Coping without a maid?
Any of you manage to cope without a maid? The moment I had my first child I found I really needed a maid already - whether working or not. Just wondering how many of you do cope without one??
I'm a FTWM with 2 kids, age 7 and 3. Without a helper as well and no help from either side of our parents. My kids went to IFC when I'm back to work after maternity leave and had/has been with childcare/after school care thereafter. I also cook 3 to 4 times per week but other household chores we tend to close one eye during weekdays. We do light vacuuming daily and wash the clothes once every two days. Mopping floor only once a week on weekends and clean the toilet / bedsheets once in two weeks. The only challenge for us is how to divide our time to spend on the two kids with a 4yr age gap. Elder one needs guidance for school work but younger one is still at the exploration stage...So we're not hard on her yet regarding academic stuff. Of course, I have a supportive husband to share all these load with me. Bottom line is, possible to do without a helper but you probably need to sacrifice alot of me or we time.
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