All About Life Without Maids

[2ppaamm]

Dekora:

What sort of company is it?!


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One that does not deserve business.

[Dekora]

2ppaamm:

Dekora:

What sort of company is it?!


I

One that does not deserve business.

Haha 2ppaamm, u crack me up! :rotflmao: although I'm really angry but coming here allows me to let off some steam. No one else understand how hard it is to get good help. My husband just \"outsource\" domestics issues to me.

[Dekora]

BaconEgg:

i have a 4 years old and a 2 years old. I am a FTWM and I have no maid, not even part time help. I cook daily and clean weekly. I still manage. Its tough at times but manageable. Its just whether you are willing to stay up late at nite to finish those chores.

*pat on the back* I'm still working to reach that stage! Some people just undermine our effort- \" what do difficult about looking after kids\" they say! Ya, cos all they do is pass the iPhone/ iPad or tv to the kids. Argh! How
I wish can pull their teeth out heh.

Beconegg, just want to say good job and it is really an achievement!but must remember to take care of your health as well k

[Imami]

Dekora:

2ppaamm:

[quote=\"Dekora\"]What sort of company is it?!


I

One that does not deserve business.

Haha 2ppaamm, u crack me up! :rotflmao: although I'm really angry but coming here allows me to let off some steam. No one else understand how hard it is to get good help. My husband just \"outsource\" domestics issues to me.[/quote]Hey, you are right Dekora - the husband just outsource the domestic matters to us! Funny, why like that.... But well.

[2ppaamm]

Imami:

Hey, you are right Dekora - the husband just outsource the domestic matters to us! Funny, why like that.... But well.

My husband did that for 18 years (can't even boil water or turn on the stove), but over the last 2 years, he started to help, this morning, wah! 破天荒，he cooked fried rice. :rotflmao:

Be patient, he will be reformed... :rahrah: :rahrah: Keep on nagging... and look pathetic...:imanangel:

[Imami]

Oh yes, men are some of the weirdest creatures around us. My husband hardly contributes to any chores. His defense- I keep my share of mess to as little as possible and that is my contribution. I thought ok fine, he has a point. Since I don’t need to pick after him, it’s perhaps ok to "bao" all the housework.


But sometimes he shocks me. One day I came home with the fans all dismantled Nd left in the kitchen. I thought oh gosh, the fans spoilt? It turned out that he took them down and clean them! Needless to say, I zoomed into the nearest singapore pools to buy toto lor! Heheh

[MizzNAH]

After having a maid for more than 16 years, its really madness going maidless.

[2ppaamm]

MizzNAH:

After having a maid for more than 16 years, its really madness going maidless.

Hehe... I know, I had two maids for 14 years, but now I have no maid for almost 3 years already. Can do it!

[Dekora]

MizzNAH:

After having a maid for more than 16 years, its really madness going maidless.

Start by getting a part time help to come in and also get technology to help! Scooba roomba whatever u can get! Come in frequently and get support from the experts here!

[2ppaamm]

Dekora:

MizzNAH:

After having a maid for more than 16 years, its really madness going maidless.

Start by getting a part time help to come in and also get technology to help! Scooba roomba whatever u can get! Come in frequently and get support from the experts here!

Let me see... yes, that's how I started:
1. Buy a roomba, and then become 7, and have a Dyson to vacuum the corners.
2. Had a scooba but mine did not work well after just 2 months or so. So I reverse to mopping just once or twice a week. Kitchen area every day.
3. Washing machine with big, big load. Mine's 8.5 kg. I should have bought a 10kg one.
4. Dryer is very useful on days I don't even want to try hanging clothes out.
5. Dishwasher is a must for me to retain my hands (that are already old, anyway).
6. I have a cooking robot, but have not used it for a few months, next week will use again.
7. Also have a pressure cooker which is a fantastic helper - cook really fast on days I forget to thaw.
8. Thermal pot which are like miracles cookpot, which I carry around while it cooks.
9. This other handheld vacuum cleaner I bought recently... picks up everything I need and bigger capacity.
10. A very sharp knife - to cut everything very quickly, so I don't have to keep sawing.
11. That useful punch chopper from Ikea (that's only like $5 or so), that makes chopping garlic a breeze, something I use everyday for almost every dish. Garlic is good for health!
12. A wonderful Kitchenaid that I have recently bought to replace the old Kenwood. Whips up wonderful cakes everyday with the kids!
13. Ice-cream maker, heh heh... explains my expanding waistline and..
14. That old 20 year old bread machine that I have retired. I am using that Kitchenaid to spin the breads now.
15. O, one more, induction hobs. They make boiling like half the time!

Thank God for technology! They never fail, try to hide from us, or go on strike, never look for boy friends, and never give me the :roll: . And, I'll never worry about them ill treating my children.