tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173567909624774356.post7691475505891163566..comments2024-03-08T02:11:48.990-07:00Comments on Moms In Need of Mercy: Messy Monday: Use Your Saturdays!Moms In Need Of Mercyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00378782100273197226noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173567909624774356.post-69809894420076300512011-04-07T01:13:18.900-06:002011-04-07T01:13:18.900-06:00First time delurker here! Love your blog..love lov...First time delurker here! Love your blog..love love love...cannot tell you how inspiring it is to me at least!<br /><br />We ie-hubster and 2 yr old son live in Dubai-UAE. The weekend in this part of the world is fri/sat with sunday being the first day of the working week. Fridays here are the church/mosque days for most families. after which everybody lives it up. As i do too and for me that means, no cooking-ceaning-putting out fires, as soon as I am out of church. A large majority of us eat out whole fridays, mainly because eating out is cheap here (oil/fuel being dirt cheap). I simply dont cook on firdays which extends up to saturday lunch too.The weekdays are very labour intensive for me in terms of cleaning, I need to vacumn and mop everyday because of the desert which causes fine dust to collect everywhere easily. But fri, no cleaning either-bliss! Sometimes I miss saturdays too unless there has been a sandstorm,which is a pain.<br /><br />For us saturday is for catching up on outdoor errands incl grocery and haircuts etc. The only major work I do on sat is menu planning-grocery shopping followed by a marathon wash-chop-slice-dice-marinate-freeze project. I do this with every veg/meat I buy, bag them up in ziplocs and store away for the whole week. With yrs of practise now, I take no more than 2-3 hours. A bit like one-month freezer cooking for many mommies for example. This has given me soooo much comfort and convenience, all i have to do is pull out the reqd meat/veggie ziploc bag from the fridge and accomplish fab cooking throughout the week. <br /><br />ps- we do not buy canned goods at all simply because almost all of Indian/asian cooking requires cooking from scratch and so I am kinda forced to chop and store fresh produce. Our Indian curries dont do well with canned goods! :)Perhaps some of you could try this tip...it is a big time/energy saver! <br /><br />Cheers,<br />harshika<br />dubaiHarshikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988515276239170996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173567909624774356.post-14718862217468565322010-04-11T20:01:23.301-06:002010-04-11T20:01:23.301-06:00I havent looked into the actual dates of this, but...I havent looked into the actual dates of this, but (approx?) 50 years ago, people worked 6 day weeks. I found that very interesting and would like to investigte further how that changed and why.Musing Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139773557209817440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173567909624774356.post-28633288855349851702010-03-23T08:49:05.582-06:002010-03-23T08:49:05.582-06:00We use our Saturdays for big projects...but if we ...We use our Saturdays for big projects...but if we don't have any to do, we've decided to work until noon and then take the rest of the day to do something with our family. I use the rest of the week for "regular" housework.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173567909624774356.post-53782825773139782102010-03-21T21:09:57.922-06:002010-03-21T21:09:57.922-06:00I do take a 2-day weekend, but I'm hoping to c...I do take a 2-day weekend, but I'm hoping to change that with the beginning of Spring. I'm hoping to work out in the yard on Saturdays.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371122721416715477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173567909624774356.post-48437807667871063622010-03-21T20:55:32.995-06:002010-03-21T20:55:32.995-06:00Saturdays are "my run around and get the erra...Saturdays are "my run around and get the errands done that I can't do during the week" days. Thankfully my little ones love to go to the stores!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695662344180959776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173567909624774356.post-46658409906211006992010-03-21T19:16:05.396-06:002010-03-21T19:16:05.396-06:00I do a little of both. I'm trying to get the ...I do a little of both. I'm trying to get the majority of my 'normal' cleaning done so I have the day to work on other projects. Some Saturdays we hit it hard to get a project done and other Saturdays we have breakfast as a family and still do some work, but it's more leisurely. <br /><br />Great Reminder! Thanks!Lori Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04990364024458108949noreply@blogger.com