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Does Anyone Make a Decent Upright Cordless Vac that Really Works? (Yes!) May. 27, 2024
My affinity for TV game shows' lightning rounds — where the duration is predetermined, and the... Read More
It's Shocking How Much Dirt Some Vacuums Miss Apr. 20, 2023
Perhaps this has happened to you: You've lived with carpeting, and then for one reason or another yo... Read More
A Machine That Gets Pet and Human Hair Out of Carpet Like Magic Feb. 02, 2022
How often have you been vacuuming and then turned off the vacuum only to see stray hairs — you... Read More
The Best Inexpensive Cordless Handheld Vac Mar. 10, 2021
To say that I had a love/hate relationship with handheld vacuums for many years would be putting it ... Read More
What You Need to Know About Buying Carpet Sep. 08, 2020
It's not something you buy every day. But when it's time to buy carpet, you need to know your stuff.... Read More
A Robot Vacuum That Really Works -- and It's Inexpensive! Sep. 01, 2020
Vacuuming sucks. Literally. One year, my idea of giving our adult sons robot vacuums for Christmas w... Read More
How to Clean Where No Vacuum has Gone Before Sep. 30, 2019
It's been several years now since one of my awesome readers told me about an inexpensive, super effe... Read More
Best Inexpensive Cordless Stick Vacuum Aug. 08, 2019
Faithful readers will recall that over the past years, I'd received more requests for the best inexp... Read More
The Three Vacuums I Use Every Day and Absolutely Swear By Apr. 15, 2019
If you have hard flooring, carpet or flat surfaces in your home (which just about covers every possi... Read More
The Litter Mermaid Apr. 09, 2019
I'm not the best housekeeper or the tidiest person. I've got papers everywhere, dishes in the sink,... Read More
How to Unclog a Drain Yourself Without Caustic Chemicals Mar. 26, 2019
A plugged-up sink, shower or tub drain sends most people running for either a bottle of caustic drai... Read More
Favorite Stick Vac Just Got a New Name Mar. 06, 2019
Faithful readers know that in my spare time, I love to knit. And when I say love, let's just say I'm... Read More
Ask Me Anything: Homemade Wrinkle Release and Eufy HomeVac Jan. 07, 2019
In keeping with the rules of the TV game show "Jeopardy," how about I give you the answer and you re... Read More
Ask Me Anything: Fruit Flies, Rusty Garden Tools, Eufy HomeVac HEPA-Style Filters Oct. 24, 2017
Regardless of what the calendar reads, I know without a doubt when fall has arrived where I live in ... Read More
A Robot Vacuum That Really Works -- and It's Inexpensive Jul. 17, 2017
Vacuuming sucks. My idea of giving our adult sons robot vacuums for Christmas one year was intended ... Read More
Best Inexpensive Stick Vacuum -- Finally! Jun. 14, 2017
Over the past several months, I've received more requests for the best inexpensive stick vacuum than... Read More
Fire Extinguisher Safety Zone, Super-Useful Website and Handy Vacuum Tool Mar. 07, 2017
What do fire extinguishers, hard-to-find phone numbers and handy dandy cleaning tools have in common... Read More
Happy Birthday to My Workhorse, Hoover Dec. 14, 2016
I call him Hoover, and he's worked hard for me since the day I hauled his long lanky self into the h... Read More
Readers in Search of Help with Ants and Sharks Sep. 29, 2016
The best part of my job as your humble columnist is the mail I get from my loyal readers. I had to l... Read More
How to Clean a Shark Vacuum and Filters Feb. 24, 2016
You know how much I love my Shark vacuum cleaner. And, given letters I have received from my readers... Read More
