[Asvi]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Dammit. I hope not!

He likes making chai and coffee too. And he asks to help sweep and mop and vacuum and all that. He's such a sweetheart.

mashallah that's great, usually they don't do that.

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Asvi

mashallah that's great, usually they don't do that.

Yeah, but he's only four. And only likes the dishes so he can play with the suds. He doesn't like the dishwasher. And more often than not, he just gets in the way, but I let him hang around anyway.

Hope he doesn't grow out of it.

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

4? what?! and he makes tea and coffee?! what have i been doing wrong, Esa is stil pulling the ''i can't go near the kettle, it's hot'' line and he's EIGHT. I need to brush up incase I ever have kids.

[Asvi]

kids deff. are good these days. my nephew who's 2 1/2 years old helps out alot. he likes doing the vacuum, dusting, if you ask for a napkin he'll go and get it for you or throw somethign in the garbage for you..sometimes i kid around and say..hey you can come to my house and dust..lol... kids are so cute

[PhDGirl]

Originally Posted by Asvi

any ideas/suggestions on how to clean tub/shower?

I usually use a brush and I scrub with baking soda mixed with some dishsoap (I use that combo to clean a lot of things actually). I let it sit while doing other things and then I rinse with vinegar and then take a shower. It has the benefit of cleaning the drain and being non-toxic too. I need to get a cleaning lady.....

[Laimuun]

Originally Posted by Asvi

any ideas/suggestions on how to clean tub/shower?

I use the scrubbing bubbles spray. and a scrubber brush thing. though, my husband usually takes care of the tub.

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by zzze

assalamu alaykum

4? what?! and he makes tea and coffee?! what have i been doing wrong, Esa is stil pulling the ''i can't go near the kettle, it's hot'' line and he's EIGHT. I need to brush up incase I ever have kids.

Noooo, he never goes in the kitchen alone. I'm always with him.

I've taught him how to do it and now he knows how and he helps out by like pouring the water/milk/sugar and pressing the button on the coffee machine. And then we watch it drip together and he says something like "It's raining inside the coffee machine".

C'mon, I obviously don't make him make tea and coffee and do dishes. That really would be child labour.

[Ameerah]

Originally Posted by Spice

Re-edit: For heba and anyone else: If you're using the right kind of detergent you should not have to add anything else to it for great results. What detergent are you using?
Also, I think the key is to soak the dishes/pots/pans for a few minutes in warm water before you begin to wash. This way 1) you'd have to scrub less 2) less use of detergent 3) it saves a lot of time! For the larger pots which are left with a layer of food stuck to the bottom (which shouldn’t happen in the first place if you’re stirring consistently) I usually use those metal scrubbies to scrub off the layer of food, and then re-soap and rinse with a regular sponge.

I use Fairy Liquid, the lemon one.

I don't know how to explain it but what I mean is that sometimes, a dish that you've used to hold raw eggs or raw meat can smell weird, almost metallic. Washing isn't a problem, the dishes can look super-squeaky clean but still smell like that and no amount of soaking will make it go away. So it helps to use some powder detergent.

Maybe we just have super-sensitive noses.

Asvi - Ajax works great on tubs and sinks and tiles and you name it.

[Ilikemyscarf]

Originally Posted by Laimuun

I use the scrubbing bubbles spray. and a scrubber brush thing. though, my husband usually takes care of the tub.

scrubbing bubbles is the best.

[Asvi]

what about toilets?

[Laimuun]

Originally Posted by Asvi

what about toilets?

scrubbing bubbles!!!

and then tons of bleach.

[sally]

i hate scrubbing bubbles. smells nasty

[ChotooMotoo]

anybody use the Mr. Clean magic reach products, or that automatic shower cleaner thingy?

[Laimuun]

Originally Posted by sally

i hate scrubbing bubbles. smells nasty

have you tried the lemon scented one?

[Ilikemyscarf]

Originally Posted by sally

i hate scrubbing bubbles. smells nasty

It smells clean.