The Greenhalgh family · Family in Transition
A second baby on the way, and nobody owning the list.
10–15
hours a week
$35
per hour
Urban
Chicago
Before
Two full-time working parents in a big city, a few months settled into a new house, with a second baby on the way. The running-of-the-household list — groceries, returns, tidying, laundry, the plants — had no owner, and the one deadline that mattered was getting closer.
Why they chose Sage Haus
They found Sage Haus on social and joined an info call early, then took their time deciding — a deliberate choice to have help in place before the baby arrived rather than scrambling afterwards.
Sage Haus found their house manager
Ten to fifteen hours across two weekday days, scoped small on purpose with room to grow: supply tracking with every order unpacked and put away, errands and returns, organization centred on the children's areas, guest-room prep, the family laundry, and the dog.
The abridged version of the job description
House Manager & Family Assistant
Requirements
Core responsibilities
- ✓pantry & supply tracking with orders unpacked and put away
- ✓errands, returns & gift shopping
- ✓organization focused on the children's areas
- ✓daily resets & guest-room prep
- ✓family laundry & every-other-week sheets
- ✓weekly grocery orders from the meal plan
- ✓dog grooming & vet scheduling
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Family names have been changed and identifying details removed to protect family privacy. For testimonials in our families’ own words, visit our success stories.