My Roomba is out of retirement.

In my previous post titled "Conquering your inner slob", I mentioned how my poor little Roomba robot-vac was sitting idly by in my guest room, basically having been put to pasture because it couldn't deal with all of the dog hair.

I decided to give the little guy another chance, now that I'm doing a better job of staying on top of my chores. Once per day, usually first thing in the morning, I set him loose in the living room to gather all the sand and hair that my dogs deposited overnight. I find that with this limited task, done on a daily basis, it is able to handle the job. This is great, because now I don't have to lug out the Dyson vac every single day!

I'm always looking for a way to make my life easier, and I have decided that the Roomba does, in fact, contribute to the cleanliness of my household. I have to mention that I have laminate floors, so can't vouch for it's effectiveness on carpet, but I think that if you have a carpeted floor, you may want to stick with a good vac instead. It's more work, but that's the price you pay.