You may remember that I recently had to forgo my cleaning lady as part of our new one-income journey. It didn’t take long for us to realize we needed a new vacuum; the one we previously had was a wedding gift and nearly 8 years old. Honestly, the first brand that came to mind was Dyson. I had heard such great things about the brand that I knew I wanted to give it a try. Although I don’t have any pets, I decided to try the Dyson Animal Ball 2 because my full head of hair sheds a lot and I have two [messy] daughters who take after their mama’s hair. What I wasn’t expecting, though, was how much I would be in love with a vacuum. Weird, right? I guess that’s what being an adult is: getting excited about a new vacuum and writing a heartfelt ode to it on the Internet.

Laundry. You hate it. I hate it. We all hate it, right? But it’s a necessary evil unless you can afford to have someone do it for you full-time. I’ve always been weird about laundry, though, and evn if I could afford my own personal laundry maid, I’d probably still do it myself. Weird, I know. Anyway, even though we’re (thankfully) long past the days of washing boards and clothing lines (yay, technology!), laundry is still such a drag, am I right? But, luckily for me (and now you), I’ve found something that saves my clothes and my money