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I'd better buck up

It is probably universally expected that women would keep their houses well. What more stay-at-home ones. And I have just received the stamp of dispproval from none other than my sister's maids. When they came over, the two lovely ladies took it upon themselves to clean my kitchen! And they told my sister that if we lived nearby, they would come over when they had the time to help me clean the house. That was rather sweet of them but unfortunately, we do not live near each other and anyway, I believe it is illegal for them to be doing housework in two houses.

I'm sure we are not living in filth and squalor or anything, but I suppose it would not hurt if we were more diligent and thorough with housework.

So it is now the 2nd of January of the new year, and I'm sure a welcome public-holiday reprieve for all school-going persons who would normally be dragging their feet to school on this day. Sigh... the days of early waking, uniform ironing and shoe washing are back... Time to check if the pencils are sharpened...
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Anonymous said…
Hi Non-Tai Tai

We are so alike. My kitchen is messy too...but that's mainly because I COOK EVERYDAY. ..

I have this problem of not being able to keep other rooms in the house tidy too. So, when we moved in last year, I decided to throw lots of stuff away. Now, I think twice before buying anything new.

Also, I have adopted the minimalist concept. We only have one coffee table (yup! we sit on the floor to have our meals...japanese style), the tv cabinet and the tv and a standing fan in the living room. The rest of the rooms too look quite empty. Adopting this concept has really helped me make my house look neat and tidy. It is also much easier to clean the house when we dont have too many pieces of furniture around.
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Anonymous said…
Working Mum,
It will be great when our children are old enough to help with the housework, wouldn't it? Yup, in the meantime, if we don't wish to be full-time maids, your minimalist policy would probably be best.

However, we have about 10 years of stuff here. We have to clean the house as a pair because we have to move, shove, lift, etc various things about! My brother thinks parts of our home (and it's not even very big) look like a warehouse.
11:01 pm
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