Kaya mo bang walang katulong/driver (househelp)

[mbarbi]

No...kaya pinagtitiyagaan namin maid namin ngayon.

[wickedbone]

i hope i wouldn't need to hire maids when i start to have kids because i want them to learn to tend the house themselves and to be independent.. 

[wednesdei]

Yup. Since mag isa lang naman ako sa condo, kahit walang maid okay lang. Saka nung college days naman, wala din akong yaya sa condo kaya feeling ko talaga keber lang kahit walang maid.

[Kady_14]

Kung wala akong trabaho Oo, Pero with a full time job, with kids and now back to school. Hinde. lol

[likraxhos]

Dati akala ko hindi ako mabubuhay ng walang yaya. Tapos pinag dormitory ako ni mama nung college. Yun bigla! meng natuto maglaba and maglinis. Kapag naglilinis me ng floor, map muna, tapos floorwax then  yung scrub. Na shock nga me sa sarili ko, ang sipag ko na! Minsan nga pati basahan pinapuputi ko talaga! Advantage talaga mag dorm. Too bad ako lang nag dorm sa ming magkakapatid kaya yung mga kapatid ko super pabigat sa bahay.. Nakakabwisit din. Kung pwede lang magluto sa dormitory baka marunong na rin ako magluto ngayon

[kim_trasher07]

yes. since bata isang beses lang kami ngkaroon ng helper, kaso nung napansin namin isa isa nawawala gamit namin, pinauwi namin. kaya simula nun di na kami nagkaroon ng helper. Kaya kaya ko mabuhay ng walang katulong since sanay naman ako sa gawin bahay.

[krisle703]

I've been in the US for 6 months.. kaya ko pala.. =)

[hisana]

If I'm juggling a job and two or more kids, maybe not. Lalo na't the only household chore I like doing is the laundry. Hate ko pa talaga maghugas ng mga pinggan at what-have-you. Yung general cleaning din kasi ng bahay, it's not that I don't like it, but I'm not very good at it. Parang organized mess lang daw ang kinalalabasan.

[ms. honey]

Mom and Pa made sure kasi that my siblings and I know how to do house chores more importantly cooking.  Kahit may maid kasi they never let the maid cook/prepare our food. During the times na biglang mawawalan ng maid, di kami at a lost and we would take turns in doing the house chores.  Though i know these, eh tamad ako at spoiled ako sa mga kuyas at ate ko :0

When i got married, ayaw ni hubby and his mom to get a maid for a couple of reasons.  Isa lang yung maid that they trust and she left to attend to her sick father.  Almost 5 yrs na kaming married and honestly nag- a adjust pa din ako.  OC si hubby kaya kailangan maayos lahat, if he doesnt like the way i fold clothes, eh uulitin nya. Kahit nalinis ko na ang room, eh uulitin ulit nya. OC in everything pero di naman marunong magluto

When their maid left, natuto ako magpalengke, di kasi puedeng lahat sa supermarket mo bibilhin.  At first, naiyak at naawa ako for myself, sobrang na-miss ko mom ko.  Yung palengke kasi ang sobrang hate ko when i was young, di ako sumasama sa kanya pag dun na sya pupunta.  Buti pa mga kuyas at ate ko, marunong sila.  It was only then that i realized what mom and pa wanted for us.  Di sa lahat ng panahon eh nandyan sila to assist and do things for you. 

Almost 2 years na kaming walang maid, at never din kami kumuha ng nanny for our daughter, super hirap pero hubby and I somehow manage.  Good thing his mom live with us (hubby is an only child), she takes care of our daughter and would cook for us during weekdays.  Once im home, my daughter stays with me na kaya wala ding pahinga. Always puyat and pagod, the only consolation is yung dapat na sweldo for the maid/nanny eh i get to save.  And from that savings,  i rewarded myself with an lv bag  

[twelvth_goddess]

There was a time na wala kameng maid and super hirap. Although sa min kase, usually we have a relative from the province who stays with us and sya yung naghe-help around sa house. Am currently 2 months pregnant and we are going to look for a yaya already. gusto ko yung bata pa galing province din. sana makahanap kame kagad.

