How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

A Little Vacuum, A Big Difference: Black + Decker Giveaway

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It was only three hours.  How hard could it be to look after a 9 month old baby for only three hours.  As it turns out, all kinds of hard.

My 9 month old niece came for a visit, and the truth of the matter is, that girl gave me a run for my money.

We read books.

Crawled on the floor.

Sang a few songs.

Knocked over a full container of Cheerios onto the table, that spilled all over the floor.

Laughed and laughed at the lack of dexterity of Aunt Stephanie.

Had a bottle (her, not me).

Decided we were still hungry and needed one of those super sloppy crumbly cookie things.  My giant puppy was fascinated by that cookie.

Had a little water from a sippy cup, and promptly spilled some of that on the floor too!

You almost forget how amazing, exhilarating, wonderful, exhausting and messy it is to have a baby around the house again.  Until you borrow a kiddo….and give her back.  By the time here Mama came to pick her up, that girl was thoroughly loved, a little messier than when she arrived, and most certainly almost as tired as her Aunt.

The only thing is, when my SassyNeice left?  She got to have a sweet little nap in her carseat on the way home.  I was left to deal with crumbly cookie, spilled water and the Cheerio disaster of 2016.

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It was the perfect time to break out my brand new Black + Decker 7.2-Volt Lithium Wet/Dry Cordless Handheld Vacuum.  It’s cordless, it’s cute, it’s faster than a Great Dane smelling treats on the floor.

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Black + Decker 7.2-Volt Lithium Wet/Dry Cordless Handheld Vacuum in Blue

This 7.2V Black & Decker Wet/Dry Cordless Handheld Vacuum features a Lithium Technology to help hold a charge longer and deliver fade-free power.  In other words, those spilled Cheerios and cookie crumbs didn’t stand a chance!

Details:

  • Black & Decker’s 7.2-Volt Lithium Wet/Dry Cordless Handheld Vacuum features an efficient Lithium Ion battery that holds a charge longer to deliver fade-free suction for cleaning both dry debris and wet messes.
  • Cyclonic Action rapidly spins debris away from filter so suction power stays strong over a long period of time
  • Lightweight, cordless design is perfect for quick general cleanups around the house and in the car

Includes:

  • Push-in crevice tool (great to get the Cheerios from between the couch cushions!)
  • Squeegee tool
  • Easy-to-empty translucent dust bowl
  • Comes with a wall-mountable charging and storage base (so it’s ready to go at any time)
  • Washable dirt bowl and filters for thorough, hygienic cleaning

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What I loved:

  • This small vacuum was easy to mount on the wall in my laundry room so I could always have it ready to go.
  • It’s light weight and easy to use.
  • A simple rinse after using (especially after wet clean-ups) helped to keep it clean and ready for the next mess
  • The price point.  At only $44.00 a great investment for your house!

On to some great news!  One lucky reader of How To Survive Life In The Suburbs will win a Black & Decker’s 7.2-Volt Lithium Wet/Dry Cordless Handheld Vacuum of their very own.  Just perfect for yourself or maybe someone you may have on that Christmas list!

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To enter simply tell me if you won, what kind of mess do you think you might clean up first?

Then use the Rafflecopter form provided to earn those extra entries. Good luck.

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This giveaway is open to Canadians only, excluding Quebec, and to all those who have reached the age of majority in their Province. Closes November 25th, 2016.  Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in partnership with Black + Decker. All thoughts and ideas remain my own.

    • Comments

    1. Both of my Sons favorite breakfest is Penut Butter toast and they get there crumbs all over the coach, I would clean that up first for sure in the morning!

    3. I’d be cleaning up after our 11 month old who enjoys throwing anything he can get his hands on, especially food.

    4. I think I would clean up the cat fur that furever collects around the feet of my TV shelf.

    5. Ha, the Cheerios mess you show – I get that mess daily at my house!! So that is probably the mess I would clean up first, the spilled Cheerios. And also all the little bits of dried playdough that never seem to go away, even though I am pretty sure at some point I banned playdough! 😉 It would also be handy to keep this at the bottom of our basement stairs for 2 reasons – to pick up the little bits of dirt that come in from the garage, and to clean up the cat’s litter that spills out of his box – would love to stop having to bring the big vacuum down the stairs every day!

    6. This would be perfect for cleaning up after my cats! Would be so much easier than hauling out my whole vacuum for a small area around their litter boxes

    7. I would clean up the dog messes around the house! Like…when she eats and has to scatter the food everywhere! haha That would be the first thing. God bless and good luck everyone!

    8. It would be perfect to use the little Black & Decker to vacuum up the kitty litter around the box.I am forever sweeping it up.It would be handy to use on my stairs too. 🙂

    11. I would love to use this to clean under the couch cushions; popcorn, toast crumbs, chip crumbs etc a little bit of everything.

    13. I have a two year old and after he’s done eating it’s like a bomb went off, this would help to get some of the many crumbs!