Tough times

…since Siti, our maid, has been gone. And she’s not coming back. Naturally the kids missed her and were sad. She was with us for 4.5 years and we were all spoiled by having most of everything done for us. I offereD to pay her more but she refused. She did’t say it to me but mentioned to the kids and mil’s maid that she wanted Rm800. And she complained that it was too much to do working for us. She will try to get another job in HK, SG, Taiwan or Saudia Arabia. I guess good luck to her. All my friends said she had it good and that I didn’t give her enough to do and was too lenient. I never scolded when she did somthing wrong.
These past 2 weeks w/out any domestic help were difficult in the beginning. The kids were home from schl holidays and dh has been around everyday. We couldn’t book any beach hols that we wanted to go to. Too last minute. I had laundry up to ny neck. The kids have been changing clothes like crazy. I told them jeans that are not dirty can be worn 2-3 times. Towels can be used for 3-4 days. I’m not spending 1/2 my days ironing. Now,I’ve gotten the routine down and managing the ironing and the house is very clean. Kids make their own beds and pick up their own messes. They bring their dirty plates to the sink and I do the dishes. Proud to say I’ve only used the dishwasher twice and have not taken any t clothes to the dry cleaners yet. Been eating out more. That helps a lot. Cleaning up the kitchen is a big chore.

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