Well, I’m still very much alive here. I’m into my 3rd week without having a maid/helper at home. So far it’s still manageable. 3 weeks ago, when the thoughts of not having a maid came rushing into my brain, I was really upset. Not only by the fact that my maid is returning home (after working with us for 3 years, 4 months), but I was trying to figure out a plan where I could accommodate everyone: office, kids, MIL, hubby.
I tried sourcing for a part time maid for 2 months, but up to the very last day before my maid left, there weren’t any available. The sucking thing bout getting a part time is, no maid agency will give you a part time, unless you get a permanent maid with them. And my agent didn’t have 1. So at my wits end, I played poker with my manager (boss if you read this, so be it lah..). Just to cut the story short, I manage to get my boss’ boss (big boss) on exception that I can work from home for 2 months till I get my new maid (by end of Sept).
So I got a very nice arrangement, morning go office. Noon work from home and manage the kids at the same time. Then I sorted out with MIL, that she will still continue to cook lunch for the kids and dinner, they will eat the same food (I bring the food back home). So meals are sorted out, at least for the kids :).
I was very worried that I won’t be able to do groceries with 2 kids in tow, I stocked up 8 boxes of milk powder (refill pack) and a kg of my kids fav biscuits, and some other stuff before my maid left. Enough to last us till the new one comes LOL.
It was such a relieve that this plan came in perfectly well and so far we are still OK. My daily schedule goes:
- 8-12pm – Kids at School, Mommy goes to Work at Office
- 12-1pm – Kids at MIL’s for lunch, I eat lunch with my colleagues (at the same time KPC about office stuff :P)
- 1pm – pick the kids up from MIL’s. Pack some food back for dinner time.
- 2pm – after shower, put them to sleep. Sometimes they nap 1 hour, sometimes 2. While they sleep, I do my work, sometimes some conference call.
- 3/4pm – kids wake up. Let them play with their toys a bit.
- 5pm – turn on the TV. They will watch some cartoons while I finish off my work and heat up the soup for dinner. Multi-task.
- 6pm – Let them play at the car porch, sometimes they will water the plant, but usually end up like playing water and getting themselves wet.
- 7pm – Bath, and dinner time. I still checking my emails, cause work from home sometimes result in longer working hours.
- 8pm – We are all done. catch up with olympics and then put the kids to bed by 9pm+.
This is what we do on weekdays. On weekends, no more going out from the house since there’s no helper. But I still bring them to the park, early morning, where there’s nobody LOL. My main concern is for their safety. Hence I try to bring them to less crowded places where I can watch over both of them.
Then lunch, I’ll cook something simple, and dinner we order Pizza etc. Unhealthy but then again, not much choice we have.
I brought both of them out for dinner last sat. It was manageable :). At least both sat down quietly and we finish up the food.
On weekends, I’ll usually clean the house. Used to be everyday mopping and sweeping, now since no maid it’s every week LOL. So TV will babysit them for 1.5 hours, then I’ll clean the whole house & change the bedsheet.
I’m still doing laundry twice a week and Faythe sometimes help me to hang the clothes hehe…the only thing I haven’t done is ironing. Still got enough clothes to go around haha….
No doubt it’s tiring, but I’m really glad that things are working out as I’ve planned so far. Sometimes, I wake up at 6am+ in the morning and catch up with some blog reading, etc. I still get some me time in between. I’m still sane at least :P. Good thing Daddy is not around, if not the house will be twice as messy :|.
OK, so much so for the updates, I’m going for another short break. I’d be back in September. Hopefully by then I’ll start putting up all my travelling post. We will be travelling again end of this month. The last travel for the year hopefully.
Champion Mummy!!! I suppose when “the horse die, we have to get down and walk”, right? Mothers are made to be very resilient!!!!
wah headache! but u’re one superwoman *thumbs up*
Give yourself a big slap on the back. You are doing awesome. No maids, full time job and i assume hubb is away as well!
Hang in there!
enjoy your trip!!!
Yeah, memang damn tiring when there’s no helper. And your husband isn’t around either. PLUS you have 2 kids. And working from home some more. Haha. But you’re doing alright from the sounds of it. The bit about cleaning the house once a week – same here. And I send out the bajus for ironing. Haha. No time and energy to iron myself. LOL!
Wow! You are in the same boat as me. I sacked my maid three weeks ago and now I have ben managing all by myself till we get a new one in the next couple of weeks.
