hi everafter, yah, i really hope that i won't have to give away my beloved dog after bb comes.. i even told my dog that she's gonna be "big sister" soon... really treat her as part of the family... hopefully will be able to manage or at times get the help of my neighbours who like my dog a lot.. initially was v tempted to get a 2nd dog, but resisted cos we know we want to have kids n may not be able to cope when the time comes...
eileen... taking care of a dog is like taking care of 1/2 a kid right..
ixwong, we may consider getting part time help if really cannot cope... u're doing quite a fair bit already lah... not lazy...
i think there has to be give n take between a couple... appreciate whatever that is offered... makes living together n ur relationship much more pleasant!
vone, i have no complaints about the iecologi... only troublesome thing is u have to clear the water everytime after use, otherwise it'll be stinky... also, got to clean the vacuum pipe regularly to maintain good suction power... but my hb does the cleaning up of the machine...hehe... it's good in the sense u dun need to sweep/vacuum/magic wipe and mop separately. May be a bit clumsy to use at the beginning, but u'll get used to it after a while. Some people said that it's heavy, but that's not a problem to me cos i dun need to carry it around the house... just pull the vacuum around using its wheels... may be a bit heavy to clean windows, but i use it to clean shower stalls n steam clean curtains so that i dun need to wash them often... there are other similar products around... u may want to check out best denki or tangs to compare...
overall, it's definitely not better than using cloth n going on all fours to mop the floor, but compared with a mop, it's much better cos u can pick up the dirt rather than wiping it around.. for me, it has added benefit of sanitizing the floor, which is important since i have a dog at home..