Here’s Why Outsourcing Household Administration Can Help Busy Entrepreneurs Become Better Parents

Balancing their home and professional lives can be challenging for women, given that they are still primarily responsible for maintaining the home. Surveys show that nearly 80% of mothers are still primarily responsible for doing housework, while 66% in partnered relationships are responsible for taking care of children. For women of Cincinnati, who make up 35.4% of the city’s self-employed workers and own 28.5% of the city’s incorporated businesses, this holds especially true.

 

As such, it is important especially for working women to expertly manage their time. If time management still proves to be difficult with the number of tasks you have to handle, one way to get a breather is to outsource help. Here are some reasons as to why outsourcing some aspects of home administration benefits both your business and your home life.

 

 

Housework, as mundane and repetitive it can get, is still time consuming. A survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that on average, Americans spend 23 hours and 36 minutes on cleaning and housework per month. That might not seem like much when you look at the grand scale of things, but when you consider working or running your own business, every minute counts. Those 23 hours and 36 minutes could have been spent with your family instead.

 

This is why outsourcing some elements of home administration can be of great help. For example, hiring professionals to do basic cleaning and maintenance can help you significantly cut down the time that you spend on chores. The free time that you gain can go to having quality time with your kids or bonding with your significant other.

 

 

Home administration goes far beyond regular cleaning. There are aspects of your home that may seem okay at surface level, but do require a regular check-up as well to keep them functioning properly. These aspects can include routine checks of your circuit breakers and overall electrical system, regular cleaning of your plumbing, and the maintenance of your HVAC systems. Routine checks for these aspects of your home can ensure that your living space is in good condition and that there are no safety hazards for your family.

 

Hiring professionals to do routine checks of your electrical wirings, plumbing, and HVAC system not only ensures that your home and its various aspects are in good working condition, doing so also makes your house safe and comfortable for you and your family. For example, a dirty HVAC system affects the purity of your home air, which in turn can worsen asthma or allergies. This is why the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology strongly recommends having your HVAC systems cleaned every three months.

 

 

Finally, no matter how much you regularly sweep your floors or wipe every visible surface in your home, it is still possible that your home is not thoroughly or correctly sanitized. As a matter of fact, a poll conducted by the American Cleaning Institute shows that while 8 in 10 Americans are confident in the cleaning products that they use, 4 out of 10 Americans are not using these products properly. As such, even if cleaning products are regularly used in your home, you might still end up with germs or bacteria that can harm your and your family’s health.

 

Outsourcing this aspect of home administration can ensure that your family’s health is not compromised. After all, professionals are trained to be thorough when it comes to cleaning and sanitizing your home, which means that they also disinfect the parts of your house that may often be missed during your regular cleaning. In turn, you can breathe easy, assured that your home is a safe haven for your entire family.

 

Having a well-maintained home can be challenging, more so for people who also run their own businesses. However, bear in mind that you are not exactly alone in doing so. Outsourcing some aspects of home administration ensures that you can run your business efficiently while still having enough time for your family.