What Is a Hot Mess Express Mission?
What Happens During a Mission?
A Hot Mess Express mission is a one-day, volunteer-led reset of a woman’s home during a hard season.
A woman is nominated
She may be nominated by a friend, family member, or she may nominate herself.​ Nominations are reviewed locally to make sure we’re a good fit.
A small team of volunteers is scheduled
Volunteers sign up for a specific day and time. Most missions last a 4-6 hours and are led by a trained local Chaos Coordinator.
We show up and get to work.
Volunteers help with things like:
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Cleaning kitchens and bathrooms
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Catching up on laundry
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Organizing key spaces
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Resetting bedrooms, playrooms, or living areas
Not every mission includes all of this - no Hot Mess Express mission is the same!
The home is reset - not renovated
We focus on making the space feel manageable and livable again. This is not a deep renovation or ongoing service.
We leave her with a fresh start
The most important part isn’t what the house looks like, it’s how she feels when she walks back in.
A mission is:
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One day
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Volunteer-led
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Judgment-free
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Just a hand …
A mission is not:
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A renovation
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A long-term cleaning service
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A requirement to “have it all together”
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… a handout
What a Mission Is (and Isn't)
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Women navigating illness or recovery
Postpartum or parenting overwhelm
Mental health challenges
Grief or major life transitions
Seasons where everything feels like too much
You don’t have to be in crisis to deserve support - we step in before things feel unmanageable.