startstuesday Get the kit
A fill-in kit for hiring house help

Hire house help without the overwhelm.

You know you need three or four hours of help a week. Starts Tuesday gets you from "I should really hire someone" to a helper who knows your laundry, your house and your list.

ADHD-friendly. Built by someone who needed it.

This week3 hrs
Tue
  • Laundry washed, folded, put away
  • Kitchen counters cleared
  • Not done by you
The method

Three moves, in this order.

  1. Offer a window, not a shift.

    "Any morning Monday to Wednesday" fits people juggling school, kids or another job. A fixed shift rules most of them out.

  2. Hand over the list.

    Write down what you need, how you do laundry, where things go and what's off limits. Once. On paper.

  3. Get out of the way.

    Their order, their method. Respect and autonomy get the best work, and they make people want to stay.

Post makeover

Same job. Better post.

Before

Looking for a house cleaner. Tuesdays 9 to 1. Must be reliable. DM me.

After

House helper, 3 to 4 hours a week, you pick the morning.

Come any morning Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. The work is mostly laundry, plus light organizing and light cleaning. You get a written list and a guide to where everything goes, then you do it your way. Hourly rate stated up front, paid the same day. The first visit is a paid trial.

The house helper hiring kit

Everything you fill in before they walk through the door.

Nine fill-in PDFs. Type into them or print them.

  • Start HereThe eight pieces in the order you'll use them.
  • What I Need Help WithLaundry first, then light organization, light cleaning, and a quick vacuum or mop only if there's time.
  • How We Do LaundrySorting, settings, what never goes in the dryer, whose is whose.
  • Where Stuff GoesA room-by-room map, so you explain the house once.
  • What's Off LimitsRooms, things and tasks to skip. Clarity, not distrust.
  • Flexible Windows plannerPick windows that work for you and attract good people.
  • Job post and posting guideFacebook and Craigslist versions, where to post, and how to read replies.
  • Trial day planA paid first visit with a short list and a check-in at the end.
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How We Do Laundry

Everything together is fine
Sweaters, anything with a hood string
Fold however you like
Put away, baskets back in closets
Example answers. The worksheets are fill-in PDFs you can type into or print.
Get it

Start with the kit, or try the job post free.

The house helper job post

Free

A copy-paste post for Facebook groups and Craigslist. It offers a window instead of a fixed shift. Fill in the brackets and post it today.

Get the free job post

The house helper hiring kit

$27

Nine fill-in PDFs: four worksheets, the windows planner, the job post, the posting guide, the trial day plan and a start-here page.

Get the kit

Working With Me

+$12

An add-on at checkout: a one-pager you hand your helper, plus scripts for feedback and raises.

Added when you buy the kit.
Good help.
Good job.
Both matter.
Who made this

I've hired four or five house helpers over the years, and I built this because I needed it.

The best results I've had came from flexible hours, a clear list, and a lot of respect and autonomy for the person doing the work. This kit is that approach, written down so you can use it.

Questions

Before you ask.

Do you send someone to my house?

No. Starts Tuesday is a kit that helps you hire your own helper. It isn't a cleaning or staffing service.

Does it have to be Tuesday?

No. Your helper picks a day inside the window you offer. Tuesday is just how soon it can feel handled.

What do I get?

PDFs you can type into or print, delivered by Gumroad right after checkout.

Is this legal or tax advice?

No. Rules for hiring household help vary by location, so check the official guidance where you live.