Lin:i agree with u la, SAHM really no time to do much things.. my time passes so quickylt with 2 kiddos, spend time w them , do these, do tt, cook sometimes, housework n laundry everyday.. will die.. but somehow im really glad i am a SAHM cos i get to see n witness my childrens mildstones n spend time w them.. BONDING.. sth tt i always feel tt $$ can nvr replace!
Rach: like i mentioned.. i HAVE the blender n i DONT find it fantastic.. if i am given a choice all over again.. i rather i buy a handheld blender, its gd enuf... the turn n steam its nt tt fantastic too la, sometimes aft u steam, thers alrdy collection of water n u turn over sure will leak abit out.. i find its more work for me in my case. but cos i haf it alrdy, no point i spend money on hand held blender so i jus make do with wad i haf.. i guess it works the same for u.. think yr ublender good enuf liao.
actually, i also believe gt MSG de leh in the tingkat.. ive ordered last time b4, say no msg, but when we eat also feel thirsty.. maybe like wad Ratna said la, empire still haf but much lesser.. if no msg, i believe food will nt b as tasty.
ya, i got car n 2 kids n a 4 rm flat.. n only my hb is working.. i got no more CPF cos i used it to pay my flat alrdy.. n now, we r jus surviving on my HB pay n CPF.. i also haf only 1 acct lo..haha, we got seperate n joint accts but all the $$ come frm his personal acct.. he jus transfers the $ dere so its easier for me to use. seriously, my hb dont earn as much as many of u wld think, but i do control my spending, normally, my hb is free to let me go ahead with wadever i spend on.. i told pinky b4, i always die in hands of books n clothes.. but tts becos i control on other areas of spending.. n will always observe my hb's side.. if i realise i overspend, i'll try to cut dwn tt mth.. tts how we survive, spending on mostly necessaties
i know clothes r not...but sometimes, on indulgement n tt is if i got the means to.
my view on SAHM: i believe those who r working wish tt they r SAHM.. mainly to spend time with the kids n witness their milestones.. to play, read n do wadever they wan with the kids... its the bonding they wan. like me, i cant say im rich.. which im definately NOT rich! but its both my hb's n my ideal choice for me to stay at hm to look aft both my kids.. cos i believe as long as we can afford, the mum shud stay home to look aft the kids n jus haf the bonding time which u can nvr get back in the next few years of their lives.. im pretty lucky i shud say, tt my hb supports my thinking n trusts me with his sons more than anyone else... but cos Jav is old enuf to go CC n mingle n pick up things.. tts y we sent him dere.. else if i haf the choice, i don even wanna send him to CC, jus to spend quality time w him.tts y im totally against putting Jav in for full day.. if not y i be a SAHM for?
but i haf to say...yes, it drives me nuts on certain days tt i feel like throwing them aside..but whenever i look at them n see how they smile to me.. i feel whatever i went thru is worth it.
guess ultimately, u wan to be SAHM, u mus spend time with the kids, else it defeats the purpose of a SAHM.