SCORE!! I got a new vacuum cleaner yesterday! The first of our DITY move purchases came in and we picked it up at Lowe's last night! I got a Bissell Total Floors - and I love it! Dyson, eat your heart out. Actually, Dyson did a lot for the vacuum cleaner market - they made vacuums sexy. They made it exciting to use your vacuum. BUT, we tried it in Sears (where they let you try out the vacuums) and they both sucked equally. he he. Anyway, I vacuumed like all day today and was greatly rewarded with seeing all the dirt that is no longer on my carpet. I love it.
In honor of my new vacuum, I also did some house cleaning. Joy, you would be so proud - I "green" cleaned! I used my vinegar, water, and essential oil mixture to clean my kitchen and dining floors and it was great! But I was even more impressed when I went to the bathroom to clean. There's a real mold problem here and the tub had already turned far from the original white. So, I sprinkled some baking soda in the tub and lightly sprayed my vinegar mixture. AWESOME! The tub turned whiter with each scrub! I think it's even whiter than when we first moved in! And the vinegar mixture is just the best all-purpose cleaner ever! Going green pays off.
Tonight, we were prepared for an onslaught of trick-or-treaters. Last year, at Sheppard, where we lived just down the street from the General's (where everyone started) we literally ran out of candy in 15 minutes! Seriously! So, this year, I was prepared! Alas, our number of trick-or-treaters was substantially less than estimated. Rob and I truly have our pick of the best candy (and I gave 3 to 4 pieces per kid!) But, we did dress up to give out candy and that makes me happy. I was a fairy (of course) and Rob wore his mullet and Gus wore a blue camouflage bandana to be a water commando. :-)
Trick-or-treater higlights: our neighbors' kids competing over who got to give away the candy, a really cute little bumblebee with photo-taking parents, a full-grown Batman with yellow utility belt, and a princess who, when given the candy, held it up to us and said, "I don't like this."
2 comments:
Sweet vaccuum! will you post your vinegar/essential oil cleaning solution for me? Does it work on tile floors?
Yea, I'm pretty sure it does. It works in my tiled bathroom and on my hospital-type square flooring (base housing everywhere thought it would such a good idea - but it just looks like the floor of an industrial building. ugh)
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