A New Beginning?

Our domestic helper from Banda Aceh, Muzaini, has returned home after being with us for 4 years, mainly looking after the housekeeping and Joey. This leaves us to do everything on our own. Derrick will continue being chief cook and bus driver for the boys. I take over most of the other duties of cleaning the house and doing the laundry.

The good things about being without a helper are :-

~ complete privacy, no 3rd party at home

~ the house comes cleaner and neater. I have already cleaned up our storeroom. It is now neater and there is more room in there.

~ we save some RM1000 a month

Indeed, it is a new beginning for us. The boys have been told to be more responsible and to help out, i.e.,

~ to keep all their stuff

~ to put all dirty clothes into the laundry basket instead of leaving it to a 3rd person to pick up after them.

~ to wash their own school shoes

~ to wash their own plate and cutlery after meals

Perhaps it is a blessing in disguise as Indonesia has called for a ban on maids to Malaysia.