My new buddy

I don't like to clean. This is no secret. My house can attest to it. Everyone knows it. I don't let the bathrooms get disgusting or the floors get too sticky; the carpet in the busiest rooms gets vacuumed about once a week and we always have clean laundry... so I'm not a total pig, but I do have a clutter issue. I do have stuff everywhere.

But since I don't like cleaning of any variety, be it "straightening up" or scrubbing bathrooms, I am always a sucker for new & innovative cleaning supplies with the hope that they will make cleaning fun, or at least easy; and I usually buy them within 24 hours of first seeing the commercial. Mr. Clean MagicReach 5-in-1 tool? Check. Shower Shine? Check. Pretty much any Swiffer product? Double-check. I mean come on, Swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning! When I bought my first Swiffer duster, I emailed my whole family about it. What an amazing invention. But now my Swiffer duster has been replaced by something better... drumroll please...

It's the FlyLady's Ultimate 26" FLY duster!! I'm serious. I have been signed up to recieve FlyLady's helpful "how to clean and organize your house" emails for about 5 months now, and although I really don't follow her program at all, it is still helpful to be reminded to do my dishes on occasion instead of surfing the internet. Being on FlyLady's list, we also receive countless testimonials for her methods and products. Testimonials for the duster far outnumber any others, so being the sucker I am, I just bought one.

I didn't open the box until late last night, right before I went to bed, but immediately I was hooked. The beauty of this duster (I got the big one) is that the ostrich feathers are long and really seem to take on a life of their own, seeking out dust particles in all kinds of nooks & crannies, with minimal effort on the part of the user. The other beauty is that it will dust around all of my aforementioned stuff... so my house can be dust-free without having to de-clutter first. Having the big one (26"), it's easy to reach ceiling fans, tops of picture frames, etc. with ease. At about midnight last night, I went around dusting my entire downstairs... not even feeling silly about it.

It works. Seriously. And look, they even stuck in a couple purple feathers to make it look prettier.

P.S. FLY stands for Finally Loving Yourself. Check it out.

P.P.S. I would like a few more movie ideas! Keep 'em coming!