To-Do Guru — a Winchester, MA Errands Service

  • Looking to Book Services?

  1. Check my travel schedule to see if I’m in town on the dates you need help.
  2. Email, text, or call to discuss! Please note, if I’m traveling abroad, my phone may not ring and may not capture voicemails properly, so it’s always best to also send an email or text.

Rates

Hourly, unless otherwise noted
1 hr minimum
• Weekdays 9am-5pm: $30/hr
• Weekdays before 9am or after 5pm: $35/hr
• Weekends & holidays: email for rates
• Project rates available

Services

If you need help with something and it’s not listed, please email me. I often take special requests. I have experience with marketing and event management (the first chapter of my career life), worked as a nanny for a Winchester family when I went back to university in 2017, and am a former chef turned food and travel journalist. Happy to explore support or collaborations that overlap with those specialty areas as well, and can provide in-town references, upon request.

Recent special requests have included: packaging and shipping orders, vacation suggestions based on my travel writer experiences, checking porch for packages while on vacation & local rides.

  • Grocery Shopping
  • Dog Walking (happy to discuss per walk rates) **
  • Pick-up/Drop-offs for children—activities, parties, etc. **
  • House Sitting (mail/package pick-up, watering plants, etc.)
  • Return/Exchange Purchases
  • Package Shipping
  • Organizing (closets, collections, paperwork, etc.)
  • Dry Cleaning Pick-up/Drop-off
  • Waiting for Service Providers (plumbers, internet, etc.)
  • Office Supply Pick-up or Special Project Support
  • Event Preparation & Setup Assistance
  • Gift Shopping
  • Moving Day Support
  • Errands for New Parents
  • Errands, Admin, Support for Entrepreneurs
  • Errands for Seniors (10% discount)
  • Airport Rides | Logan ($45)
  • Last-minute dinner ingredient drop-off (3 item limit, $20 + cost of items)
  • ** I am happy (thrilled!) to walk dogs (or other dog related tasks) and happy to help with pick-up/drop-offs for kids, but my irregular travel schedule would make it challenging to set up an ongoing daily or weekly schedule.

I’m Mel

Hello! You might know me as Chef Mel from my former food business. I’m now a food and travel writer & launched my To-Do Guru errands service to stay busy between travel assignments.

Check my travel schedule to see when I’ll be in town, offering services. Feel free to email, text, or call to schedule services.

Please note: if I’m traveling abroad, my phone may not ring and may not capture voicemails properly, so always best to also send an email (todoguruinfo@gmail.com) or text (781-552-0229).

Let’s connect