All About Life Without Maids

[heyhoe]

24hr-mum:

ya i m a sahm.


heyhoe - how do u cope with the ferryg of kids to tuition?? whole family goes together?? AND COOKKG?

I'm a FTWM. As for tuition, we only do it on weekend. We're still juggling on tuition. My DH and I split to ferry them for tuition but so far only English. Still trying to find a tutor for chinese. Preferably someone who can come to our place at reasonable cost. Other than this, the kids attend music and swimming together.

As for cooking, I tried to cook dinner on most week days nite. I'll cook soup in the morning and reheat for dinner. I'll add on with grill or stirfry dishes. I must mentioned that my DH helps me a lot with the housework. Thus, it helps.

[fifiyeo]

24hr-mum:

ya i m a sahm.


heyhoe - how do u cope with the ferryg of kids to tuition?? whole family goes together?? AND COOKKG?

1st time I was maidless for 6 months, my kids were 7 and 3. I had a part-time maid come in 2x a week and I cooked and worked part-time. This time round, it's been 9 months since I went completely maidless and for good, but I'm no longer working and kids are now 10 and 6.

Yes, when one has a class, all go along. So I always try to fit in classes such that both will be occupied at the same time otherwise will have to drag along story books or homework for the one not having classes.

[buds]

24hr-mum:

do any of u have 3 young kids and able to cope without maid and parents?

That's us... everyone has a part to play.
I'm SAHM.. coping.. and lovin' it. :please:

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/tackling-home-teaching-3-children

[Zann]

fifiyeo:

Hi Zann,


I got my rhoomba from http://robovac.weebly.com/index.html
It's a 550 series @ $670.00

Then I got my Scooba from http://autovacstore.com/
It's the 385 model @ $700.00

If you want the lastest model of Rhoomba 700 series, the local distributor has it but for quite a price tag! $1000+!

You can check them out. Hope it helps.

Thanks fifiyeo. Just to check again, still quite puzzle why a need for both for you? Which one does vacuuming follow-by mopping automatically as it moves around? I used to have one therefore I find this kind of machine very helpful. but it spoils easily as no one attend to it when it gets stuck at home alone then it could not return back to the charging station on its on and spoit. How was your experience like.

[fifiyeo]

Hi Zann,


Rhoomba does the vaccuming work almost daily for the entire house. Scooba does the floor washing after Rhoomba finishes about 1-2 a week. Although Scooba does some vaccuming, it’s not really the main function and therefore it doesn’t do a very thorough job.

My Rhoomba is working almost daily since May (coming 5 months) and doing a great job.
My Scooba was commissioned in early June and is serving me very well.
So far, both are doing their share of the job very well and I would say I push my machine maids to their limits 'cos they have to work around the house non-stop at one go every time I decide it’s time to WORK! Only time they stop is recharging or change of battery.

[peapot]

Wish they invent a machine that could literally cook by itself with the press of a button.

[fifiyeo]

peapot:

Wish they invent a machine that could literally cook by itself with the press of a button.

That would be SO cool! Plus clean up the kitchen after dinner.

By the way, anyone here used the Laurastar iron? Heard that it is very good. Any comments???

[happy to be mum]

hi hi..wondering whether i should write under \"all about life without maids\" or SAHM?


currently have maid issues and is really struggling now to go maidless or go jobless??

I have been a SAHM before when my DS was younger and the experience is not good. Right now face with maid issues made me think again whether i want to go jobless to take care of kids.

I often wonder hard how families with kids, single income, no maids, no parents' help cope! I am also very afraid if i become FTM, i dun do my job well in teaching the kids, cooking & housework... Can anyone share their experience?

[fifiyeo]

Well Happy Mum to Be, if you set you heart out to do it. You’ll be able to overcome the obstacles but you must be prepared to make a lot of sacrifices. Once you get draw out your housekeeping plans and get into a fix routine, it’ll be fine but that’ll take a few weeks or even months to fully adjust. I’m well adjusted now.


As of 1+years ago, we became a single income family. Then 9mths ago, we went maidless after we could no longer put up with the troubles from maids. My mom is 75+ years old (so no much help) and my in-laws feel that going maidless is our choice so if we feel its tough…that’s our problem. We’ve got 2 kids - 6 and 11. I teach the kids when they come home from school and I do the housework when they are in school.

Some help that I get from the family -

washing dishes after dinner and feeding fishes - Husband.
sweeping garden - Sons
Taking down dry laundry - sometimes elder son
Mopping the stairs - sometimes younger son.
Sweeping the floor - Robot vaccum Rhoomba
Washing the floor - Robot vaccum Scooba.

[CMF]

fifiyeo:

Hi Zann,


Rhoomba does the vaccuming work almost daily for the entire house. Scooba does the floor washing after Rhoomba finishes about 1-2 a week. Although Scooba does some vaccuming, it's not really the main function and therefore it doesn't do a very thorough job.

My Rhoomba is working almost daily since May (coming 5 months) and doing a great job.
My Scooba was commissioned in early June and is serving me very well.
So far, both are doing their share of the job very well and I would say I push my machine maids to their limits 'cos they have to work around the house non-stop at one go every time I decide it's time to WORK! Only time they stop is recharging or change of battery.

Hi fifiyeo

I have been thinking about getting the Rhoomba & Scooba, and your post on their effectiveness comes at a good time! Thanks.

Can you advise whether if the home has lots of furniture around, then movement of these gadgets would be restricted, ie. they would just have to go around the furniture etc? If the height level of the furniture permits, would the gadgets go under the furniture too?

Thanks in advance for your feedback!