Hello All!
I finally pulled the plug and hired a person to clean my house every two weeks. I have hesitated in doing this for years as I'm a bit OCD and there just aren't many people out there who clean as well as I think I clean! These days, however, I'm finding it very difficult to manage a house, the yard, running a growing business that requires some travel, the laundry, maintaining a vehicle and general home maintenance, maintaining somewhat of a social life all while keeping the house as clean as I like. The lady I've hired is great, and she also works for some friends of mine so she came highly recommended.
After her first cleaning this week, she let me know that she struggled a bit with my vacuum cleaner as I have very thick, plush carpet and the vacuum cleaner is difficult to move across the carpet. I have a Shark upright, which is really a great vacuum, but it is a chore to move it across the carpet. It really is quite a workout. She offered to bring her Dyson, which is adjustable (must be an early model), but I have a thing about people brining foreign vacuums onto my carpets. I know that I can adjust the suction on the Shark, which should theoretically make it easier to move about the room, but the lower suction makes me think that the carpet will not get as clean.
Therefore, I am considering getting a new vacuum that will be easy for her to use. Any recommendations?
I finally pulled the plug and hired a person to clean my house every two weeks. I have hesitated in doing this for years as I'm a bit OCD and there just aren't many people out there who clean as well as I think I clean! These days, however, I'm finding it very difficult to manage a house, the yard, running a growing business that requires some travel, the laundry, maintaining a vehicle and general home maintenance, maintaining somewhat of a social life all while keeping the house as clean as I like. The lady I've hired is great, and she also works for some friends of mine so she came highly recommended.
After her first cleaning this week, she let me know that she struggled a bit with my vacuum cleaner as I have very thick, plush carpet and the vacuum cleaner is difficult to move across the carpet. I have a Shark upright, which is really a great vacuum, but it is a chore to move it across the carpet. It really is quite a workout. She offered to bring her Dyson, which is adjustable (must be an early model), but I have a thing about people brining foreign vacuums onto my carpets. I know that I can adjust the suction on the Shark, which should theoretically make it easier to move about the room, but the lower suction makes me think that the carpet will not get as clean.
Therefore, I am considering getting a new vacuum that will be easy for her to use. Any recommendations?