Kids are messy! Clean it up with Oreck. {Giveaway!)

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: Winner #28: KIMBERLY!!

Today we are talking about vacuums.  And kids.  And how they come with crumbs.  A lots of crumbs.

And I?  Well, I am not a big fan of crumbs.  Or cleaning. A few weeks ago I told Craig I thought we should get a dog so that I could stop sweeping my floors three times a day.  He said that was a poor reason to have a pup. Party. Pooper.

But then Oreck emailed me about doing a giveaway and I signed right up because A) I’m not turning that down and B) we didn’t actually have a good vacuum.  (True Story: Our old vacuum did such a poor job that when our cleaning lady came, Craig had to go next door to borrow his mother’s vacuum.)

A week or so later, the Oreck Magnesium vacuum showed up at our door.

Craig was home before me, so he got it out of the box and tested it out before I even got off work.  When I walked in the door, he greeted me with, “the sweeper came!  It’s SO LIGHT.”

Light is right! It weighs less than Chessa did the day she was born. I can carry it from room to room and up and down steps easily. When sweeping, it feels like it’s pushing itself across the floor.

Although it’s pretty basic, with no fancy attachments, it does everything I need it too. The upright part extends back far enough to be basically flat and fit underneath most of my furniture. It gets right up to the edge of the baseboards. It works on my tile, laminate hardwood and puts those beautiful, just-swept carpet lines in my living room.  It has a high speed and a low speed (that doesn’t freak out the baby.)  And, I may have even run it across my couch and loveseat.  (I told you, kids are messy.  And so are husbands!)

Cole approves when the vacuum is not actually running. Otherwise, he’s not a fan.

I don’t usually get excited over cleaning equipment, but this really is an awesome vacuum.  And, thanks to the wonderful folks at Oreck, you can have one too!  That’s right! They didn’t just give me one, they are giving a reader his or her very own!

To enter, simply visit Oreck’ s website and leave a comment telling us one thing you learned about the Magnesium vacuum. 

If you want to increase your odds, you can do any of the following and leave me a comment, letting me know that you did.

• Follow @oreck on Twitter.
• Like Oreck on Facebook.
• Sign up for Oreck’s email list by clicking on “Sign up for Email” in the top navigation bar and entering your email address.
• Tweet about the giveaway… Want to win an @oreck vacuum from @notmommyofyear?  Visit www.notmommyoftheyear.com.

The contest is only open to folks living in the continental US – sorry Canada, Hawaii, Alaska and everyone else. It will close on Saturday at midnight. Winner will be announced on Monday morning!

Disclosure: I was provided the Magnesium vacuum from Oreck.  Also, Oreck Corporation provided the prize for the sweepstakes but is not the sponsor of the sweepstakes.”