Housework Helper

Nobody can escape from managing housework. It is time consuming, tiring, and it is never ending! For busy parents, our focus should be more on the kids than the house chores. Besides using other manpower, here are some ways to help parents with housework.

Clothes dryer is the big savior when it comes to laundry. By using dryer, the clothes will be dry in about an hour! No more hanging the clothes, waiting for it to dry, worrying about the weather conditions and the space for hanging. Theoretically one also needs less sets of clothes for changing as dirty clothes will become clean within a few hours. Dryer is also a great help when it comes to bedsheets which occupy a lot of space for hanging. It can be used on most clothings made of cotton.

Another useful item that I discovered recently is Roomba from iRobot, an automatic vacuum cleaner. It is a round disc that crawls on the floor by itself, covering all the areas, and while crawling it vacuums the floor. It is an intelligent tool that learns the map of the house. It automatically avoids staircase or uneven surface; it moves around the barrier like tables and chairs; it can go under the bed or furniture; upon finishing, or when it is low on battery, it will go back to the charging station. Depending on the model, you can schedule Roomba to clean the floor at a certain timing, you can also use a "virtual war device" to limit the area that Roomba will clean.

Besides, I recommend using a good washing machine (front load / drum type) with the easy ironing, delicate washing and handwash options. A good washing machine does not wear out the clothes so fast, and helps to save time / effort on handwash and ironing. Both my washing machine and dryer are of Whirlpool brand, same brand so that I can stack them up. But I am sure many other brands offer the same features as well.

As parents, we have limited time. I really find the above items very useful. While they work for me, I can use the time on something else. They are all very good investments!