I’m sure most of us have heard of the word ‘outsourcing’ before & predominately attributed it to businesses. The truth is however, outsourcing is something that can be a part of anyone’s daily life, in any capacity.
Sending your children to day care & school? This is outsourcing their education.
Paying your cleaner each fortnight? This is outsourcing your home cleaning tasks.
Booking an accountant to help for tax time? This is outsourcing for your finances and admin.
Getting professional decluttering & organisers to come over? This is outsourcing creating peace and functionality in your home.
The truth is, you can do it all - but it doesn’t mean you’re great at doing it all or have to & this is okay!
At Mum’s PA we are huge believers in the power of outsourcing. Finding areas in your life where you know you need support, and onboarding experts to take the stress & time demands of this ongoing task away for good - can make a huge difference to your capacity in daily life. Decluttering & organisation is one of the most powerful tasks we think you can outsource for more productivity and peace in your home.
It’s still not a highly spoken about topic, the thought of outsourcing areas of your life is often seen as something only those who are in a luxurious position are capable of obtaining. We’re here to debunk this & help you firstly find out if you need to outsource, secondly fit it within your budgets & thirdly, find the right people to help bring this to fruition.
How to know if you need to outsource parts of your life:
There’s something you don’t enjoy doing & aren’t the best at, but it has to get done
It’s always a task which gets pushed to the bottom of your to-do list
You constantly find yourself thinking “I wish someone else could do this for me”
It takes time away from you, that could be better spent ( with your family, yourself, health, work etc )
It gives you anxiety just thinking about it!
These are all sure signs that it’s an area of your life worth outsourcing.
Fitting outsourcing in your budget:
The most important thing to start with, is how badly you want this area of your life outsourced. Do you want the whole thing taken care of or just elements? How consistently does it need to be done & to what level?
Then work backwards, if it isn’t in your budget consider: what parts of your life are you currently paying for, which you actually enjoy doing & are able to take over yourself? Could you save on a few dinners out each week to re allocate this spend? Could having this area of your life outsourced, allow you to increase your income by giving yourself more time to focus on work and projects?
Then, map out exactly how consistently you would need this task done & allocate a budget for it accordingly.
You’d be surprised what some simple financial re allocations can do & help you afford when you prioritise what you value most and reduce spending on things which you don’t value as highly
Finding the right person / people to help you:
These are the questions to ask: What do they offer, does it fit with my lifestyle, will it take my stress away or add to it?
And that’s it!
Our director Emma, can have an initial call with you to discover if our services are a good fit, what your budget looks like and how we can work together to add value to your life whilst taking stress away. We offer services such as decluttering, organisation, events & concierge.
You can submit your first request online here !
