I am a lazy cleaner. Anyone who has been to my house can testify to that. But I want to not have to do a lot of work to get things clean. So for that reason I have a lot of cleaning tools that do various things. How does this equal less work you might ask? Well they are scattered throughout the house so that I don’t have to lug them around and they each have a specific task.
We had but one vacuum when we got married. It did it’s job for a while and then stopped working. Oddly enough, the attachments still . So it lives in the garage now where it is used to clean out our cars. Our new vacuum does all the inside carpets. We thought it broke a few months ago, but it turned out I had just sucked up a game piece that lodged perfectly to block all the suction. Poor vacuums don’t stand a chance in this house.
Then there is my hand held vac. This baby regularly saves my life. I use it on the floor for little messes, on the table to pick up crumbs (yes getting a rag is too much work), I have practically vacuumed off my kids. Someday I will have to tell you a story that involves my hubby vacuuming me while we were dating. Hopefully you read that as innocent as it truly was. It was funny stuff. But I digress….
I also have my beloved Scooba which cleans my hardwood floors. The problem is that, in an epitome of laziness, I always forget to plug my robot in so that is can clean the floors for me. Is that the saddest thing you have ever heard. I can just see you all shaking your head in shame for me.
The one job I hate more than any other is sweeping. Even with the Scooba, you really need to sweep before hand. And with three little kids around, I feel like I sweep all day long. I am always amazed at what I find on the floor in what seems like minutes from when I last swept. And the broom just gets disgusting and it totally grosses me out. I have tried Swiffer and others like it before, but I always just felt like it pushed the dirt around.
But recently I tried the new Swiffer SweeperVac
I do find if I push the Swiffer around too fast it misses things, but overall I am impressed with how much it picks up. And to add to my lazy cleaner joy, my six year old loves to push it around. She even has tackled some of the dust bunnies who have taken residence under the beds. That part wasn’t even included in the kit. It is just a little bonus present for me. Want a bonus present for you? (how’s that for a set up 
I have a $40 gift card to Walmart up for grabs so you can try the new Swiffer SweeperVac
For more helpful tips, head over to We Are That Family.
This post is also linked to Real Clean Wednesday over at I Dream of Clean (seriously fabulous new blog by my friend Christine)
Disclosure: P&G through MyBlogSpark provided me with a Swiffer SweeperVac, refills, information and Walmart gift card to give away. As usual all opinons posted are mine. All Amazon links are affiliate links.
Decorative bins are my lazy way of cleaning. I have them everywhere- on shelves, under furniture, on our entertainment center…etc. Whatever is laying around gets thrown in a bin with the hopes it’ll get put in its proper place someday. It’s amazing how neat and tidy your house can look when you can throw it in a bin (non-see-thru, of course, otherwise it defeats its purpose).
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Twitter: LittleBitJen
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You are speaking my language–sign me up! I recently looked into getting a Roomba because I am just so tired of my dirty floors. I hate stepping on crumbs or whatever in my bare feet! I was actually planning to stop at Walmart tonight for a new broom and dust pan. The one we have has been designated for cat little mess clean up in the laundry room. Blech, I know. I am going to look into the Swiffer thing! Thanks for the tip!
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Twitter: idreamofclean
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I have the hardest time remembering to move my clothes from the washer to the dryer. I’ve waited so long that I have to rewash the clothes. Oh, and I blog about cleaning so I can postpone actually doing it! Does that count? ha! Thanks for linking up!!
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Twitter: marriedlife
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I clean one thing in the bathroom and consider myself good. Usually right before I get in the shower. Then by the end of the week the whole bathroom has (usually) been cleaned.
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I’ve been known to pile the dirty dishes into a dishpan and stash them in the bedroom to hide them when I’ve just filled and started the dishwasher and there are still more dishes left over! (hiding head in shame! ;-/) Also a lot of stuff gets thrown into what’s supposed to be the “sewing room” – but which is aka the “room that is basically a giant closet that no one is allowed to look into”. Can’t remember the last time I was able to reach the sewing machine in there. Sigh.
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I just stopped over from I Dream Of Clean! I like this post! I’m a lazy cleaner too most of the time! I enjoyed hearing the use of each of your vacs!
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If you stash it in a drawer that’s considered clean, right? lol
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Oh I’ve been wanting a swifter vac!
