Well after a week of house drama, we FINALLY closed on our new home a week after scheduled. I still have some sanity, fingernails, and stomach rugae left to show for it and I figured it was time to update my blog.
My vacuum...my closest family and friends know that I truly have an addiction to vacuuming along with vacuums themselves since before the age of eight. I have yet to find a recovery group for this strange addition-perhaps that TLC special could feature me; but really its not that exciting and viewers may use that as a time to refill their drinks and empty their bladders. I have used ALL kinds of vacuums in my mid-range (its not long but not really too short either) life span. I also have received vacuum cleaners for two major holidays-Christmas 2011 and Mother's Day 1999. Truly, I am fine with this and I know it goes against the rules for men as to giving women appliances for major holidays. While waiting to close on this home I am now in, I was also waiting for major appliances to arrive as they were on order to be delivered. This gave us time to "camp" in our new house. We had to refill coolers with ice daily and use a toaster as well as the Cuisinart Electric Skillet for four and a half days. My one "old reliable" appliance was my vacuum!
I have owned four vacuums myself but have used countless others. For Mother's Day 1999 I received a Tri-Star. This is the door-to-door salesman vacuum which comes complete with a four figure price-tag and five attachments. I still have it which I now use it for car clean up and until last Christmas, it was my main squeeze of a vacuum. It will be hard to part with this gem someday. This past Christmas, I received the Shark Navigator with the Lift-Away. I have used the Lift Away option but prefer to keep it all attached and use the main suction brush on the stairs as it has better suction in my opinion. I have tried the coveted Dyson. Just was not as impressed with it as I hoped I would be, though it is still a good machine. I have read reviews and then of course with the machines I have used lately including a Eureka upright, the Shark has been most impressive to me.
Now I could go ON and ON about my preference with vacuums and how well they clean etc. Ultimately it is up to the end user. I will leave you with this, my favorite tool attachment for the vacuum of any type is the crevice tool. It just does my OCD good to know I was able to get into the tiniest of spaces and suck out the dirt. After a good vacuuming, which I like to do once a day, it feels good to get in a run! YEA!!! I was able to get in a run after a two week hiatus. It was an easy three miler but it felt good to get out and stretch out the legs with my iPod and Garmin giving me my mile splits. I probably ran a pace that was too fast but I didn't care, I was glad to be moved, finally closed, and have my major appliances finally arrive. Life is good and I am getting my gait on for a BIG half marathon this fall!
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