I can understand what you are going through! Imagine going to work, coming back to the boys (3!) and housework. Luckily I bring back food frim MILs for dinner, so that is solved. Getting the boys to eat dinner, cleaning up and washing.. that’s too much of work. Weekend is no weekend anymore 🙁
Well done jazz!! Hat’s off to you! Now I have to stop complaining.
Have a fun trip and have a good time to relax.
Enjoy urself ya!~
I thought you’ve got a temporary maid when you sms me that you don’t need a maid anymore, hehe…
Salute you la, but I guess at least your girl is bigger edi, and Vyktore can make do with milk 😀 Hang in there… !
You are doing great, no worries…
wow! bionic mom! i don’t have a maid but i do have someone coming over to clean my house every sunday. i can appreciate what you’re doing because every weekend, i have 3-4 loads of laundry to do and having to care of lyan fung at the same time ain’t easy. good job, gal!
It sounds like you’re doing great even tho its a bit hectic. Give yourself a pat on the back!
I read your list also I feel tired already. Can’t wait to see more photos from you
welldone, Jaz!! surely u can get use to it, at least for the time being. tot having a hb can help out, hehe..
it seems we have a ‘supermom’ on the blog le… !! wah, so busy… if i want u to take preggy shots also cannot liow lor??? hahaaha…
Aiks, your MIL no longer taking care of your kids? By the way, you can get those part time maid that charge by the hour. They also stayed overnight, if you want but of coz you pay a little higher. Let me know if you want the contacts. My mom used them.
enjoy ur trip…
and *hugs* to this super-mom
super mommy. that is a great schedule. it is so nice the boss’s boss allows you to have such a flexible time.
you sound like u are managing well with 2 kids and without hubby and maid. I think I will go beserk. I can’t work with two kids with me. Can work only with Ashley.. Maybe cause aidan is still young…
YOu are a super mommy!!!!! I’m so envious!
So good that your boos can ‘cham-siong’… at least can work from home
and not have to pull your hair down…
Btw, have fun on your next trip!!!!
Hey superwoman, u’re doing excellent juggling so many things at 1 time. Phooi fook, phooi fook! Hope everything will continue to go smoothly till ur new maid arrives. N more importantly, she’s here to HELP n not give more headache.
wow – your days are really super packed. Luckily your management is flexible. You are doing really well.
Wow.. so well managed.
Wishing you all the strength you need as well as the patience to ride this through =D
super super organised!!
hehehe i like how u twisted your bossses’ boss around hehehe good one
wahhh super woman la you!!
well done!!! you are indeed a super mommy 😀
I can imagine how busy you are now! Bravo to your multitasking skill!
Very well-organized! Your schedule sounds manageable and hey, at least you had time to *think* of me today too! *wink*
Cleaning the house once a week is better than none at all la…by the way, where do you slot in the cleaning of the toilets?
Give yourself a BIG pat at the back.. At least U know u r capable without a maid.
fuiyoh! i tabik you la!
*hats off*… another super mom. wah, ur boss so good wan, can kautim work from home. hehehehe… 🙂
take care yah
very good lah you, one super capable lady you are and wonderful mummy.
enjoy your holidays!
Wah!! I salute you!! I know how it’s like without a maid.. Can’t live with them (sometimes) Can’t live without them.. But you are really ‘keng’ la.. Some more have to work at the same time…I didn’t have to work already I was so ready to kill myself when my maid left. Hang in there babe!
Wah really tabik you lah. Somemore, still got time to take pictures of babies wor….
Psst…your manager damn goodlah. I also wanna work half day at home 😛
Why not get those ad-hoc maids to clean the house? At least you can take a little break.
Reading this post of yours gives me some confidence about living without a maid. It will be my turn in 10 days time.
caring 2 kids alone really not easy..salute you..
welcome to my maidless situation. Hi Five for surviving so far. After 2mnths nw i dont feel so handicap oredi. Things have settled in place more or less. Kids go to nursey and after school care centre..while mommy will do housework and with help from the 4 kecik mayong and daddy. So far so good. We will survive , we will survive yeh! Yeh!.
Good to knw we wont die without the maid who left. It’s a blessing in disguise indeed.
Supermom Jaz…keep going!U have my moral support!
I’m also same boat with u . without maid. Bravo..at least we survived without these foreign aliens. No maid wont die! Good exercise and adrenalin rush for us hoh?
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Thumbs up to you! I won’t be able to do that myself! I can’t survive w/o a maid!
Wah I really salute you, bravo! I can’t manage that well without my maids, can’t imagine how that will be……
Enjoy your trip ^_^
Walao.. super capable! Amazing1
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