Shenzhennifer
Registered User
Thanks for your ideas, all good.
All the legal cleaners are still a lot more than what I pay now(which is the average) and the one experience I've had with a legal from an agency was awful - the worst cleaner I've experienced. But a friend told me about www.all-in-one.com.hk who seem more reasonably priced than the others so I might give them a try.
I've tried scoping out the neighbours' helpers actually. But they are all worked like slaves around here, unfortunately. I know it's not legal, but I would just love to share a helper with someone. But there are almost no expats around here and all the Chinese have their helpers work fuuulllll time.
The one babysitter on this board that I contacted wanted something like $160 per hr. That kind of scared me off.
For nurseries, I've been looking exactly for that. Not a serious one where you have to apply a year in advance, have interview, pay deposit, etc, but a more casual one. I think my son would like it. He's quite social and likes to be active. There are few of these nurseries here, however. One I like takes almost half an hour to walk there from here for a 3 hr class (drop off, go home, pick up, walk home all with newborn).
Nothing is easy
I still have to think of exactly what I need and look for it (pt help and nursery).
All the legal cleaners are still a lot more than what I pay now(which is the average) and the one experience I've had with a legal from an agency was awful - the worst cleaner I've experienced. But a friend told me about www.all-in-one.com.hk who seem more reasonably priced than the others so I might give them a try.
I've tried scoping out the neighbours' helpers actually. But they are all worked like slaves around here, unfortunately. I know it's not legal, but I would just love to share a helper with someone. But there are almost no expats around here and all the Chinese have their helpers work fuuulllll time.
The one babysitter on this board that I contacted wanted something like $160 per hr. That kind of scared me off.
For nurseries, I've been looking exactly for that. Not a serious one where you have to apply a year in advance, have interview, pay deposit, etc, but a more casual one. I think my son would like it. He's quite social and likes to be active. There are few of these nurseries here, however. One I like takes almost half an hour to walk there from here for a 3 hr class (drop off, go home, pick up, walk home all with newborn).
Nothing is easy
I still have to think of exactly what I need and look for it (pt help and nursery).