Me, my Dyson and my car

I love my new Dyson DC25 Animal to bits -- but it's been a bit of a culture shock. Its predecessor was about 100 years old, so giving me a Dyson was like giving a granny an iPhone.

I can't get over how much it sucks up. Five containers full on the first go around our house. I had no idea I was living in such filth!

OK, I am a bit obsessed by it. I will often take it out do a quick run round the house. My husband caught me once and asked why I was vacuuming at 10 pm, the night before our cleaner was due. I just looked at him and scrunched my brow. Am I the only who enjoys dust being neatly sucked up and encased? Because, I told him. Huuummmph!

So if the Dyson did so well on the carpets in the house, what would it do to our Cheerio infested SUV? I lugged the Dyson outside, fit it with the car cleaning accessories, and said a little prayer (for the car).

It started off nicely. Oh, the rugs really are black. Yuck, what's under here? I wonder what would happen if I ... clank, clank, oh, what's that? A petrified banana? Lovely. Suck, suck, clink, clink, oh, that's where the coloured pencils were. Suck, suck, CLACK! A pound coin. What else is down here? Dora stickers ... a parking ticket from last summer ... is that a Malteeser? Why are there spots on it?

All of that sucking of course did take its toll. When I tried to put the thingy back together (I later learned it was called the wand), it wouldn't budge. So I called the help line and spoke with a very nice woman called Rachel who helped me discover the coloured pencils were obstructing the wand. Six minutes later and Viola! I was vacuuming away again.

So what should I tackle next? A friend suggested the mattresses...

This post was written by Susanna, a Thames Valley Mums blog founding contributor. You can read more at her blog, A Modern Mother.

Photo credit: metaxus

Comments

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

I did exactly the same thing!! The day I bought my first dyson I couldn't leave it alone and I HAD to tell all my friends how good it was and that they should get one too! How sad can we be sometimes, but if you need to talk about it at times just contact me... :)

[A Modern Mother]

PHM -- What's your number, we can share Dyson stories!