[kerolie]

nuong bata pa ako, we had a yaya until school age ko (bunso kc ako). after nun, hindi na kami nagkaroon ng katulong until nasa college na kami dun lang naghire si mama ng taga laba at plancha (weekends pumupunta ng house). 

ngayon na may family na ako, hindi na rin ako naghire ng katulong, hindi kc ako nasanay na may ibang tao sa house. stay-at-home ako so ok lang na walang katulong since 3 pa lang kami sa house. low maintenance naman husband ko kaya mas ok, hindi reklamador sa mga ulan o linis ng house. 

ngayong preggy nanaman ako, hindi na ako naglalaba (na-ondoy kc fully automatic kong washing machine).. dinadala ko na lang yung damit namin sa laundry mat para sa laba at plancha (yung uniform lang ni hubby yung pinapaplancha ko), yung grocery kaya ko pa naman at paghatid/sundo sa anak ko sa school. yung mom ko nakatira sa amin so cya yung tagaluto at taga bili sa palengke ng veggies.. ngayon na mag2 na kids ko, naiisip ako kung kukuha ako ng yaya.. siguro susubukan for the 1st year, kung malaking tuloy baka tuloy namin pero kung hindi ok lang na mawala (i prefer pa rin naman na ako magaalaga sa mga bata e)

[mommytaf]

Kaya naman kaso laspag ako through out the day and night. I have 3 kids and the eldest is 3!  SHAM ako while hubby works at home kaso hubby is so senorito.  Paggising sa umaga maid agad ang hinahanap!! Hmpp!!

Pag walang maid stressfull.  Nag aaway kami ni hubby dahil lang sa house chores.  Napakatamad Kasi!!!

[persephone]

Kaya naman kung sa kaya.  I do everything, plus I take care of my 3 month-old baby boy na suuuper likot and bigat.  Nakakatulong lang ng onti si hubby when he gets home from work, and even then, pagod narin siya.  I recently quit my job kasi biglang umalis si yaya and I could not find a suitable replacement.  Still looking until now.  In 2 weeks I lost almost 4 lbs.!!!  Ngarag talaga.

[periwinkle_room]

kaya.  but we've been maidless and yaya less for only 2 weeks, so i'm not sure if kaya namin ganito forever. 

nung wala pa kaming baby, we didn't have a maid.  and we were okay naman. malinis ang house, hindi nawawala ang mga gamit. 

but when i got pregnant, i had to get a maid kasi nanghihina talaga ko that time.

gusto ko nga, pag malaki na mga anak ko, wala na kaming maid.  wish ko lang 

[Shanejewel]

I'm living abroad now..  Sobrang hirap sa umpisa.. kinaya ko naman pero nakakapagod na lalong lalo na ang pamamalantsa... in the end i dont ironed my clothes na.. uso naman dito e..

[Joycy]

Ive been living in London now for 6 months at ang hirap pala talaga. Magastos.  Although i ride the tube and the bus everyday, nagta-taxi pa rin ako if it's after 12 na. Wala naman akong driver dito.

Regarding the food, i dont cook until now. I eat out pa rin. But i promised to learn at least one meal a week. Nakakatamad kasi mag-luto kasi aside from cooking, you wash the dishes pa!

Sa laundry naman, may washing machine at dryer. Pero nakakainis pa rin kasi nasisira ko yong mga damit ko. I need to learn to read labels.  I dont iron, sorry na lang.

The upside about all of this, i lost weight naturally. Kasi ba naman, nasasanay ka to walk around. And since tinatamad akong magluto, i dont eat often so lumiliit ako. 

[Pink_Sugar]

kaya ko naman basta ako lang mag isa. pag may anak na ako siguro  baka kelangan ko ng help.

[hairt mini]

It's been a year na rin na I'm living alone..And so far so good..kaya ko naman pala...though I have to do the laundry twice or thrice a week para di ako matambakan (ayaw ko kasi magpa laundry) take note..hand wash po lahat ng dress ko (except for pambahay)
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But then I don't know in the near future pag may baby na mahirap na yata yun eh..

[chicnsassy]

kaya ko, tumira ako sa States na ako lahat, mas comfortable nga lang na meron

[Candice]

Our helper got pregnant so she'll have to leave soon. We've always had help around the house. But now, we're having a hard time looking for replacement. Takot din kami kumuha sa agency.

Sa mga living without maids, how do u manage it, lalo na pag kayo lahat sa family may full time jobs? Any tips?