20 Quick Things Parents Can Outsource or Do to Simplify Their Lives

Mind Body 7 offers MANY of these in-home wellness services, please check out our page for more info!

  1. Recurring online subscriptions (i.e. Amazon, Target etc.) for things you need regularly (so you don’t have to remember to re-order before you run out), such as diapers and wipes.

  2. Online Handyman (i.e. Task Rabbit) to take care of errands such as handling all of those baby gift returns, fixing household issues and putting together furniture.

  3. Organizer to help you sort, organize, and tidy (Think: Marie Kondo).

  4. Keep compostable food scraps in your freezer so you only have to take out compost waste 1-2x/week rather than everyday.

  5. Childcare - Nanny, Babysitter, Daycare, Nanny-Share, Family Caregivers to watch baby so you can go to work, run errands, have date night, hit the gym etc.

  6. In-Home or Tele-Therapy - have psychotherapist come to you or do telephone sessions to get the support you need instead of feeling alone (i.e. Mind Body 7’s PostPartum Services offers this!)

  7. Grocery Delivery (i.e. Instacart, Misfits Market).

  8. Purchase pre-chopped or pre-cooked food that is also freezer friendly.

  9. Housekeeper.

  10. Robot Vacuum Cleaner, automatically cleans floors with push of a button.

  11. Laundry Delivery.

  12. Meal Delivery (i.e. Plated, Blue Apron, Hello Fresh for those who want to cook or Jennie’s Kitchen, Seamless, Postmates, Caviar for prepared meals).

  13. Nanny / Caregiver to prepare baby’s meals and clean/sterilize bottles and all feeding utensils.

  14. In-Home Wellness - acupuncturist, masseuse that comes to you (i.e. Check out MB7’s Acupuncture / Massage Services!)

  15. Business assistant to help organize work and life such as managing your calendar, taxes, passwords, phone numbers.

  16. Autopay your bills.

  17. In-Home Beauty Services (i.e. Glam Squad) for blowouts, makeup, manicures, waxing

  18. Clothing Rental and Delivery (i.e. Rent the Runway) for new clothes so you don’t need to find time to go out shopping or deal with annoying returns.

  19. Gardner to manage lawn, rooftop, flowerbeds.

  20. Use Building Maintenance Apps (i.e. BuildingLink) to notify your super of home issues, put in requests to neighbors, arrange for visitors and as a platform to sell/purchase home items to/from your neighbors (much easier and cheaper).