How to snag your own personal assistant

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Personal assistants aren't just for celebrities anymore. In fact, one local woman has turned running errands for other people into a full-time career.

Have you ever wished you had someone to help you pay the bills, go to the Post Office, or return those shoes that don't fit? Fear not, the virtual assistant is here to help.

Meet Cathy Turner, the Ideal Concierge.

"I'll run errands; get groceries, put them up; drop off dry cleaning; go the post office; make calls for people who don't have time to make during the day," Turner said.

Turner started her company in Lafayette with the idea of bringing peace to people's lives. Clients like Marga Snyder said Turner has done that, and so much more.

"When you work full-time, and you have kids and a house and other things that you are involved in life, there is just no time to make phone calls, and all the little extra things that come up," Snyder said.

She said Turner has helped her with everything from travel arrangements to online banking.

"I can give her anything to do and she doesn't turn her nose up at anything," Snyder said.

The task clients ask Turner to do most frequently? The laundry. But she said every client's needs are different. She charges about $20 an hour for her services.

"I basically go into the home and see what the family needs," Turner said.

Turner said she wants her clients to be able to spend more time doing what makes them happy. Whether it is going to the gym, reading a book or enjoying a meal together. She said making someone's life easier brings her more joy than she ever imagined.

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