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Hands Of Time’s Vast Array of Unique,
Convenient & Affordable
Time-Saving Services
(charged at an hourly rate)


~ Never seem to have enough time in the day to get everything done?
~ ‘To Do’ list getting longer each day?
~ Can’t be in 2 places at once?
~ Family and kid’s activities take up most of the day?

Let Hands of Time be that extra pair of hands for you…

Errands & Personal Shopping
      Shop for Groceries/Pharmacy and put away
      Develop Customized Shopping Checklists for each individual client
      Shopping for Gifts or Holidays Items
      Returns or Exchanges on gifts or items
      Packing for Travel
      Schedule Appointments
      Book Tickets for concerts/theatre/movies/travel
      Party Planning
      Delivery & Pickup of Goods or Documents
      Assembling Items
      Library/Video Store pickup and drop-off
      Dry Cleaning/Post Office
      Waiting on line (Registry/DMV)
      Misc. Banking
      Wait-Services (for Plumber, Electrician, Cable Company, Piano Tuner Etc.)

Organizing
      Internet/Phone Research
      Research on Products/Services
      Organizing Rooms/Closets/Office
      Sort and Organize Basement, Attic, Garage
      Filing Systems
      Balance Checkbooks
      Pay Bills
      Scrapbooks/Photo Albums
      Misc. Office Work; Typing, Word processing, Filing, Xeroxing
      Marketing/Public Relations Help

Misc. Errand Running
      Reservations
      Tickets for concerts/theatre/movie/travel
      Tee Times
      Travel Planning
      Gift Shopping
      Holiday Shopping and Returns
      Gift Wrapping

Relief for the Time-Starved:

We do the tasks you DON’T want to do                   

 

*Assemble items, from IKEA, or other furniture items, toys, appliances, etc

*Wait on line at Registry of Motor Vehicles so you don't have to.

*shop for your groceries, and put them all away, we'll even create a     personalized, customized checklist

*TLC and delivery for college students in the Boston area:  coming down with the flu, broken leg, studying for finals…food, pharmacy & misc. pick up and deliveries for the student and peace of mind for parents far away (who have college kids in Boston)

*Take pet to the groomers, and pick pet up

*Holidays - wrap all your presents, send all your holiday cards

*Pay your bills (online or manually)

*Make the phone calls you hate making (i.e. cancellations, complaints, dispute charges) 

*Write the letters you hate writing (i.e.- parking ticket, fastlane violations)

*Wait on line at the post office and mail packages, send all your catalog returns

*Take your address off countless mailing lists, magazines, catalogs, etc.

*Take your car in for inspection sticker, oil change, tire rotation, car wash or detail

*Help find you the best deal on a new car!! (we even have a personal car shopper on staff)

*Write your dating profile - but we won't go on the dates for you. 

*Fill out forms for doctor appointments, applications, school events, camps

*Clear out your storage units; that are depleting your wallets every month

*Sell items, donate items, junk removal projects (attic, basement etc) sell unwanted valuables on ebay, auction house, appraised if antique, gallery, find a good buyer.

*Find you a good housekeeper, nanny, tutor > post ad, weed out candidates, interview good ones, check references, do all but final hire.

*Provide wait-services; we will wait at your home for a delivery, utility installation, appointment, so you don't have to take time off from work.

*Personal shopping services - (we have a personal shopper and stylist on staff)

*Research items services, products, vacations etc on phone/online?

*Help clean our your closets, donate clothing, and help sell to consignment stores

*Bridal help--create hotel amenity baskets, hotel welcome bags for each out of town guest, pick up gifts for bridal parties, run all the last minute errands before the big day for a busy stressed out bride, (help sell wedding dress if you no longer need the dress).

*Finding/selling rare or hard to find items (i.e. artwork, watches, Wii, American Girl doll you can't find online, vintage photograph etc)

*Organizing moves; from A to Z, overseeing packing, hiring mover, liaison with moving co, and owner of house, and new house or condo, donating, junk removal, furniture and room inventories, box/item inventories, create timeline for entire moving project

*Getting competitive bids for housework (i.e. contractors, electricians, plumbers, etc.)


Bridal Help (For Busy Brides Right Before the Big Day)
      Hotel welcome bags (themes)
      Hospitality basket for bathroom
      Wedding Program (type, xerox, assemble)
      Rehearsal Itinerary
      Hotel Munchies for Bridesmaids
      Call & Confirm vendors
      Drop off guest list and invitations to calligrapher
      Misc. Errands for Pre-Wedding Week
      Order Gifts for Bridesmaids and Groomsmen
      Print and Set up place cards and Table numbers (theme clever)
      Book Massage/Spa Hair Makeup Appointments
      Drop off or pick up from various wedding vendors


Who Can Benefit…
      Large Families
      Single Parent Families
      Families (where parents work/are very busy)
      Senior Citizens
      Baby Boomers with Elderly Parents in Need of Help
      Physically Disabled
      People Unable to Leave their Homes
      Busy Business Professionals
      Young Urban Professionals
      Expectant Mothers
      New Moms
      Divorced Individuals Starting Over
      People Recovering from Illness or Injury
      People Recovering from Surgery
      Brides-To-Be
      College Kids (who have the flu, broken leg, studying for finals-and can't get out
      to get food, groceries, pharmacy, supplies, meals, TLC etc)
      Anyone who needs more TIME in their day!

*Hands of Time also offers gift certificates; great for new moms, birthdays, and get-well gifts for people who are recuperating from surgery or injury, as well as those who are not able to leave their homes.

** TLC and delivery for college students in the Boston area: coming down with the flu, broken leg, studying for finals-food, pharmacy & deliveries for the student and peace of mind for parents far away (who have college kids in Boston )