Need rec for good broom vac or something similar

[eaj7889]

I have a two year old and a puppy....oh and I'm 32 weeks pregnant! I need something to help me keep the wood floors picked up around the table from cracker crumbs, etc... the dirt from around the plants and so on...I really want to avoid all the bending over and getting the vacumn out 20 times a day! Do you know of any good broom vacs or anything easy, portable, and more convenient than the vacumn?

[Tondi G]

My mom has one of these (actually she has an older model with no light)... got it for Christmas and LOVES it!

http://www.sharkcompany.com/shark/productdetail.aspx?pid=5bc95851-0fc7-4274-991a-70b31e105609(Euro-Pro+Base+Catalog)&MSCSProfile=983BB0CC620F5E6D8FDE26829663AF16833022 BE8AD9E218A2A93B6305E4D641B5DE8CC2BAE7C5A8862DC2A9 EAA13AEC6BB12F75733522E2CB4AE3E670BCF4A321DA32323A BC9C4C2C99F6A4B34E269B605327CB230F75C79E8D177AA722 8B7512C78E50978D5B2D5507849B1C2053B881B444D75C9646 152EBF0D3E217058E1EC9EC05F9A4FBD78

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp80810_332828_sespider/shark/cordless_sweeper.htm

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000070ICA/104-1380235-9604759?v=glance&n=284507

~Tondi

[mommyoftwo]

Try the swiffer sweep n' vac. It works great and I use in on our hardwood floors all the time. You should be able to find it at Target, Walmart etc.

[bostonsmama]

I have the Eureka Stick Vac (yellow-also sold as the Quick Up) with a revolving brush that can be turned on and off for the few area rugs in my kitchen and foyer (as half the downstairs is my kitchen, foyer, bath and laundry room...which are tiled). Instead of sweeping, I just run that sweeper and it picks EVERYTHING up, then I mop. It's especially handy b/c we have a shoes-off house for everywhere but the tile, so a lot of dirt gets tracked into the foyer (and the shoes pile up there...so dirt flakes off freely).

Anyways, I really like it. It's a tad noisy, but so are many vacuums. It's a good price, too. BB&B, Kmart and other houseware stores have them.

Larissa

Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.
~Elizabeth Stone

[muskiesusan]

We have this, too, and I love it. An added bonus is that both boys love to use it as well and help keep things tidy!


Susan
Mom to Nick 10/01
& Alex 04/04