Vacuum

[Grandma Helen]

Yesterday I got my birthday present.  A lightweight vacuum.  One that was here had to be 20 lbs heavier.  You'd think by now I'd be past getting excited over a new vacuum, but it's so much easier on my back.   Do you get excited over new things that are just necessities in life?

[Syble]

If it makes my life easier.  I got tired of fighting my upright when attaching upholstery and crevice and other tools so I ordered a canister vac yesterday.  

[MTwoman]

I got very excited about the shower chair that I got for $10 at the American Legion rummage sale. I'll be safer and will ease my aching back and bad balance. It was still in the box, but easy for me to assemble....great deal.

[Grandma Helen]

MTwoman sounds like a great deal to me also.  I have two grab bars in the shower.  My problem is both bathrooms have tums and now walk in showers.  Syble it's been a lifetime ago that I had a cannister vacuum.  You're right about the tools on upright.  The new one is lighter so its' easier but the hose is short.  Yesterday I picked up and just vacuumed the sofa seats for dog hair.  

[officerripley]

I love my lightweight vacuum; it's cordless too which makes it a lot easier. I also last year bought a new cordless iron; I had to pay quite a bit to get a good one--tried less-expensive cordless irons & found out they were no good--but I just love this new one; I hate to iron so when I have to, I love having one that's easy to use.

[OneEyedDiva]

I've been thinking about getting a lightweight vacuum for the last few months. My vacuum is not that old and I don't know what I'd do with it. I thought maybe I could sell it to the co-op because there's nothing wrong with it except it's heavy and cumbersome. And once a week they have someone vacuuming the hallways but a smaller vacuum is in our hall...don't know about other buildings.

Does you vacuum have all the attachments? What make and model is it Helen?

[Grandma Helen]

OED the new one is a Bissell.  $59 on Walmart.com  OfficerRipley there is an iron here in the house.  No ironing board.  I use it on the long kitchen counter with a towel under what I'm ironing, but I only use it for when I need to hem pants with that sticky tape.   As for ironing for the sake of ironing, not since I retired.  Since moving to TN 2 years ago I have found the place I've been searching for all my life.  Everyone is casual.  When we go out I have a couple of nice things I wear but I stopped buying clothes just because.  Now it's because they're too big or too old.  

[MTwoman]

No ironing here either...maybe dinner napkins for holiday dinners, but don't know that is going to happen again. My ironing board weighs a ton, so that is a deterrent. Like you, Helen, just a tub/shower combo...all the more reason for the shower chair. Next will be a hand held shower. The shower with back was indeed a screaming deal.