All About Life Without Maids
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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 βamahsβ 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 dayβs 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. -
Funz:
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.Doing without a live in maid may increase your monthly expenditure. At least for me lah.
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. -
skunk:
Thanks alot, skunk!!!
i didn't get a dryer because it makes ironing harder heheIJJ:
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!
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.
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. -
OOoh, i shall have a relook at the dishwashers.
As for cooking, Iβll 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 kidβs asleep. All freezing of food done on my day off aka sheβs staying overnight at grandparentsβ place. And when Iβm too tired/lazy/rushed for time, Iβll just mix ripe avocado with cooked multigrain porridge for my daughter to eat. She likes!
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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 -
Em:
paisay, it's known as Baby Monitor lol
skunk, er, what's a remote baby sensor machine?
http://www.philipsbabymonitor.com/ -
IJJ:
there's such a thing....it's known as \"husband\" lol
How I wish someone invent a reliable marketing and cooking robot to help me with preparing my family meals. -
skunk:
Oh that! Mine works well with my kids, playing and fooling around with them. Come to cooking, he has no clue where to start.
there's such a thing....it's known as \"husband\" lolIJJ:
How I wish someone invent a reliable marketing and cooking robot to help me with preparing my family meals. -
trying to organze a little spree for roomba and scooba from usa, think cheaper there. anyoone want to join?
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smurf:
trying to organze a little spree for roomba and scooba from usa, think cheaper there. anyoone want to join?
hi smurf, I am interested. But I want to see the demo first before I make the decision. I would be going to their office at upper cross street tommorrow to look at the demo. Then I would let you know again. Thanks for organising.