All About Life Without Maids

[Imami]

Dekora:

2ppaamm:

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


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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.

[1amber]

:celebrate: you said it!


I got my roomba and a part time help immediately after my last maid went off. After that the scooba.

I got a:
dryer,
washing machine of course (and plenty of nets to put delicates so no need hand wash)
slow cooker,
thermal cooker,
rice cooker,
korean frying pan.
For stir fry veg local style I use a big pot (no longer use a big wok coz oil splash everywhere and hard to wash in a small sink).

Nowadays, eating out is so justifiable. We go everywhere looking for nice food without feeling guilty for under utilizing the maid. Going maidless is tough at first but it can be done.

btw what is a cooking robot? :?

2ppaamm:

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.

[2ppaamm]

I was trying to type fast and couldn't recall the name but it's the thermomix. I had it imported from UK, but quite a white elephant since I have not used it for a while now. I am getting it shipped to me again, since I no longer reside in Singapore, and start using it here.


Yes, the big pot is so useful, that I have retired my wok. Now the wok is a white elephant. I use a non-stick big pot, and it is great for fried rice, fried noodles and fried everything. But I still use a pan for eggs and fish and fried chicken. I think I'll never use a wok again.

Another important gadget I left out is an oven. I have two. Every time I am about to start cooking, I turn on the stove to heat up all the pans, and the oven. Then I cook in 45 minutes (faster than driving out, queue up and buy), including the desserts. I also keep an oven warm at about 60 to 80 degrees and put stuff that I want to keep warm in there. I don't like food cold. Sometimes, I bake pizza or pies and I put them in there for the children to go grab one the whole day. Better than keeping biscuits or snacks in the house. Some people invest in a warming drawer, I didn't and it worked well. I might consider one in future, though.

[Melodies]

Hi 1amber,


Care to share where did you buy korean frying pan? heard that it is an oil free cooking pan!

My maid is taking extended long leave and I'll be maid-less for a couple of months. Not sure coming back or not! Someone told me when they asked for long leave and will most likely not be back. :yikes:

We are in very good term and hence I'm willing to give it a try and wait for her to come back. :xedfingers:

1amber:

:celebrate: you said it!

I got my roomba and a part time help immediately after my last maid went off. After that the scooba.

I got a:
dryer,
washing machine of course (and plenty of nets to put delicates so no need hand wash)
slow cooker,
thermal cooker,
rice cooker,
korean frying pan.
For stir fry veg local style I use a big pot (no longer use a big wok coz oil splash everywhere and hard to wash in a small sink).

Nowadays, eating out is so justifiable. We go everywhere looking for nice food without feeling guilty for under utilizing the maid. Going maidless is tough at first but it can be done.

btw what is a cooking robot? :?

2ppaamm:

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.