Does this vacuum suck (in a good way?)

I really hate vacuuming. I think it is mainly because our sweeper is this huge clunking thing that weighs like 50 pounds and dragging it up and down the steps is a nightmare. Thus, our house only gets swept when my husband does it (or I'm desperate because friends of MINE are coming over).

I have been saying for three years or more that I really wish "they" would make a full power cordless sweeper. I discovered this Shark Cordless Sweeper which looks to be the real deal - my dream come true. I discovered this item because it is the hottest selling item on Coolshopping.com. We have sold literally hundreds of these things! Apparently it also has its own informercial, which I've never seen.

My birthday was last week and I TOLD my husband to get me three of these (one for each floor, of course). I figured at $59 each if they ended up sucking (in a bad way) that it wasn't that big of a deal. I starting envisioning sweeping nirvana as the big b-day approached....

Too bad the hubby blew off birthday shopping until mid-afternoon on my actual birthday. Sweep on, dude.

Unhealthy obsession with "Trading Spaces"

I tend to be obsessive/compulsive about a lot of things, and the TLC TV show "Trading Spaces" is one of them. You know, the one where two couples trade houses and redecorate a room with the help of "interior decorators". I, of course, have fantasized about being a show participant -- and having Vern redo my room. Anyone but Hildy (she once stapled 6,000 silk flowers all over the bathroom walls of one home). Needless to say, I want this book!