::dirt be gone::

I ordered my new Roomba vacuum robot from Amazon.com on Monday. The package arrived on Tuesday via regular UPS shipping. Fabulous.

I looove it. Can't say enough good things about it. The new model is quieter but with more suction power. The bin is definitely bigger and the three rotating sweeping brushes are to-die-for. They attack the corners and baseboards like nobody's business. The anti-tangle technology is working well on most of our rugs. The Roomba is still unable to detangle itself from the longer tassels. I came home one day to see it stuck in the corner on a pile of frillies. Hmmm...

The Roomba also comes with its own "lighthouses" which you can place in the path of the Roomba to prevent it from entering an off-limits area or stairwells. Pretty nifty. Of course, if you are an apartment dweller or have baby gates all over the house, the lighthouses are pretty much moot.

I still use my Dyson in the living room everyday because that is where O spends most of her playing time. But the Roomba is so great for under the sofa and bed. We no longer have hairy dust bunnies residing under our furniture ;-)