Piano Teaching & Lots of Other Stuff
The times without a maid have always been a struggle for me, until recently. We made a lot of changes at home, and I reorganised my workflow, trying different ways, until I found something that works.
So, here’s 8 tips to help you live comfortably without a maid.
She’s new to the building and here’s what they say, She has a career, and is out at work all day. Comes home late from the office, is NEVER around, To chat with the women, when they all gather down.
If there’s too much to clean, just throw it all out. When you have cabin fever, just get out of the house! Cook simple and easy everyday, You can go out for something different once in a way.
I tried kitchen waste composting at home for a year and gave up, when I realised my time composting was better spent changing our purchasing patterns so we buy grocery items loose, without plastic. This is a little effort, because dry fruits, grains, fruit and vegetable of a good quality often aren’t available at theContinue reading “DIY : Plastic free garbage bags from newspaper”
An overhead unit that wouldn’t close, Good customer service, but really slow. Six months to deliver and install a new door, When will they take the old one back? Two weeks right now, and I still don’t know. The review below is based on our experience with our Godrej Interio cupboards, and purchasing an overheadContinue reading “Review : Learning patience with Godrej Interio”
It brings me such joy to have less stuff, To have less storage and feel it’s enough. To have time to go out, feel the wind in my face, And come home and sit in my favorite place.
She goes on leave for just 15 days, From the 15th of Feb, till the 15th of May. 15 and 15 and add some more, Accept that she’s gone and she’ll knock at your door.
Men-Oh-Pause, give your wives a break,
Don’t get up and leave them to wash up the plates.
They’re on their feet before every meal,
Cooking and washing and keeping the home clean.
It’s so important to have routines, familiar paths to tread. Time together and time alone, Time to visit our parents and keep in touch on the phone.
We chose to buy the Milagrow for two reasons.
One, it had a budget friendly model which seemed to be good enough for our needs.
And two, it had a service centre in Mumbai, unlike the Roomba, where the nearest service centre at that time, was in Bangalore.
We purchased our Milagrow Aguabot 7.0 Cashmere for about Rs25000/- under an Independence Day discount offer in August 2018 and it set us free from the routine of daily cleaning. A review . . .
Husband No 1 : Nothing to do, nothing to do! My poor dear wife has nothing to do! I come home from work and the house is so clean, She’s sitting around reading a magazine! The food is all cooked and our ironing is done. She looks like her day’s been a lot of fun.
My first lot of kitchen waste composting was a success. I ran into problems with my second lot and found a solution – a fully sealed Soil Factory. Here’s my experience with composting at home.
I often get told I’m lucky that my daily life is relatively comfortable. But it’s not about luck. It’s about personal choices and priorities and spending on what we value most. That’s where this post comes from.
