Two Other Helpful Tools

There are two tools that we use on a daily basis at our house that have been invaluable to us.

First, our Roomba. For those of you unfamiliar with a Roomba, it is a little vacuum cleaner robot that goes around the house and cleans your floors for you. Ours isn't a very high-end model (it only sweeps and does not return to its docking station to recharge) but does a surprisingly wonderful job of keeping your floors clean. We originally got one second hand (for free) and got to try it out for about a month before it died. We were so impressed with the test drive that we saved up to buy one when it went on sale at Target. I always thought that this type of thing was something you would buy at Sharper Image or Sky Mall magazine, but it actually works!

The other cool thing we use is the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner by SC Johnson. While it doesn't completely replace the occasional scrub down, it does a good job of applying daily maintenance and smells great! You just press the button and after 15 seconds it shoots out cleaner, covering your entire shower. Works especially well if, like us, you use body wash and self-contained HBAs in your shower.