Los Angeles - January 11, 2006

Gofer Grace

Gofer Girls

The cycle goes something like this:

Deem closet devoid of suitable garb. Stuff unwanted garments into plastic bag  with intention to sell ASAP. On way to car, get waylaid by Project Runway repeat. Ignore rapidly growing pile of unwanted stuff cluttering hallway. Repeat every four to six weeks. Despair.

No, don’t. Call Gofer Girls. They’ll pick up your bags (and even help with the packing), help you determine where you want them donated or sold (you might be thinking Decades, but that Pucci knockoff is really Wasteland), and bring back the check or receipt.

You won’t see this special service listed on their website, but you will find out they’re willing to do just about anything a personal assistant would do: dry cleaning pickup, grocery shopping, messengering. It’s $16 for simple errands (anything that can be accomplished in under 30 minutes); $25 per hour for more involved ones. (So be prepared to pay whether your castoffs cash out.)

But it’s worth it if it lets you off the hook. And allows you to go back to what you’re really good at.

Determining what’s in and what’s out.

For an appointment, call (310-80-GOFER); online at gofergirls.com.