All About Life Without Maids

[daisyt]

Sorry to hijack this topic.


Skunk, can share more about the vacuum robot ? Is it powerful enough to vacuum the whole house ? Really clean ? We have long hairs scattering around, can it vacuum these long hairs ? Where did you get it and whats the price ? Tks

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danecalymom,


agree with tankee, get a part-time maid to help you. Mine comes in as an ironing saviour cos I can't iron for nuts. THen you can slowly invest in all these other mechanical equipment to help out. And train your kids to help in housework. I've trained my 20 mth old to throw rubbish in the peddle bin, put her dirty clothes in her little laundry bin, throw her milk bottle into the sink by herself, pack after her own mess etc. No sense in letting extra pair of hands go to waste :lol:

skunk:

dishwasher, if u cook often

Hi skunk,do these things actually clean thoroughly?

[chengsmummy]

danecalymom,


I am also thinking of release my maid. I have a teens and a younger 3 years old. I think the other things like laundry, cleaning,etc are easier to settle. If you can bear the mess, just mop once or twice a week. The only reason why I am still keeping my maid is that I need her cook dinner for my younger one, because I do not want her take the food from hawker centre. If I cook after I come back from work, it would be too late( I prefer she has dinner before 7), I am still trying to find the solution…

[danecalymom]

I am think of getting a part-time helper to help me with my 2kids from 6pm till 9pm. Calculating 20working days multiply by 3hrs at $10 per hr, it work out to be $600. Which is only slightly lesser than having a maid.


But getting a new maid and letting her stay at home, doing house work in the morning and doing nothing in the afternoon, except preparing dinner, I wonder if she will be too free and start to think "too much".

[skunk]

Em:

skunk:

dishwasher, if u cook often

Hi skunk,do these things actually clean thoroughly?

for super soiled stuff that u do not soak in water first, like caked days-old curry stains, cannot clean out.

But normal soiled dishes, OMG, it's the freaking cleanest i've ever seen. If hotels and big restaurants use them, what do u think? hehe

Especially glassware...it literally shines

[IJJ]

I have a dishwasher. Yes, it cleans well. Love it. Contemplating to get a dryer, but did not really like the texture of clothes after drying.


Now, I am thinking of the robot vacuum… skunk, can share your verdict of its usefulness? Does it vacuum corners well? Is it noisy during operation? Do you have to change the filter bags frequently? How costly does each replacement bag cost?

TIA!

[skunk]

IJJ:

I have a dishwasher. Yes, it cleans well. Love it. Contemplating to get a dryer, but did not really like the texture of clothes after drying.


Now, I am thinking of the robot vacuum.... skunk, can share your verdict of its usefulness? Does it vacuum corners well? Is it noisy during operation? Do you have to change the filter bags frequently? How costly does each replacement bag cost?

TIA!

i didn't get a dryer because it makes ironing harder hehe

The vacuum robot a.k.a Roomba, is super useful. It's not as good as a real vacuum, but worth more than it's $299 price tag by a thousandfold. Saved me many hours and effort. Its effectiveness is halfway between a real vaccum cleaner and a really good sweep...best of all, it's automated, so by running it daily, the house is super clean.

It's noisy, but i made myself tolerate it for sheer laziness lol. No filter bags, it's bagless. It does corners reasonably well, but have to keep rugs and wires off the ground or else it'll get stuck.

[Funz]

Doing without a live in maid may increase your monthly expenditure. At least for me lah.


We were without a live in maid until after our 2nd kiddo was born and even then I resisted getting a live in maid until DH insisted cos he was travelling so much.

What we did then was sign a contract with a housekeeping company. So we had an army of ‘amahs’ coming in once a week to do major cleaning and ironing. And at the same time, they will collect and deliver our laundry. Work wear, beddings, etc are sent for laundering.

Well, honestly, I had it easy cos my parents were ever ready to help. Mum was looking after DD then so I end up having dinner there every nite and putting DD to bed b4 heading home. DH works late most nites so he settles his own dinner.

However, there was a period when my parents were away and I had to handle everything by myself. It takes a little planning. Soups are put in a slow cooker the nite before. The rest of the ingredients for the following day’s dinner are all prepared and seasoned as well. These are all done after DD sleeps which is after 10pm. Everything I prepare is soup base, microwaveable or steamed. Healthy for that period. haha.

[skunk]

Funz:

Doing without a live in maid may increase your monthly expenditure. At least for me lah.

yes, depending on circumstances, ironically, having a maid is cheaper than trying to do without, that's why i suggested having an army of machines to help. They're definitely cheaper than part-time maids hehe.

In fact, I just bought a floor polisher, and i will be getting a remote baby sensor machine so i can cook and keep an eye on my daughter at the same time.

Millions of angmo families have used technology to make their life better, it's cheaper than maids somemore, wonder why asian families are so dependant on maids.

[IJJ]

skunk:

IJJ:

I have a dishwasher. Yes, it cleans well. Love it. Contemplating to get a dryer, but did not really like the texture of clothes after drying.


Now, I am thinking of the robot vacuum.... skunk, can share your verdict of its usefulness? Does it vacuum corners well? Is it noisy during operation? Do you have to change the filter bags frequently? How costly does each replacement bag cost?

TIA!

i didn't get a dryer because it makes ironing harder hehe

The vacuum robot a.k.a Roomba, is super useful. It's not as good as a real vacuum, but worth more than it's $299 price tag by a thousandfold. Saved me many hours and effort. Its effectiveness is halfway between a real vaccum cleaner and a really good sweep...best of all, it's automated, so by running it daily, the house is super clean.

It's noisy, but i made myself tolerate it for sheer laziness lol. No filter bags, it's bagless. It does corners reasonably well, but have to keep rugs and wires off the ground or else it'll get stuck.

Thanks alot, skunk!!!

Even my part time maid gives me issues. Haiz.... This weekend, I shall take a good look at both roomba and scooba.

How I wish someone invent a reliable marketing and cooking robot to help me with preparing my family meals.