geeking out with the new vacuum

After sitting in its box in the foyer for, ummm, way too long, I finally put the new vacuum together today. First I vacuumed the living room twice with my Dirt Devil, then I did a quick vacuum with the Dyson. Geek and half-assed housewife can make for an interesting combination. (No pictures from before the first vacuuming, only a select few see the house in its natural state.)

Shiny, new Dyson:


All the crap left behind by the Dirt Devil. Bleh. (I love my cats, I love my cats.)


The crumbs, remnants of the kids' snack from yesterday, left around the edges of the couch. Yes, I realize that vacuums have the edge attachment but I'm not the type to use it every time. Is anyone really surprised by that?


The Dyson does get a little closer to the edge of the furniture.


And no, I don't switch the settings down to "bare floor" just to go over the hearth. To paraphrase Flylady - if it's worth doing, it's worth doing wrong. (Even a half-assed effort is better than none.)


The Dyson did get more of the ashes and stuff that randomly collect there.



Bottom line - Yep, I like my Dyson, even though my bank account is $400 poorer for it. So the Dirt Devil will be Freecycled this weekend.