenders, but I didn't like the tendons that came attached, so recently started buying regular again.

amother

Vermilion

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:05 pm

Love this thread—we are always trying to figure out ways to outsource household labor! Our recent addition was raising our nanny’s rate a little in exchange for her doing some light tidying in between the deep cleans from our official cleaner. She also does the kid laundry.

SuperWify

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:07 pm

Ready soup vegetables
Cleaned, trimmed thin chicken cutlets

Genius

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:10 pm

My teacher in high school ranted through her session “women buy ready flaky dough and cherry pie filling, put it together, and bake it. Then they call themselves balebustas!! What a chutzpah!”
Since that day I try to outsource my flaky dough and cherry pie filling

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amother

Vermilion

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:14 pm

Ok, not outsourcing, per say, but we invest in machinery to make things easier. For example, we have a dishwasher and washer/dryer that work well without a lot of precleaning things. I have a good stand mixer and a bread machine. I have a shredder attachment to the stand mixer that’s great for shredding cheese quickly without the cleaning effort of the food processor. I have a double oven so I can cook two things at once.

Amelia Bedelia

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:20 pm

Outsourcing basic mending, like sewing on buttons or fixing hems

amother

Ginger

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:34 pm

Why can’t I think of anything? (I don’t have cleaning help )

flowerpower

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:35 pm

New thing I just did- bought a container of peeled garlic!

SuperWify

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:53 pm

I don’t iron anything. All DH shirts are non-iron.

I don’t do the dry cleaning thing either. DH takes care of his suits but none of my stuff are dry clean. Except a rare wedding dress it outfit.

amother

Burgundy

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:29 pm

When dh started his own business, we started having an accountant do our taxes. Till then I prepared ours but barely knew what I was doing. there was no question of my doing them once a business was in the picture.

I don't grow my own food, repair my own shoes or make my own clothes.

amother

Lavender

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:30 pm

I use aluminum pans to cook almost everything. No washing pots!
I remove the cover of a honey bottle and place it onto an oil bottle. Fits on perfectly and Pours less and easily...

ysydmom

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:32 pm

I use paper goods when I need to instead of having cleaning help it's way cheaper than cleaning help and much less dishes. I only do this when desperate though. I usually like dish washing.

amother

Cyan

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:34 pm

Cooking!

I hate it, the woman I pay to cook meals for us loves to cook. Win, win for us both!

amother

Gray

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:39 pm

amother [ Cyan ] wrote:

Cooking!

I hate it, the woman I pay to cook meals for us loves to cook. Win, win for us both!

That sounds awesome!!! My dream for one day... before cleaning help, I want a cook.
How did you find her? She advertised?

amother

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 11:53 pm

amother [ Cyan ] wrote:

Cooking!

I hate it, the woman I pay to cook meals for us loves to cook. Win, win for us both!

That's a great idea. How much does it cost? Does she cook by you or does she cook in her home and bring it to you?

amother

Mint

Thu, Dec 03 2020, 12:02 am

amother [ Vermilion ] wrote:

Yeah, but kitchen machinery needs to be cleaned...

Amelia Bedelia

Thu, Dec 03 2020, 12:11 am

Presifted flour and peeled, cubed butternut squash. Worth every penny!