One of the things I hate is doing housework. It has been my life long dream to have it done for me. I have come up with ways not to sweep and mop which included passing that task on to my son or any males in my house or paying my cousins to do it for me. When things look too unkept, I will sweep and mop but let that be our little secret.
I thought about having a housekeeper come in and do it for me, but I feel that they judge you. Also I’ve had some bad experiences with things going missing. By missing I mean someone put it somewhere and I have no idea where. One person who helped me clean and organize put my underwear in one of the drawers in my dining room buffet! Don’t understand the logic behind that and it took me weeks before I came across it. It was a great excuse to buy more.
At my age 60, I’m always looking for something to make my life easier. I still have to work a 40 hour a week job. I have a side hustle selling t-shirts. I really don’t have a lot of time left for leisure so I’m not willing to be mopping, sweeping and doing dishes with what I do have. I want to kick back and relax just like everyone else.
So I saw one of the Sweeping Robots with the Auto-empty attachment. I thought that was really cool because I had one of the robots before I picked up at a garage sale for $25 and I liked it…that is until I had to clean it and change a few parts. After that it seemed useless, but I enjoyed the idea. I love the idea of coming home to a clean house, food ready, etc. So now that there is no one at home but me and my husband who has a few medical issues, I want to make it easier on us but especially me.
My husband has been getting a little relaxed with his sweeping and mopping and I really can’t blame him. I’m lucky he’s done it this long. He goes to dialysis 3 times a week and works a full time job. He’s been on dialysis about 10 years now and its beginning to tire him out. So I found something that will be helpful to both of us. House work is not my thing.
I would suggest you do your research before purchasing one of these robots. They have lots of different features so you should be aware what your will do before purchasing. I’m budget conscious, even though I purchase things others think are frivolous, I research things to see what I need and want and try to see which ones are deal breakers. I love Youtube and find it not only entertaining but a wealth of information. I looked at about 20 videos on Robot vaccums and decided that since I only have tile and wood floors that I would go with the iLife 5. It was a budget vacuum and it did very well on the type of floors I would be needing it on. It was programmable and returned to its charger when done. I don’t have to remember. And on top of all that it also can be used for mopping. I detest Mopping!!!!
So I began the search on Amazon and lucked up and found a newer model for only $20 more. I really haven’t figured out how I paid so little since when I look up the model now it’s $219+. I received it in a few days and have been in love with it ever since. I know its not as good as many of you clean-a-holics feel that you can do, but it’s a whole lot better than I can. Also it’s another thing off my list of chores to take away from my leisure time. I come home and my house is swept or mopped if I change the attachment. Just empty the dust bin and inspect the brushes and set it back on the base for another day. I have this thing programmed for 10 am daily and have been amazed at the amount of dust it picks up daily. On Saturdays I change the attachment and it mops to. Love it!
My new best friends name is Stanley and I will defend him to his death. Stanley is my new BFF. You can just imagine coming home to a swept or mopped floor after a day at the office and just being able to take a few minutes to relax and say Thank You Stanley. If he could make me a drink and bring it to me, he would be PERFECT!