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Virtual House Management services for busy working parents

Reduce your mental load with a dedicated family operations manager.

I'm ready to live my best life

What is a virtual house manager?

A Virtual House Manager provides high-level, fractional household management, overseeing scheduling, meal planning, appointments, travel, vendor coordination, school logistics, and ongoing family operations from start to finish. They are embedded within your family system, understand your preferences, anticipate your needs, and proactively manage the details that keep life running smoothly.

Unlike a virtual assistant who executes assigned tasks, a Virtual House Manager operates as a thought partner and project manager, owning the success of the projects and ensuring your household functions seamlessly without constant direction so we can truly relieve mental load.

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How We Help You

Meal planning, travel planning, signing your kids up for summer camps, planning date nights, sending birthday cards to loved ones, getting estimates for home improvement projects and so much more.

We do it all!

  • We offer monthly subscriptions of 10, 15 or 20+ hours of the help you need to manage your home.

  • You work with your assigned house manager to establish priorities, organize your shared to do list, and make a plan.

  • We encourage regular meetings with your house manager to talk through projects and make sure we get those tasks out of your head and onto the to do list.

  • All our house managers are vetted, background checked and insured.

Let's go!

What Families Are Saying About Working With a Virtual House Manager

  • Misha Shamp

    "From helping plan our family vacations to booking summer camps for our kids and putting it all on one family calendar, Claire has been phenomenal to work with. She is constantly coming up with more ways to help reduce the mental load that we mothers carry on top of our regular day jobs.”

  • Mason Perino

    Hiring a virtual house manager is the best thing to ever happen to us

  • Katie S

    “My virtual house manager is fantastic at her job, she has been such a gift, and I really do feel so much less overwhelmed. My mental load finally feels managed, and by someone that isn't me.”

  • Ellen Samuel

    “Working with Heron House Management has been wonderful; their expert support has lifted a huge weight off my shoulders, allowing me to focus on my demanding job, care for my elderly family, and spend quality time with my spouse and children.”

  • Lakshmi Balachandran

    “Heron House Management has made our lives with two young kids and two full-time jobs so much easier. Our house managers have been incredibly effective, quick, and reliable, and helped check-off tasks that have been languishing for months on a to-do list. We have especially appreciated them navigating the new-to-them UK context, which they have done seamlessly and with little input from us."

  • Christy Kelman

    “I couldn’t live without Heron House Management! My house manager keeps my personal to-do list organized and minimal. I appreciate having a weekly check in meeting because it holds me accountable. My house manager is organized, friendly, and doesn’t judge me when my thoughts are chaotic. She understands I juggle a lot at work and at home.”

  • Jon Mobley

    “Working with Heron House has been a game-changer! They are so organized and proactive that I can delegate confidently and accomplish more than ever. From calendar management to communicating on my behalf, they get it done and make me look good. I'm beyond pleased with our collaboration.”

  • Sami Brancato

    “Our virtual house manager is amazing! I can’t imagine our lives without her!”

  • CJ McKenney

    “Thank you so, so much for setting us up with our virtual house manager. I can't even describe how much stress and cognitive load she's taken off of our family as we head into the final weeks of work and pregnancy. She really is incredible and I can't say enough great things about your service!”

  • Sharon Shi

    “Working with Heron House Management has been such a sanity-saver! It’s lifted so much mental load off my shoulders and helped me focus on what really matters. With two working parents, two young kids, and a side hustle, having a virtual house manager makes life feel doable again. I’m so thankful for Bri—she keeps me on track, helps me meet deadlines, and somehow makes even the dreaded to-do lists feel manageable!”

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Life isn’t meant to be spent doing endless tasks! We work with you to figure out what you can delegate to truly relieve your mental load. Focus on your family, your career, your hobbies - whatever brings you joy.

Let us worry about getting an estimate for your bathroom remodel and signing the kids up for summer camp. That’s what we’re here for!

We do your To Do List so you can live your best life.

How we can help

You’re on your way to a stress-free home. Now it’s time to hand over that To Do list and mental load!