"Handy Ande" is Andrea Reynolds, an experienced, university-trained Professional Home Economist who is your Personal Concierge for tasks, errands, organization, and home/business management.

Andrea Reynolds

Owner: Andrea Reynolds, B.Sc. Home Economics/Family and Consumer Studies

Before you call, make a To Do List of all the things you would like to have done for you and tell your service provider. Doing this will allow me to be prepared with the right tools, ample time, and the proper clothes for the tasks on your "wish list". This is also the first step required in obtaining an estimate of the fee.

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Frequent Questions

1. Handy Ande... why such a goofy name?

"Handy Andy" spelled with a Y at the end, was also the name of a 1934 film starring the legendary wit, philosopher, actor, columnist, author, radio commentator, and eternal student, Will "I never met a man I didn't like," Rogers. My father often quoted Will Rogers, who said, "Live your life so that whenever you lose, you're ahead." In the movie Will's character is hard-working and hen-pecked, but he rebels and eventually, of course, Will as Andy sets everything right for everybody. (Not unlike Handy Ande.)

I changed the Y on Andy to an E, because that was how I spelled my name - Ande - from the age of 12 to 22 when I completed my academic education. Aside: My two best friends were Betty and Marty and I decided on the nickname to match theirs. When we three knew we could be leading lives in different places after high school graduation we had 3 silver charms made with BAM (for Betty Ande Marty) on one side and mine has an A on the reverse.

I wanted a memorable name and remembered how Kinko's, the photocopying business was named for its founder. His friends called him "Kinko" because of his hair texture. My nickname was "Handy Ande" because I took on "domestic" responsibilities from an early age: child care, food preparation, furniture repair and refinishing, clothing construction, etc. In college I was also called "Miss Domestic" which led me to transfer to Kent State University so I could get a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences (Home Economics). I didn't think Miss Domestic would make a good company name.

Would you have thought a career placement company would call itself Monster, or a search tool would call itself Google? It didn't stop them or Kinko's from becoming a large and popular organization. One can always change the name in the future, but Handy Ande seems to have caught on. If you have a better idea... please send it along. Email HandyAnde

Why do you charge $65 an hour?
It's a lot less than the rate ($450) I was charging for telephone advice as a marketing consultant. Which would you prefer to pay: $65 an hour or $450 an hour? As they say in the hair color commercials.... "I'm worth it!"