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amother
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:00 pm
Other than cleaning help and ordering things you need online?
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Fabulous
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:02 pm
cut up fruit for shabbos and bagged romaine lettuce. I used to buy a lot of chicken tenders, but I didn't like the tendons that came attached, so recently started buying regular again.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:05 pm
Love this thread—we are always trying to figure out ways to outsource household labor! Our recent addition was raising our nanny’s rate a little in exchange for her doing some light tidying in between the deep cleans from our official cleaner. She also does the kid laundry.
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SuperWify
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:07 pm
Ready soup vegetables
Cleaned, trimmed thin chicken cutlets
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Genius
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:10 pm
My teacher in high school ranted through her session “women buy ready flaky dough and cherry pie filling, put it together, and bake it. Then they call themselves balebustas!! What a chutzpah!”
Since that day I try to outsource my flaky dough and cherry pie filling
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amother
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:14 pm
Ok, not outsourcing, per say, but we invest in machinery to make things easier. For example, we have a dishwasher and washer/dryer that work well without a lot of precleaning things. I have a good stand mixer and a bread machine. I have a shredder attachment to the stand mixer that’s great for shredding cheese quickly without the cleaning effort of the food processor. I have a double oven so I can cook two things at once.
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Amelia Bedelia
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:20 pm
Outsourcing basic mending, like sewing on buttons or fixing hems
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amother
Smokey
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:32 pm
Bingo’s raw challah to bake myself!
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amother
Ginger
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:34 pm
Why can’t I think of anything? (I don’t have cleaning help )
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flowerpower
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:35 pm
New thing I just did- bought a container of peeled garlic!
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amother
Fuchsia
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:49 pm
Checked greens
DHs shirts, Tzitzit
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SuperWify
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 8:53 pm
I don’t iron anything. All DH shirts are non-iron.
I don’t do the dry cleaning thing either. DH takes care of his suits but none of my stuff are dry clean. Except a rare wedding dress it outfit.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:29 pm
When dh started his own business, we started having an accountant do our taxes. Till then I prepared ours but barely knew what I was doing. there was no question of my doing them once a business was in the picture.
I don't grow my own food, repair my own shoes or make my own clothes.
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amother
Lavender
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:30 pm
I use aluminum pans to cook almost everything. No washing pots!
I remove the cover of a honey bottle and place it onto an oil bottle. Fits on perfectly and Pours less and easily...
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ysydmom
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:32 pm
I use paper goods when I need to instead of having cleaning help it's way cheaper than cleaning help and much less dishes. I only do this when desperate though. I usually like dish washing.
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amother
Cyan
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:34 pm
Cooking!
I hate it, the woman I pay to cook meals for us loves to cook. Win, win for us both!
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amother
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:39 pm
amother [ Cyan ] wrote: | Cooking!
I hate it, the woman I pay to cook meals for us loves to cook. Win, win for us both! |
That sounds awesome!!! My dream for one day... before cleaning help, I want a cook.
How did you find her? She advertised?
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amother
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Wed, Dec 02 2020, 11:53 pm
amother [ Cyan ] wrote: | Cooking!
I hate it, the woman I pay to cook meals for us loves to cook. Win, win for us both! | That's a great idea. How much does it cost? Does she cook by you or does she cook in her home and bring it to you?
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amother
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Thu, Dec 03 2020, 12:02 am
amother [ Vermilion ] wrote: | Ok, not outsourcing, per say, but we invest in machinery to make things easier. For example, we have a dishwasher and washer/dryer that work well without a lot of precleaning things. I have a good stand mixer and a bread machine. I have a shredder attachment to the stand mixer that’s great for shredding cheese quickly without the cleaning effort of the food processor. I have a double oven so I can cook two things at once. |
Yeah, but kitchen machinery needs to be cleaned...
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Amelia Bedelia
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Thu, Dec 03 2020, 12:11 am
Presifted flour and peeled, cubed butternut squash. Worth every penny!
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