{"id":72947,"date":"2023-01-20T15:43:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/101-chores-housekeeper\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:43:55","slug":"101-chores-housekeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/101-chores-housekeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"101 Chores a Housekeeper Could Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does having a Spring-cleaned house feel like an unattainable dream? Hire some help!<\/p>

Whether it’s de-cluttering the house, getting to work in the garden or starting something new – making your home ship shape can require more hands and hours than a busy family can spare.<\/p>

To get started we’ve identified 101 chores a housekeeper could do around your home. Need to hire someone? Post a housekeeping<\/a> job on Care.com!<\/p>

If you’re a housekeeper, why not inspire potential employers by listing some of these tasks in your profile!<\/p>

  1. Set up yard toys (trampoline, swing set, etc.)<\/li>
  2. Polish and buff a shoe collection<\/li>
  3. Participate in a focus group or experiment<\/li>
  4. Organize office documents<\/li>
  5. Pick up from the airport or train station<\/li>
  6. Collect mail, newspapers and packages while you’re on vacation<\/li>
  7. Buy tickets for an event<\/li>
  8. Pack and unpack after a move<\/li>
  9. Organize and assist a busy professional<\/li>
  10. Deliver car for maintenance and inspections<\/li>
  11. Assist in daily routine after an injury<\/li>
  12. Respond to letters and emails<\/li>
  13. Do weekly grocery shopping runs<\/li>
  14. Help cook for a big party<\/li>
  15. Pick up dry cleaning, alterations or clothing repairs<\/li>
  16. Wash the car<\/li>
  17. Rake leaves<\/li>
  18. Write thank you notes<\/li>
  19. Organize the garage<\/li>
  20. Set up for a yard sale<\/li>
  21. Clean the pool and empty the skimmers<\/li>
  22. Organize photo albums (digital or paper)<\/li>
  23. Take the trash to the dump<\/li>
  24. Assemble furniture (no more IKEA instructions for you!)<\/li>
  25. Put lights up for the holidays<\/li>
  26. Move furniture<\/li>
  27. Shovel snow<\/li>
  28. Mow the lawn<\/li>
  29. Weed the garden<\/li>
  30. Clean out the attic\/basement<\/li>
  31. Paint a room<\/li>
  32. Write out holiday cards<\/li>
  33. Water the plants<\/li>
  34. Serve food at a house party<\/li>
  35. Return unwanted purchases<\/li>
  36. Fold laundry<\/li>
  37. Clean the fridge<\/li>
  38. Organize contacts and email addresses<\/li>
  39. Sync computer to devices<\/li>
  40. Organize the pantry<\/li>
  41. Wash dishes<\/li>
  42. Return library books — and get new ones<\/li>
  43. List unwanted furniture on sites like Craigslist or eBay<\/li>
  44. Drive kids to soccer practice<\/li>
  45. Hand out flyers around town for a new business<\/li>
  46. Prep and cook meals to freeze<\/li>
  47. Wash the windows<\/li>
  48. Set up for a birthday party<\/li>
  49. Scan and digitize your child’s artwork<\/li>
  50. Water the lawn and garden<\/li>
  51. Help at a child’s birthday or pool party<\/li>
  52. Bake for a bake sale<\/li>
  53. Clean out the gutters<\/li>
  54. Housesit while you’re on vacation<\/li>
  55. Clean up after a party<\/li>
  56. Prepare a guest room before family visits<\/li>
  57. Pick-up and deliver anything you need<\/li>
  58. Set up electronics around the house<\/li>
  59. File and organize your recipes<\/li>
  60. Clean the boat<\/li>
  61. Take your elderly mother grocery shopping<\/li>
  62. Drive elderly parents to doctor’s appointments<\/li>
  63. Organize the shed<\/li>
  64. Create and stuff goodie bags<\/li>
  65. Stock up on essentials at a big box store.<\/li>
  66. Paint nails and do hair at a party for little girls<\/li>
  67. Set up for an event (chairs, food table, drinks)<\/li>
  68. Schedule appointments<\/li>
  69. Use a “Pooper Scooper” in the backyard<\/li>
  70. Teach basic computer skills<\/li>
  71. Organize a library of books<\/li>
  72. Enter data into an Excel doc<\/li>
  73. Address and mail cards<\/li>
  74. Practice dances before an event<\/li>
  75. Assist with estate sorting after a death<\/li>
  76. Provide personal shopping<\/li>
  77. Help with interior decorating<\/li>
  78. Lead a craft project at a birthday party<\/li>
  79. Edit a resume<\/li>
  80. Organize CDs or records<\/li>
  81. Make reservations<\/li>
  82. Rehearse a job interview<\/li>
  83. Set up outdoor furniture after the winter<\/li>
  84. Hold a sign for an event<\/li>
  85. Direct traffic in a parking lot during an event<\/li>
  86. Tend the campfire at an outdoor party<\/li>
  87. Grill at a barbeque<\/li>
  88. Edit college essays<\/li>
  89. Prepare for a wedding speech or a presentation<\/li>
  90. Play music at an event<\/li>
  91. Organize a closet<\/li>
  92. Set up a website or blog<\/li>
  93. Guide a tour around a new town<\/li>
  94. Plan a vacation<\/li>
  95. Organize and file papers<\/li>
  96. Wrap presents around the holidays<\/li>
  97. Chop firewood<\/li>
  98. Clean and organize gardening and yard tools<\/li>
  99. Bartend at a party<\/li>
  100. Spread mulch on flower beds<\/li>
  101. Open and close the pool<\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Whether it\u2019s de-cluttering the house or starting something new here are 101 chores a housekeeper could do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1404,"featured_media":72948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2023-01-20","view_count":53,"footnotes":""},"categories":[355],"tags":[],"member-type":[313],"vertical":[314,318],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-72947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiring","member-type-seeker-en-ca","vertical-children-en-ca","vertical-child-care-options-en-ca","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2014-04-29","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72947"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91132,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72947\/revisions\/91132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72947"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=72947"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=72947"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=72947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}