All About Life Without Maids

[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.

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OOoh, i shall have a relook at the dishwashers.


As for cooking, I’ll freeze all my meats and vege into little pieces for making stews with my 3 (THREE!!) Thermos shuttle chefs. Act like slow cookers without the electricity. Just chuck in the frozen stuff which need to be cooked, else will steam. All food preparation done at nite after kid’s asleep. All freezing of food done on my day off aka she’s staying overnight at grandparents’ place. And when I’m too tired/lazy/rushed for time, I’ll just mix ripe avocado with cooked multigrain porridge for my daughter to eat. She likes!

skunk, er, what’s a remote baby sensor machine?

[joconde]

[quote]How I wish someone invent a reliable marketing and cooking robot to help me with preparing my family meals. [/quote]
dun forget there's home-delivery tingkat service ! Many claim no msg, less salt, etc....just need to find one that really walk the talk

[skunk]

Em:

skunk, er, what's a remote baby sensor machine?

paisay, it's known as Baby Monitor lol

http://www.philipsbabymonitor.com/