We are now into the sixth day without helper..... No one clean the house, wash the clothes, fold the clothes, watch the kids etc.
Anyway, Retna and I have been taking turns to wash + fold clothes & little bits of house cleaning.
Anyway, I am saying that we miss the helper, but just that how something like this could possibly "cripple" daily busy schedule.....
However, we have some suggestions of which I think it work out quite well at the moment.
House Cleaning
Engaged a cleaning service that could come in either once or twice a week. The price should be between RM50-RM60/visit. Look around the neighborhood, some would advertise such service.
Just to make sure you are there to brief the cleaner and also to sort of "watching" them while they clean the place - you know, the cleaner might decided to take a thing or two from the house.
Clothes Washing
If you are using washing machine, suggest to get the washing net - separate the clothes according to fabric types and also colours.
We use dryer as have not put up clothes hanger in our new place yet.
Clothes Folding
When we saw the mountain of clothes [mostly by the children] after 6 days, we thought it is like the end of teh world..... Anyway, thanks to YouTube, we found a simple clothing method. Check it out here & here.
Amazing huh?
Ironing
Only iron the clothes when we want to use them......
Feel free to share your advice here.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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2 comments:
hi Sooliang and Retna,
Yeah I can't inmagine days without helper. especially both of you are working and with 2 active boys, it is really not an easy task.
I can understand the mountain of clothes. Mine piles up very quickly too even with a helper. I read in a parenting forum, a mother with 5 boys, she manages her laundry like this. - She has a dryer too, which helps a great deal. once the clothes is out from the dryer, she separates each individual clothes into respective baskets, or hang up the shirts. apparently when u hang the shirts up immediately from the dryer, can save the ironing. So the kids and hubby will fold their own and find clothes from their own baskets.
Wash the toilet b4 your bath. It feels less like a chore and toilet is clean after a 1/2 hr bath.
er... sweep floor as u watch the tv or on the phone?
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