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@linlee I had good luck buying some basics from gap to get me through the second trimester (leggings, t shirts, tanks and jeans) during Black Friday. Max e a huge difference in my comfort. Wore my normal sweaters as it was winter. Bought some cute dresses at old navy during the Presidents’ Day...

@iamsaved79 Tell me more about this more basic cleaning package! I’ve thought that for our home we only use about 1/2 of it regularly right now, and the other half about once a month. So we don’t need a whole house deep clean twice a month

@christiancinemaproduction That actually sounds like a total steal and I’m literally daydreaming of a similar situation. Maybe we just think it’s more expensive than it is?

@christiancinemaproduction That’s so true to our situation too! Ballprk, how much % of your income do you spend on outsourcing? I’m trying to gut check what feels reasonable, though I know that different for everyone

@spaaace0 So frustrating. My husband does a ton around the house, easily 50% or more of the physical and mental load of our life. But life is so short!

@ilkhanapit My company did this, but to the people hired just before me. The folks hired a few months before me were told they’d be totally remote. I was told we’d be moving into a few days per month in office. So for them it was a huge surprise. We have a lot of people fully remote...

@sherlockpwns That seems to be the consensus among husbands here! Which is reassuring

@joshsburroughs Yes totally! And why do we have to work hard in every aspect of our life? There’s no cookie for the person that is the most overworked and had the least amount of fun

@trulyconverted Yeah it’s crazy bc our house is not disgusting or anything. But it’s only fully clean right before company, and id like it to be cleaner more often. But I don’t want to do it. I’ll never do it as well or quickly as a professional.

@zman0101 All things in moderation. I have a 9 month old. The tv is on like 80% of the time. Rarely is it for her (maybe a few hours over the course of her life) and she rarely pays attention. I’m not worried about ruining her with tv. It’s on but we’re playing with her and engaging.

@chiefgeek Yes I feel like there’s no such things as a small house project! That’s a lie Home Depot tells us!

@mklm We will definitely get to that point! Will probably start trying for number two next year and mama ain’t gonna wash another toilet after that first positive pregnancy test. But if we could get there before then even better 😆

@wstorm Frustratingly, it’s not about money. He knows we can afford it. It’s him emotionally not wanting to spend. So it’s a tough hurdle to get over.

@lauren1023 Yeah it’s the first one. I don’t know exactly how to explain it but it’s like … to hire someone to clean our house would feel like a waste on principle to him. Like how could we waste money on that. Then he said if his mom knew (which I said we don’t need to tell her anyway) she...

@jeremiah_is_my_name Thank you for this perspective. I hope in our lifetime there’s a full house cleaning robot that can clean everything!!

@neroway No ones gonna complain that the house is too clean!!

@richardlp I like this train of thought. Keeping it open ended for discussion

@mklm She would want to do it herself and I love her but I don’t want to hire my MIL!

@abzin44 She owns her own business doing it and is actually really successful! Loves her clients and has many for decades. She’s like part of their families. She loves her job. I think he feels more like “why would I hire out something I can do myself, when it’s not even a problem?” In an...

@aiden92 The tricky thing is his mom cleans houses for a living. So he has a whole complex about hiring it out that we haven’t been able to overcome, but I’d like us to get there and feel good about it before we have a second kid and our life gets so much more hectic!