I Didn’t Think I Needed A Home Cleaning Service – Then I Tried Handy

These days, I barely find time to make my own bed, much less give the oven a scrub down. After a long work day, I cook dinner, help the kids with homework and indulge in any little “me” time I can find. While I try to tidy up here and there, it seems like the list of household chores never ends. Sometimes I ask my husband to pick up some of the slack, but I’ve accepted he’s never going to figure out how to properly use a broom.

One weekend, I went out for dinner with some of my friends from the office, and one of them mentioned how much she loved getting help with her family’s never-ending laundry load. After we bombarded her with a bunch of side eye, she said her secret was Handy. She called it the “Uber of home cleaning” and explained that Handy’s a service that connects you to cleaning professionals that’ll come over at a time that’s convenient for you. On the app, you can schedule, message the cleaning pros, see an upfront price without negotiation, and find a pro who can handle anything you need from cleaning out your fridge to deep-scrubbing your toilet.

I’ll admit that sounded amazing, but I thought it couldn’t possibly be affordable, much less safe. It’s not like I’m personally interviewing the person who’s coming over to clean. But after checking out Handy’s website, I learned that the cleaning professionals booked through the app have to pass a background check and are vetted and screened. Plus, you can look up a pro’s rating and reviews to see what other people have said about them. The fact that Handy vets the professionals made me feel a lot better about using them to book a cleaning service. Price became a non-factor once I used the site. They give you an upfront, affordable quote for biweekly, weekly or monthly cleanings, so you don’t have to deal with any negotiating or cash.