All About Life Without Maids
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jasmineong:
It's a headache thinking what to cook everyday.
After work, I rush back, hardly have time to do all that then need to guide kids with their work. How do you all cope?
When we had a maid back then, she will cook and wash up. Then washing/hanging up wet laundry on bamboo when washing machine beeps, keeping dry clothes and folding them...hubby and I could spend that quality time coaching kids as these non-value added work takes up time.
That was indeed the biggest reason why we missed having a maid.
It's frustrating to have to coach daughter after starting the washing machine and then rushing to hang up clothes in the midst...my morning sun is very strong and that is why I have to wash at night. So with tingkat now, I have one less headache...mornings, I plan what to cook for lunch...usually a soup with meat and vege. Honestly I am still trying to think of a solution not to run off to hang clothes half way while teaching her...disruptive and frustrating to lose momentum. -
It takes a bit of adjusting when your maid first leave. Then you will struggle a bit for a little while and then you will know how and when to go about doing what so that you can cut down the time spent on housework.
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slmkhoo:
Think cannot be lazy with cooking.. yesterday managed to finish the work earlier
You can cook a couple of stewed dishes ahead of time and freeze and reheat, or buy back on alternate days. And steamed doesn't mean it has to be oil-free and bland. It's better to have food that is relatively tasty at home to prevent family members from demanding to eat out, and unless someone has serious health issues, there's no harm in having some oil. My mum tried to cook very healthily with minimal oil and salt, and in the end, my father and brother decided that they would always eat out or buy back instead! And ask your husband to help with washing up.coccomie:
I boil the soup in slow cooker in the morning, rice and steam the fish together when I am back from work, this will be the dinner for my kids. My no cooking mean I steam the meat or fish and 1 veg soup from dh and me. Totally oil free. But too bland for dh.
but cooking and washing up really scared me off.
I don't want to spend evry night doing housework and have no time with my family.
Sweet joy, I have a small litre Endo thermal cooker, work fine for me.
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coccomie:
Yes I am FTWM. I am thinking of getting dish washer.. Can we use dish washer for milk bottles and water bottles?
milk bottles should not be a problem if it can be sterilised. Water bottles will depends. Those with colorful printing, u may find the color fading after a few washes. -
I prepared a list of simple dishes…like in restaurant, header ‘chicken’, ‘vegetables’, ‘pork’…simplest dishes with minimal washing up.
Steam, stir-fry, soup, or maybe broiler. That’s about it.
As for my dried laundry, hubby helps to keep and fold at night.
I use better quality sauces…like what simkhoo mentioned, steam food need not be bland. My kids love creamy potatoes, so I get russet or Yukon ones. -
hi every1…it has been almost 3 mths so far…
lizards: i read if there bugs then lizard will like…food source, warmth etc…
this morning saw 1…n i was like 1 mad women! a fren reko those tapes u put on walls so when lizards crawl they got stuck…
for my menu…i plan ahead…
the onions\garlic i blend n freeze…minced garlic r available…
chic\fish i clean n place in chiller
woke up latest 5 am n here iss the drill:
for my nuggest\fried stuff–>iona roaster…
soup –> thermal
others …normal …stove…
but will make use of the pressure cooker often…
have anyone tried cooking curry\sambal with a pressure cooker? u all put oil or not?
while cooking, i will do the dished\clean the kitchen…
by 6.15 i must finish cooking n doing all the dishes\cleaning…
so far so good…i thing with pressure cooker will save me even more time…
going back…
i only do the dishes(pots)…
water bottles…
coach the kids…
steam iron –> iron the whole sets of uniform of my 3 children…my work clothes for the whole week…
weekend …change bed sheets,iron
hub takes care of washing,vacuum,mop n dishes…
my kids fold\hang the clothes…magic clean…wash their own dishes…shoes …make their own bed etc… -
Linayh, where do u get those sticky tapes to paste on the wall to trap lizards? I want to get some. Also, how to get rid of those tiny ants without using insecticide? I used ant traps but no use.
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Angelight when my maid went back…it was juz 3 mths we clean the whole cabinet but yet i found cockroach n ants…
ants –> i find the source…clean n clean…esp at night…wipe the tables\ kitchen cabinet(top)…
all rubbish dumped…
if i didn’t manage to throw…i make sure i sealed it
as for the lizards my friend told me its available at Sheng Shiong or those DIY shops… i did not buy them…
i read fr the internet…u can cut onions in half n place them in areas u suspect most…pandan leaves…
try to find the area it frequent…i sealed ‘kicthen cabinet holes if any’…
at night my windows r shut… -
My kids will self entertain while i cook.. ds will haf to do his revision as instructed by me while dds will read books or play toys.. usually dd2 will stick ard in kitchen to see me cook..
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M ok with lizards… can’t really prevent them when we have window toilets tat are those panel ones…
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