What is one thing this morning that irritated me? What is one thing on my to-do list that's been there over a week? What is one thing that I regularly fail to do well? What is one thing I wanted to buy recently only to find out that no one made it?
Use the questions to find three ideas.
- One-stop Responsible Recycling/Junk Removal service
- Temporary/Expiring Power of Attorney
- Mobile notary public
One-stop Responsible Recycling/Junk Removal service
As I declutter my apartment, I've found places can take some, but not all, of the recyclable items I have.
Staples can take my old laptop and desktop computers, but not my TV.
The Lower East Side Ecology Center can take e-waste, but not media like cassettes or VHS tapes.
I have to wait for Dept. of Sanitation events (or get a ride to an out-of-the-way Dept. of Sanitation warehouse) to get rid of household cleaning products or thermometers or certain kinds of prescription medications.
It would be great if I could give all this stuff to someone and at the end receive some kind of documentation that the stuff didn't just go into a landfill.
Temporary/Expiring Power of Attorney
The IRS was supposed to send us a refund check, but it never arrived.
I would love for someone else to be able to call the IRS on my behalf and resolve the issue.
Mobile notary public
A notary public who could come to my home and notarize a document. This could be for elderly people, or anyone else who is homebound.
I know of a service that can do this remotely, but it still feels like a lot of friction.
Maybe what I really need is an...
Annoying Admin Problem Solver
Personal assistant, executive assistant, man-with-a-van, bureaucracy wrangler...all in one person or service.