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Try This Tuesday #22: An Easier Way to Vacuum
Last week when I was cleaning up our house before a friend came over, I realized I wasn't going to have time to vacuum the living room and still finish the other things that had to be done.
My son likes to help me when I vacuum, but he can't manage the heavy machine by himself. And, as many of you probably have experienced, it actually takes longer when he helps. 
Suddenly an idea popped into my head. I grabbed the Dust Buster from the kitchen and handed it to Michael, asking him if he would like to use it to help vacuum the living room for me. He took it happily and set to work. I went upstairs for a few minutes and came back down to find a beaming Michael waiting to show off his work. And he proudly told me, "I did the kitchen too!"
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Cale @ 12:47 am
Great Idea.
I wish we could get my brother to vaccuum. Carl learned long ago that if he acted totally incompetent at something (like leaving most of the dirt on the floor when vaccuuming), that everyone would think he couldn't do it, and thus wouldn't ask him too. Now he feigns incompetency at all chores…
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Maddy @ 1:03 am
Wow that's a brave one. Mine always ran a mile whenever I turned on any electric appliance. [I am a nocturnal cleaner although not by choice.]
There again, they're a lot bigger these days and there's always the possibility of bribery!
Best wishes
Meredith @ 9:41 am
Hey! That's a great idea, I bet my kids would LOVE to vaccuum out the small cracks and crevices in the kitchen!
Heidi @ GGIP @ 1:11 pm
My older boy has a dust buster I gave him for Christmas one year. It is hilarious sometimes how much kids like to help
Kimberley @ 10:00 am
That's a great idea! I net he had fun doing it too. Dustbusters are great! If you're a wheelchair user like myself and need something vacuumed up they are great for holding between your feet while you do something else. You can multi task without even realizing lol.