tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post6255322223295819754..comments2023-10-29T01:30:12.177+08:00Comments on Mothering Times: No time to blogMumsgatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08578910510946597934noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post-24858040889476286242008-08-06T09:58:00.000+08:002008-08-06T09:58:00.000+08:00martini,Its good to do it yourself once in a while...martini,<BR/>Its good to do it yourself once in a while. Then you'll know if something is not quite right. Haha. I wouldn't give my maid any work that I wouldn't do myself. So I wouldn't expect her to wash the car and porch every morning, then make breakfast for everyone, then wash clothes, then take care of the kids, then cook lunch and clean up, then bathe and get the kids to nap, then iron the clothes, then cook dinner and wash up, etc etc because its just too much work. Its exhausting. So I share the tasks with her. I cook, she cleans up etc.Mumsgatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578910510946597934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post-43973423773216442462008-08-06T00:26:00.000+08:002008-08-06T00:26:00.000+08:00hi mumsgather, I used to have a maid and like you,...hi mumsgather, I used to have a maid and like you, I liked to do the cleaning myself too, just to double check the things sometimes whether she cleaned it properly or not, haha... <BR/><BR/>you are right, showing the maid how to do is the most effective way to teach her, besides we also know the level of difficulty. Some people will just blame how slow is their maid work without trying it out themself. Cheers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post-31816501575852681342008-07-23T11:02:00.000+08:002008-07-23T11:02:00.000+08:00a&a's mom,We're the opposite. I prefer...a&a's mom,<BR/>We're the opposite. I prefer to do the cooking. So she does the housework and I do the cooking. <BR/><BR/>vien,<BR/>My standard was so low that I think you'd have to pay $$ to enter my bathroom (cos it was starting to look like a public toilet). Hahaha. I don't clean the toilet all at one time but in short spurts. If the toilet bowl looks too dirty you might find me washing it in the middle of the night. Then the next day, I may do the floor, another time the sink. By breaking it up this way, its easier on my old bones. My old lazy bones that is. lol!Mumsgatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578910510946597934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post-22519904242548195442008-07-23T01:24:00.000+08:002008-07-23T01:24:00.000+08:00Haha..I totally understand how you feel about lowe...Haha..I totally understand how you feel about lowering the standard when comes to cleaning on our own. Nowadays, I'm just glad the floor is mop once every 2 weeks (by the p/t housecleaner). My MIL probably is tsk tsk tsk-ing behind my back. LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post-43703811593917942008-07-22T17:57:00.000+08:002008-07-22T17:57:00.000+08:00U cant leave everything for the maid to do. That&#...U cant leave everything for the maid to do. That's why I'm the 2nd maid in my house, LOL! Since I cant manage to do all the housework myself, I dont expect my maid to do so. So me & my maid are working partners (she's aLSO MY GOSSIP PARTNER). I hate cooking, so she does it while I dont mind cleaning the house & therefore I vacuum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post-71368617220997221112008-07-22T14:24:00.000+08:002008-07-22T14:24:00.000+08:00elaine,A lot of the jobs still need to be done our...elaine,<BR/>A lot of the jobs still need to be done ourselves, especially those related to the kids. Thats why we're called their mummies aren't we? :)Mumsgatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578910510946597934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911725.post-27450824873828990642008-07-22T13:29:00.000+08:002008-07-22T13:29:00.000+08:00the business is only the initial phase, once she's...the business is only the initial phase, once she's use to your routine, everything will be easy for you. Even with a maid, I don't claim myself as a tai tai too, I still do a lot of the job myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com