Two lazy cleaning tools: magic eraser to touch up everything from sinks to mirrors to sticky spots and marker on the table. Also, I keep a couple cute baskets at the top and bottom of the stairs to collect clutter and save trips!
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lazy cleaning tip=don’t clean! leave your house a mess.
Or, have a friend–a really really really good friend–over to clean with you, and then the next week, you go to her house and clean together. It works for my best friend and me!
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Twitter: msmichalek
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As a lazy cleaner, I have house parties OFTEN because it gives me an excuse to get off my butt and clean up!
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Sometimes, when I just need to clear out the clutter, I just throw everything into a tote to get it out of site. Then when I have an hour or so to deal with it I will go through everything in the tote and put it away.
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Hate cleaning the shower & tub, so as lazy cleaner, I bought the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner machine-soooo easy–just push button to spray the cleaner. When used after the last shower of the day, my shower stays sparkling, with no effort!
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I’m a lazy cleaner when it comes to vacuuming. I always put it off until I can’t stand it anymore!
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I too have the lazy cleaner syndrome. My husband is an avid ironing machine. I believe he would iron his underwear if I wouldn’t make fun of him. My method of ironing is throwing whatever garment I need pressed into the dryer along with a wet wash cloth for about 10-15 minutes/ It knocks out the wrinkles and I don’t end up with a burnt shirt or pants. Another lazy cleaning tip is while my 2 and 4 year old’s are still learning to eat a “try” not to make a mess I just let them eat at a picnic table in the kitchen floor so afterwords I can just sweep everything up and head for the trash. To keep from vacuuming I puled up all of the carpet. Now that is lazy!
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One of my lazy cleaning methods is to just cram all misc. stuff into my husbands office corner while he’s at work and then get on him about cleaning it up! He’s such a great organizer and cleaner so I let him deal with it!
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I don’t know about lazy, but I do have a funny comment. I swept my whole kitchen into a nice little pile, scooped it into my dustpan and opened the back door to throw it outside (our trash bin is outside). Just as I opened the door the wind decided to rush in and blew all of the gunk into my face. It was lovely. I laughed pretty hard at myself. Sure could use that Swiffer!!
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Twitter: christyd526
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I love Method wipes for the counters! I can even get my 6 year old and my 17 year old stepson to do a decent job wiping down the counters! We have them in all 3 bathrooms at our house. That reminds me, I need to get some for the kitchen!
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We have a whole “door stays closed” room in our house. Don’t have time to take care of it, leave it in there, no one sees…..Then someday, it will get taken care of….about the time we can’t open the door anymore!
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I am a horribly lazy cleaner. I avoid it at all costs. I wait to dust until I can write in it. I do whatever short cuts I can. I’ve been thinking about the swiffer sweeper vac. It would help with the kitchen floor. My kids are constantly messing it up!
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I HATE cleaning the house. I would MUCH rather be doing anything else! My lazy cleaning tip would be not turning clothes right side out when hanging up. If the clothes go through the wash inside out, the get folded inside out.
.-= Charissa @ MiMi’s Babies´s last blog ..Lime Crochet Flower Hairclip with Hot Pink Crochet Weave Headband – Newborn to Adult =-.
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I pour a little mouthwash in the toilet (I have 2 boys that don’t always hit the target) and let it sit. If I’m feeling adventurous, and after I’ve checked to make sure it is clean water, I’ll swipe around a bit with a cleaning wipe from Methods that can be flushed. I love my Methods mop but I have been eying that Swiffer Vac. Seems like it’d do a quick clean up with 4 kids, 1 dog and 2 kitties (which seem to make my floor much messier with “batting around toys”)
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I have a basket on my counter where I throw all the random pieces of paper when they threaten to take over the kitchen.
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I admit it!
I do sometimes (but only when I’m alone!) put two paper towels on the floor and wipe it across with the top of my foot. Don’t tell my DH!
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Floors are my most hated chore. Would love to try to SwifferVac!
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Twitter: rardnek
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I’m a lazy cleaner too. I rely on the dog for kid scraps and mostly try to ignore the mess.
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I let the dog lick the plates clean and then just put them away. Isn’t a dogs mouth cleaner then ours anyway?
ok..not really…we don’t even have a dog. I do try and cram as many dishes in the dishwasher so there’s less to wash by hand.
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