Moms helping moms · Montreal

Get your evenings and weekends back.

The Checked Box helps a small number of Montreal families with ready-to-heat family meals, organizing, kids’ spaces and special projects that consume the week — so you have more time for your family, yourself and the things that matter. Based in Montreal, currently serving families in the east end of Montreal, and available weekdays to fit your family’s schedule.

A working mother laughing on the living room floor with her two children

Moms helping moms

Two moms, one simple match

Two kinds of moms, both looking for the same thing — a little more balance.

The career mom

Short on time, with a to-do list that never stops. She needs a few hours handed back each week.

Brought together

The stay-at-home mom

Looking for a small, flexible way to work that fits around her family, on a schedule she controls.

The Checked Box brings them together — one family gets their hours back, one mom gets work that fits her life.

Help where your family needs it most

You were never meant to do all of it alone. Share what is taking up your time and The Checked Box will figure out where an extra pair of hands would help most. Within the hours you book, you choose which of these tasks get done.

  • Frozen family meals & school lunches

    Healthy, family-sized frozen meals and grab-and-go school lunches, prepared ahead and dropped off — you keep them in the freezer and take out what you need, when you need it.

    • Healthy family-sized frozen dinners
    • Ready-to-heat freezer meals
    • School lunch options
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    • Healthy grab-and-go lunches
    • Stocking your freezer for the week
  • Organization and Home Resets

    Spaces that make sense, put back in order week after week.

    • Pantry organization
    • Closet organization
    • Toy and playroom organization
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    • Seasonal wardrobe changes
    • Kitchen organization
    • Weekly household resets
  • Kids' Rooms and Keepsakes

    The rooms that change fastest, sorted with care for what matters.

    • Sorting outgrown clothes
    • Seasonal wardrobe rotation for kids
    • Preparing donations and giveaways
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    • Organizing keepsakes and memory boxes
    • Refreshing and rotating toys
    • Cleaning and organizing toy areas
    • Setting up kid-friendly storage
    • Bookshelf and art-supply organization
    • Growing-up room refreshes
  • Special Projects and Decor

    The bigger pushes and finishing touches that make a home feel yours.

    • Seasonal decor styling
    • Room refreshes and restyling
    • Decor sourcing and finishing touches
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    • Holiday decorating and preparation
    • Larger closet reorganization
    • Custom household requests
  • Don’t see your task listed?

    Just ask. Every household needs help in a different way.

    Share what you need

How it works

  1. 01

    Share what's taking up your time

    Use the Get in Touch section below to tell The Checked Box what your week looks like and what you'd like to hand off.

  2. 02

    A quick call to see if it's a fit

    You talk through your needs together and see whether it's a good fit. From there, you can agree on a set number of hours or a schedule.

  3. 03

    Get those hours back

    Enjoy a smoother-running home without sacrificing your evenings and weekends.

The rate is $35 per hour for in-home services.

Frozen family meals & school lunches are priced separately per order.

  • Discounted rates are offered for higher-volume homes.
  • Referral credits are offered as well — referrals are always appreciated!

Built by moms who understand the mental load

Managing a household is more than a list of chores. It means being better organized so that things run smoother — keeping track of what’s coming up, what still needs doing, and what your family needs next. The Checked Box knows that invisible workload because they live it too.

So many moms are working long hours and come home already overwhelmed. There is no reason to carry all of it yourself when part of it can be handed off. The moms here love organizing their own homes, and they love doing it for families who simply don’t have the time or energy left for it.

The plan is to grow slowly and on purpose — keeping a handful of families at a time, and bringing in other trusted moms as the need grows.

Consistent, dependable care

Not random helpers or a catering company. These are moms who show up on time and put in the same care and effort they would for their own home. They figure out where you need help most, so the help stays predictable and nothing needs re-explaining each visit.

A little help can change your entire week

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  • A set number of hours — You book a fixed block of hours each week or month, so the help is predictable.
  • You choose the tasks — Within your hours, you set and prioritize your to-do list, and they'll take it from there.
  • Weekly or monthly rhythm — Same day each week, or a monthly block for the things that pile up.
  • One-time projects — A single push to finally clear the thing that keeps getting postponed.
Coming soon

The Checked Box is just getting started, so this space is reserved for real client stories rather than invented ones.

  • Reclaiming family time
  • Reducing the mental load
  • Finishing postponed projects

What would you do with five extra hours this week?

Reach out to set up a quick call — share what your week looks like, agree on how many hours would help, and see whether The Checked Box is the right fit for your family. No pressure, no commitment.

Only a few spots open at a time

Currently serving families in the east end of Montreal.

Which types of help are you interested in?

Who this is for

If any of this sounds like your family, you’re in the right place.

  • Two working parents

    Both of you are working full-time, and the household to-do list just keeps moving no matter how hard you try to stay on top of it.

  • The weekend that never frees up

    You keep meaning to reset the kitchen, the closets, the playroom — but by the time the weekend rolls around, you'd rather be with your kids.

  • Meals feel like a chore

    You want homemade, healthy meals on the table, but the planning and prep eat the little time you have left — ready-to-heat options take that off your plate.

  • A full plate, mentally and physically

    You work 40+ hours, try to fit in exercise and the rest of life, and certain tasks quietly take up all your mental space.

If any of that sounds familiar, share what would help.