Life Without Maid

Most of the working couples in Malaysia employ Indonesian maids. The maids handle most of the housework thus after certain period of time we have the tendency to DEPEND on the maids . Can't imagine how life without maid is going to be. I had a maid Warti (1st maid)who worked 6 years with me and all these years she became part of our family; I trusted her to manage my home and looking after kids. She not only doing housework, she also help me to manage my daily appointments and my orchard farm. I was so much dependence on her that I feared the day comes she is going to leave us. Indeed, the day has come earlier than I expected. Her mother in Indonesia pass away and she was called to go back home immediately. I had no choice but to let her go.
My 1st week without maid was a terrible one coz i haven't adjust myself to the situation. I had to send my baby away to my father's house coz he got maid.My house was messy,in fact horrible!, My clothing unable to manage thus I had to choose a few pieces that need not do the ironing. Meals not cooked, came back from work, hungry! Later I had to overcome this dilemma, I had to accept the truth that I had to go on, without maid, at least for sometimes.(Indonesian frozen their maids )meantime I had to settle down and started my new schedule of life. I used my weekend to get started, bit by bit from the kitchen to the rooms. from drawers to drawers(cos I don't know where all my things kept). My son Yen and I started cooking, trying new menu. I got to rearrange things according to my system (maid simply chuck here and there make me cannot find things). Until my whole house was kept upright, I started to enjoy my privacy at home, without having someone pocking nose into my life. Now I really feel that is alright without maid, I have to work harder no doubt but still enjoy the privacy. My enjoyment living without maid was not long. 5 weeks later she called me from Indonesia, (her permit not dead yet) that she wants to come back here. Alamak! Again my son said, Can't we just say NO? Now I am down again in the dilemma to accept her back. The thought that sometimes she pocking her nose into my business, sleeping on my best pillow (I realised the pillow I bought for RM200.00 lost), using my phone to call her boyfriend, showing sour face when her periods comes. Snooping around when my quests comes, bullied my child when I am not home... for all these, I have to pay her RM 600 a month. In fact now I realised that I can do housework better than a maid.
Reluctantly, I purchased a ticket for her to come back, next week.