As a working mum, I rely a lot on my helper. But recently she has reduced the menu at home to the same 5 dishes day after day. I am too busy to cook, and I really can't have her leave right now. What do I do?

When I was younger, my parents were working all the time and we had a helper with us. My mum was pretty strict with what we have for meals so what she did was to have our meals set up and have them scheduled every Sunday so that our meals for the weeks were already planned out. Our helper would then just refer to the meal timetable set and cooked accordingly. Perhaps you could try this way? With social media being so rampant nowadays, you could always ask your children or even your helper herself to post pictures if you're not around