Three things I am thankful for when in comes to home management:
- washing machine
- microwave
- vacuum cleaner
These are my partners in making my mommy duties more efficient. I think I have mentioned before that we prepare our food in advance. I usually cook 2 weeks’ worth of food and just re heat it using microwave. It saves me a lot of time.
I also use vacuum cleaner to clean the house, specially the bedroom, it’s better since dust goes straight to the vacuum, unlike with the use of walis, where dust would scatter around the room.
And of course, washing machine! As a woman who can’t do one task at a time (a certified multi tasker here), the use of washing machine is my euphoria. I can cook, clean the house and even blog while the machine washes our clothes. It can be tiring at times but the fact that I can do a lot of things makes washing the laundry one my most favorite house hold chores (except folding clothes!). I still consider buying an automatic washing machine to save more time.. but for now, my old top loader washing machine is my ally, together with my favorite washing machine detergent for our clothes:
I have been using Pride Detergent for more than 10 years now. I love the smell it leaves on our clothes. And contrary to what others think, Pride is specially made for washing machine. Another reason why I love using Pride on our clothes is its Stain- Away formula.. clumsy po ako in person! As in! I’d always end up with a coffee stain on my clothes or sauce stains. I really noticed how Pride cleans my clothes very well, wala ng kusot kusot!
I also noticed that with Pride, rinsing is not a problem. Hindi siya mabula actually.. pero nakakalinis, thus making it easier to rinse. And since Pride has fine and pure granules (pure & no chalk), it does not clog the motor of our washing machine..malapit na mag 6 years ang wm ko, and so far wala namang problema 🙂
Mas hectic ang sched ko ngayon since my part time helper gave birth.. so even if she resumes work next year, I can’t let her do all the job.. mabuti na lang talaga may mga bagay na nagpapadali sa buhay ng mga bising nanay na gaya ko 🙂
How about you mommies? Do you also consider washing machine as one of the things that makes your life easier? Have you tried using Pride Detergent? Share us your story!
Mommy Levy says
January 13, 2014 at 1:21 pmI usually send our clothes to the Laundry shop to save time and energy, but unfortunately pag bumalik ang clothes yung itim parang namumuti na. So better pa rin talagang ikaw na lang maglaba. I love the title, kala ko kung ano hahaha
Angela Bethea says
January 17, 2014 at 1:54 amHopefully soon enough my husband and I will have little one’s in our household. Especially we’re not getting any younger. I am sure it is tough at time but the way you share your post, I know despite the downs, all the ups are so worth to deal with down. 🙂 Hopefully your helper would be able to help out as much to lighten up your load. I do know however that I used to use Pride detergent when I use to wash my uniform back in college. xx
Love, Angela Ricardo
Ria C says
January 17, 2014 at 2:37 pmI’m mostly an Ariel or Tide brand person. Sometimes I use those liquid detergent for the delicates because I like my delicate clothing items to be soft and smooth.
We don’t have Pride here in Dubai. Siguro, when we’re all home na for good, I’d try that for good measure.
Liza says
January 17, 2014 at 6:02 pmI use Pride too! Your 1 and 2 are the things I’m most thankful for as well. I don’t have a vacuum but I’m glad I have a helper to help me clean up the mess.
Marie says
January 17, 2014 at 9:54 pmI have a love affair na nga with my auto washing machine hehe cuz it washes clothes while I surf and read book and cook and multi task. I used Pride years ago but stopped. Hmm, ma-try nga ulit
Denmark says
January 18, 2014 at 12:05 pmGrabe diskarte mo Mommy pehpot. I have neighbor almost same what you are doing in regards with food. They cooked in advance for 1 week. Im just wondering if the freshness of the food stays.
chrisair says
March 5, 2014 at 6:04 ammy powder too, its affordable than other brand.
by the way what brand is your vacuum?
Mommy Pehpot says
March 5, 2014 at 6:38 amelectrolux 🙂
joanne bartolome says
March 5, 2014 at 7:45 amyes i used that brand for the de color para matipid.
Patty | MrsC says
March 5, 2014 at 8:55 amWe’ve been using Pride at home for as long as I can remember. We mix up a blend of Pride, Tide powder and Vernell fabric softener for our washing machine. Smells super nice.