I think I'm in love...

My new vacuum cleaner really sucks!

I've been wanting to buy a new vacuum cleaner for a while. Before we moved in together, Dick and I each owned a vacuum, so we've had two in the house for a while. When my grandparents moved to their new apartment, I gave them mine, since they needed a new one, and we clearly don't need two.

I don't vacuum very often. We have house cleaners who come every-other-week (I'm a very spoiled girl). But every once in a while it occurs to me that I should dust/clean in between times. The last few times I've pulled out Dick's old vacuum, I realized that I didn't like it very much. It didn't work very well on our soft-wood floors, and was a bit cumbersome.

So, I started to do some research. I know that Dysons have a really good reputation. So, I took The Oracle's advice, and ordered "The Ball".

My new Dyson was delivered yesterday. I'm very excited. We have soft-wood floors throughout the house, and one room with an area rug. I did a test, and vacuumed the area rug, the floors in one room, and the two little area rugs by the front doors.

The Dysons have a very cool clear bin where all the dust/hair/stuff goes. There are no bags. Anyhow, you can see just how much it sucked up, and let me tell you, there was SO much cat hair/dust/trina hair in the that bin from my 10 minutes of vacuuming! I couldn't decide whether I was grossed out, or really excited! AND the cleaners had just been here the day before!

The Dyson also has a very cool "telescope reach system" which allows you to easily reach high places, or clean stairs. I need to go around and vacuum the tops of all of my door and wall moldings.

Dick thinks my new vacuum infatuation is a little crazy.
He's probably right.

Did I mention that I also bought a Roomba? :)
(It's still charging, so I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. More on that later!)