kristins_mom
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Hi Sarah!
I was tormented to tears that I couldn't clean the apartment the way I'd like to when I first arrived in Frankfurt last year. Finally, I decided to get a cleaning lady to come in. And I just do another round of vacuuming and mopping myself. That's about it! Cleaniness level has dropped... drastically, with two kids. Anyway, I still have to clean almost every time after dinner... coz my son keeps "littering" food all over as he attempts to feed himself. But I take comfort that germs will make my children more resistant to illnesses.
A friend of mine introduced me to Gina Ford's CLB routine. It's really good. Well, I did not follow it religiously, but adapted it to suit my daughter and it's quite easy with her. She's usually a happy baby.
And getting the kids to nap is good! It allows me time to rest, cook and clean... Bryan still naps in the afternoon, although most of his ang-moh friends have drop the afternoon nap altogether and go to bed as early as 7pm. But I'm happy that he naps two hours in the afternoon and still goes to bed at 9-ish.
But my routine is quite flexi. e.g. There will be times I'd feel up to shopping or paying the zoo a visit or enjoying a slice of cake when the weather is good or whatsoever and the kids will just come along. They adapt real well... but I try not to make it an everyday affair.
As for breakfast, I try to give Bryan French toast. I find it best to use brioche bread coz it's already sweetened on its own.
Have you tried pancakes?
My simple recipe:
200g breadflour, 100g sugar (or less), 3 eggs, 100ml milk, 1 tsp baking powder and batter it up. Then pan-fry the batter by batches. It's a good family portion. Add a little cinnamon for a change sometimes.
How about cha siew bao? We miss that here.
I was tormented to tears that I couldn't clean the apartment the way I'd like to when I first arrived in Frankfurt last year. Finally, I decided to get a cleaning lady to come in. And I just do another round of vacuuming and mopping myself. That's about it! Cleaniness level has dropped... drastically, with two kids. Anyway, I still have to clean almost every time after dinner... coz my son keeps "littering" food all over as he attempts to feed himself. But I take comfort that germs will make my children more resistant to illnesses.
A friend of mine introduced me to Gina Ford's CLB routine. It's really good. Well, I did not follow it religiously, but adapted it to suit my daughter and it's quite easy with her. She's usually a happy baby.
And getting the kids to nap is good! It allows me time to rest, cook and clean... Bryan still naps in the afternoon, although most of his ang-moh friends have drop the afternoon nap altogether and go to bed as early as 7pm. But I'm happy that he naps two hours in the afternoon and still goes to bed at 9-ish.
But my routine is quite flexi. e.g. There will be times I'd feel up to shopping or paying the zoo a visit or enjoying a slice of cake when the weather is good or whatsoever and the kids will just come along. They adapt real well... but I try not to make it an everyday affair.
As for breakfast, I try to give Bryan French toast. I find it best to use brioche bread coz it's already sweetened on its own.
Have you tried pancakes?
My simple recipe:
200g breadflour, 100g sugar (or less), 3 eggs, 100ml milk, 1 tsp baking powder and batter it up. Then pan-fry the batter by batches. It's a good family portion. Add a little cinnamon for a change sometimes.
How about cha siew bao? We miss that here.
. I love to eat but cooking is totally another matter. As I prefer simple stuff, I usually steam or panfry the food. But for the kids, I'm still cooking separately for them. I prefer pig kidney to liver. Both offer a very high content of iron, especially pig liver. But it's not advisable to take too much b'cos of the high vit A present.